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‘What happened to Ali Mohammad was wrong’: UP temple’s Muslim caretaker held for offering namaz; Hindu priest to arrange bail, says he served with...

In Budaun, Times of India reported how a temple priest has offered to bail out a Muslim caretaker arrested for offering namaz on temple grounds. Paramanand Das condemned the video recording and emphasised Ali Mohammad's decades of faithful service. Despite the arrest and charges of defiling a place of worship, Das affirmed Ali's respect for all faiths and the temple's inclusive nature.

300 churches in Iran gearing up for Christmas

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Bangladesh Opposition Editor Mahmudur Rahman Released After over 1,000 Days in Detention

Image Courtesy: BBCAfter 1,322 days in arbitrary detention, journalist...

Gulshan attack victim Faraaz honoured with Mother Teresa Award

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My Religion is Nobody Else’s Business, says CJI Thakur

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Secularism in Bangladesh is Just a Facade

A revaluation of our institutions is in orderPhoto Credit:...

How Muslim Americans are responding to Trump’s victory

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“We Defend Secularism Because Our Lives Depend On It”: Iranian-born Maryam Namazie

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Poet, rebel, political adviser: Meet the Sufi saints on the Pakistan shrine trail

There is no one uniform tradition of Sufism, a...

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