AZAN
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Communal flare-ups, boundary dispute kept pot boiling in 2022
Bengaluru: Incidents of communal flare-up, divisive issues and inter-state disputes were the high points of variegated developments from Karnataka, that also saw the year ending on a terror tinge. With just four…
- Hate Crime
Karnataka: Hindutva outfit force school to apologise for playing Azan during sports day
A local school in Karnataka’s Udupi district faced opposition from Hindutva organisations for singing Azan while conducting an inter-school taluk-level sports day on Tuesday. The school – Mother Teresa Memorial School –…
- Bangalore
Karnataka HC dismisses PIL against Azan on loudspeakers
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has said ‘azan’ (Muslim call to prayer) on loudspeakers does not violate the fundamental right of people of other faiths. It therefore refused to order mosques to…
- Opinions
Azan no match for Hanuman Chalisa in terms of noise
By Dr. Javed Jamil If Hindutva Brigade had been preaching religious values enshrined in Hindu Dharma, there was nothing bad about it. If they had been fighting for the rights of Hindus,…
- India
Maha peaceful as MNS starts ‘anti-loudspeaker’ campaign
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers launched their campaign to play ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ outside certain mosques in Mumbai and other parts of the state where ‘azan’ was relayed on loudspeakers, here on…
- India
Kanpur: Temple, Mosque share common entrance, devotees pray together
Kanpur: Amid the communal tensions across the country, local residents of Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur have set a unique example of peace and brotherhood by offering ‘Azaan’ and ‘Aarti’ under the same premises.…
- Middle East
Ramzan 2022: Azaan to be called out two times a day at Burj Khalifa
Abu Dhabi: The sound of Azaan – (Islamic) a call to prayer is now being called out two times everday on the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai…
- India
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra pauses during Azan
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday paused midway through her speech in a mark of respect as the ‘azaan’, the Muslim call to prayer, blared from a nearby mosque…
