Bangladesh Islamist leaders sued for hurting Muslim sentiments

DHAKA – Top leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Bangladesh’s largest Islamist party, have been sued for hurting Muslim sentiments by a comparison with the prophet at a public function, a media report said.

A criminal case was filed at a Dhaka court Sunday against five JeI leaders, including its Ameer (chief) Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami and …. Read the original article  : Bangladesh Islamist leaders sued for hurting Muslim sentiments.

West Nepal shut down by group seeking Hindu state

KATHMANDU – Violence erupted in western Nepal Monday as a Hindu group clamped a shutdown demanding the restoration of a Hindu state ahead of the promulgation of a new constitution in May.

A little-known group calling itself the Vishwa Ekata Parishad set two buses and a motorcycle on fire in Kailali district for venturing out during …. Original article  : West Nepal shut down by group seeking Hindu state.

Muslim law board opposes communal violence bill

LUCKNOW – The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed strong opposition to the communal violence bill as well as the growing “bonhomie between India and Israel.”

Declaring this at the conclusion of its three-day annual convention at the Nadwatul Darul Uloom Islamic University here, AIMPLB spokesman Maulana Abdul Rahim Quraishi told a press …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Muslim law board opposes communal violence bill.

Pope urges faithful to be ‘intransigent’ on sin but beg forgiveness for their own failings

Pope does not mention rebuke to Irish bishops

VATICAN CITY – Pope Benedict XVI is urging Catholics to be intransigent toward sin but not to judge the sinner.
The pontiff addressed pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday but didn’t mention his rebuke to Irish bishops a day earlier for their handling of decades of clergy sexual …. Original source  : Pope urges faithful to be ‘intransigent’ on sin but beg forgiveness for their own failings.

Muslim law board enhances its own women quota

LUCKNOW – The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) may been silent on the women’s reservation bill. But when it came to reconstituting its executive body, it unanimously increasef the representation of women from one to five.

Announcing this on the last day of the board’s three-day annual convention at the Nadwa Darul-Uloom Islamic university … Original source on Gaea Times at : Muslim law board enhances its own women quota.

Goa MP urges politicians to shun ’sadhus’, ‘babas’

PANAJI – Shantaram Naik, Congress MP from Goa, has “appealed to all the political leaders” to refrain from meeting ’sadhus’ and ‘babas’ in the interest of the state and its people.

The Rajya Sabha member said in a statement Sunday: “Several politicians, irrespective of political affiliations, visit such people in the hope of finding … Read more >>>.