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- India
Jamaat-e-Islami Hind welcomes Gujarat HC azaan verdict
The Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has welcomed the Gujarat High Court’s verdict on the dismissal of PIL seeking a ban on azaan on loudspeakers. In a statement released on Friday, December 1, vice president…
- India
Gujarat HC dismisses PIL seeking ban on loudspeakers at mosques
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on the use of loudspeakers for azaan or the Islamic call to prayer at mosques, terming the plea as…
- Entertainment
Video of Atif Aslam reciting Azaan in a mosque goes viral
Islamabad: Atif Aslam is a living legend and he is one among the few Pakistani singers who were popular before making their Bollywood debut. People across borders used to listen to him…
- World
New York City allows mosques to broadcast ‘azaan’ without permit
In a first step of its kind, New York City has allowed mosques across the city to broadcast the call to prayer on Fridays and during the holy month of Ramzan over…
- India
Ex-BJP MLA in Assam demands ban on azaan
Guwahati: Shiladitya Dev, a former BJP MLA in Assam who often embroils himself in controversy for his inflammatory comments, has stirred a fresh debate by demanding a ban on the recitation of…
- India
Maha: Teacher suspended for playing Azaan in morning assembly
A school teacher in Mumbai’s Kandivali was suspended after allegedly playing the Azaan (prayer call) on Friday during the morning assembly. Parents and political activists staged a protest outside the Kapol Vidyanidhi…
- Mumbai
Parents protest `playing of azaan’ at Mumbai school; teacher suspended
Mumbai: Parents and political activists staged a protest on Friday at a private school in suburban Kandivali after ‘azaan’ or the Islamic call to prayer was allegedly played during the morning assembly.…