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Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan for the birth anniversary of their spiritual leader Baba Guru Nanak.

Obama made the usual appeal to Christian-Muslim tolerance, claimed progress had been made after his speech in Cairo.

Commercialsm unnerves some as a controversial construction boom tears down houses to make way for malls, hotels.

Saudi man already jailed for alleged homosexuality sentenced to five more years after appearing in a YouTube video.

An unspecified number of boys and girls were arrested, and 'Western musical instruments', alcohol seized say reports.

Central Ruet-e-Hilal committee meets at Ministry of Religious Affairs, under chairmanship of Mufti Munib ur Rehman.

Hindu population in Rawalpindi and Islamabad celebrate Diwali — the festival of lights.

Women cashiers are at work in several Jeddah supermarkets as employers ignore fatwa forbidding female checkout clerks.

Bill tabled in NA recommends harsher punishment for inciting sectarian hatred through misuse of loudspeakers.

It is clear that the hateful and violent Taliban feel threatened by the tolerant religious perspective of the Sufis.

"We are getting held hostage by the marginal groups on the European side and on the Muslim side," says OIC chief.

Kazmi says that the allega­tions levelle­d in letter attrib­uted to a Saudi prince were 'basele­ss' and...

Hindu Festival of Lights seen as chance to improve interfaith harmony.

The West is not always consistent in its own choice between cultural relativism and universal morality.

Poll on Muslim marriage website reveals majority of Muslims would personally not choose to practise polygamy.

Hamid Saeed Kazmi says buildings were rented for pilgrims because nearby apartments were under construction.

Pilgrims from Karachi deprived of performing Hajj,Ministry of Religious Affairs has failed to collect passports.

Meeting marked the 10th anniversary of the UNSC Resolution on Women, Peace and Security, adopted on October 31, 2000.

Liberal secular societies would do well not to regard the mere donning of headscarf by a Muslim girl as a threat.

Laws that regulate human rights are supposed to be universal, Ahmadis have been dealt with unjustly and inhumanely.

Christians throng Gora Qabristan to remember the dead.

Rs17.75 million potential earnings may be lost, written agreement with the contractor not signed.

So Lauren Booth became a Muslim, so what? What’s all the excitement and exultation about?

Defying a fatwa against dogs,owners in Iran now have access to luxury spas and five star facilities for their pets.

A majority of Pakistanis believe Islam does not permit men to wear either gold or silk.

Interred body of an Ahmedi exhumed from a Muslim graveyard after protests held against the burial.

Pakistani pilgrims are facing immense problems in Makkah due to the lack of arrangements by government administrators.

Clerics challenge govt's policy with a fatwa saying it is not permissible for women to work where they mix with men.

Schools reject Hafiz-e-Quran students, arguing they emerge from the madrassa too unprepared for mainstream education.

Lauren Booth says conversion to Islam based on an appreciation of how women are treated in Muslim culture.

A magistrate has sent three men accused of burning pages of the Holy Quran to jail.

The prayer leader has gone to court against the police’s decision to seal his mosque in Kharadar.

Turkish army chiefs boycott an official ceremony at presidential palace because the president’s wife wore a headscarf.

Pakistan’s public obsession with religion has allowed the mullahs to control the affairs of the state.

The Taqwacores bursts with riotous energy as its characters try to find their own voice.

Artist highlights the negativity that surrounds superstition of putting faith in the power of Pirs and talismans, .

The Russian capital is a city with one of the biggest percentage of Muslims in Europe, but with only four mosques.

Conference highlights Kazakhstan’s role in resolution of regional issues.

Canadian Muslims erect Arctic's first minaret atop a mpsque which serves the area's fledgling Islamic community.

France denounces threats of attacks from al Qaeda leader, plays down his ties to kidnappers in Sahara.

Obscurantist militants want to forcibly impose their own rigid brand of Islam

83 mosques and seminaries built on encroached land, states ICT report.

CM Gilgit-Baltistan warns of strict action against govt employees if sectarian identities affect their jobs.

Sharif says concerned sects should help police to ensure security at places of worship as well as shrines.

Pamphlet dubs Asma Jahangir an 'anti-Pakistan, pro-American and pro-Indian Ahmedi'.

Senator Nilofar Bakhtiar asked to quit after recommending lifting ban on sale of liquor in govt run restaurants.

Security tightened at shrines across the country following blast outside Baba Farid Ganj Shakar’s shrine.

Members of different religious groups participated in a procession near the shrine, condemning the attacks.

Those orchestrating violence are sending a message about what they consider to be ‘correct’ and ‘incorrect’...

There is such a thing as eschatology — a politicised science of belief. Those who fashion it control the...