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A spokesman for the college says they are investigating a complaint ElBanna filed against the professor. (Photo: Representational)

US: Student sues college; alleges professor failed her for being Muslim

Sahna ElBanna says she endured 2 semesters of Toby Grodner making derogatory comments toward Muslims.

26 May 2017 8:40 AM

The incident comes amid growing incidents of hate and assaults on hijab-wearing girls and women across the US. (Photo: Representational/AFP)

Teenage boy in US spits on Muslim classmate, tries to rip her hijab off

Police questioned the teen and charged him with aggravated harassment and disorderly conduct.

21 May 2017 12:57 PM

She said her husband divorced her by tripe talaq six months ago over the phone. (Representational Image)

Muslim woman tries self-immolation over 'triple talaq'

The woman tried to immolate herself after sprinkling kerosene oil demanding registration of FIR against her husband Muzammil.

12 May 2017 5:54 PM

Modi's remarks came against the backdrop of CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury saying that the Prime Minister's 'campaign against triple talaq is a communal campaign'. (Photo: PTI)

Do not allow triple talaq to be politicised: Modi to Muslim leaders

The delegation members appreciated the Prime Minister's stand on the issue of Triple Talaq, the statement said.

09 May 2017 9:27 PM

Eighty-three percent viewed Trump unfavourably. (Photo: AFP)

Arab youth disapprove of Trump, see him as anti-Muslim: poll

The survey was based on 3,500 face-to-face interviews carried out in countries ranging from Morocco and Egypt to Jordan and Saudi Arabia.

03 May 2017 6:05 PM

If each of the AAP and the Congress get 25 per cent votes, then the BJP is bound to sweep the state elections scheduled to be held in 2020. (Photo: PTI)

Muslim, slum vote division helped BJP?

Congress only party whose share went up by 12 per cent

03 May 2017 3:36 AM

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: PTI)

Can Congress, Left get their act together as 2019 looms?

The Congress must evict the agents of the moneybags known to surround its leadership.

29 Mar 2017 2:43 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: PTI)

Why some Muslims in UP put faith in Modi

The Muslim voters have spoken clearly. For the vote merchants, it’s now time to come face to face with their own irrelevance.

16 Mar 2017 1:54 AM

After Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric, time to fight back

Mr Trump’s border security policies, based on hatred and fear, are a direct confrontation to that movement.

12 Mar 2017 2:22 AM

Prayer can eliminate physical stress and anxiety (Photo: AFP)

Muslim prayer ritual movements can help with back pain

One way to think about the movements is that they are similar to those of yoga or exercises used to treat low back pain

07 Mar 2017 4:21 PM

Forced to remove hijab after 'false arrest' by NYPD cops, claims woman

She claimed that she was paraded around a Midtown police station by police officers.

23 Feb 2017 6:39 PM

Protesters in New York’s Times Square during a solidarity march against the travel ban on Muslim-majority countries ordered by US President Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP)

Thousands declare 'I am Muslim too' at rally in US

The ‘I am a Muslim Too’ solidarity rally drew several thousand people who raised slogans.

21 Feb 2017 6:56 AM

Love, scandal and a lost tale

Sheela Reddy enters the mind and emotions of Mohammed Ali Jinnah in her book that documents the missing details of his personal life.

19 Feb 2017 2:05 AM

The unnamed child was told by staff at St Clare's School in Handsworth, Birmingham, that she should not wear her hijab to lessons. (Photo: Representational Image)

UK: Roman Catholic school bans Muslim child from wearing hijab

The school has a strict uniform policy, including no headwear or scarf and asked parents of the girl to respect it.

24 Jan 2017 8:09 PM

Janna Bakeer, a girl who attends Timpview High School in Provo City, Utah, tried to ride a bus home when the bus driver used the bus's intercom system and said, "Hey you with the blue hair thingie, get off the bus, you don't belong here," according Randall Spencer, the family's lawyer. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Muslim girl 'booted from school bus' for wearing hijab in US

The girl said she felt humiliated and started to cry as she got off the bus.

15 Jan 2017 2:02 PM

The comedy skit, titled Real Housewives of ISIS, features women in hijabs modelling suicide vests.

BBC drops a bomb with ‘jihadi brides’

Gina Kathryn Beever added: "This isn't even Satire! Satire is much more intelligent than this.

06 Jan 2017 2:19 AM

Two car-shipping carriers berthed at Sri Lanka’s Chinese-built Hambantota Port. The first phase of the development cost $360 million and was 85 percent funded by the Export-Import Bank of China. (Photo: AFP)

Chinese Navy revisits Sri Lanka 6 centuries after the Ming era

The centrepiece of Chinese plans for a future base in Sri Lanka is Hambantota at the southern tip of the island, 240 km from Colombo.

06 Jan 2017 12:40 AM

The Samajwadi Party party symbol and the name are now the main issue before both the factions since the time to reach out to voters with a new name and symbol is grossly insufficient.

UP polls: SP in turmoil, others too still not prepared

The SP, which has biggest stakes in these elections, is in a state of complete disarray.

05 Jan 2017 1:22 AM

As accepting interest in not allowed in Islam according to AMP. (Representational Image)

Muslims asked to donate bank interest to charity

NGO has asked Muslims to give away interest money in charity so that it can be utilised for education and employment purposes of youth.

02 Jan 2017 6:08 AM

Sevil Shhaideh, 52, stands at the Romanian presidency before being sworn in as regional development minister in Bucharest, Romania. (Photo: AP)

Romania's president says he won't name Muslim woman to be PM

Klaus Iohannis gave no reasons for his rejection of Sevil Shhaideh, a relative political novice.

27 Dec 2016 8:53 PM

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