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  • This Sanskrit epic, derived from a Persian work, brings together figures from many religions

    This Sanskrit epic, derived from a Persian work, brings together figures from many religions

    AND Haksar
    · Apr 01, 2019 · 06:30 pm
  • Pakistan blasphemy case: Despite acquittal, Asia Bibi is unable to leave the country, says friend

    Pakistan blasphemy case: Despite acquittal, Asia Bibi is unable to leave the country, says friend

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    · Feb 10, 2019 · 12:15 pm
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    At the Sangam: Why is Kumbh Mela’s bathing ritual called ‘Shahi snan’ and not ‘rajyogi snan’?

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    · Feb 10, 2019 · 08:00 am
  • In Kashmir, claimed Al Qaeda affiliate Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind may be struggling to survive

    In Kashmir, claimed Al Qaeda affiliate Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind may be struggling to survive

    Safwat Zargar
    · Jan 07, 2019 · 09:00 am
  • Listen: A poem and qawwali celebrate Diwali – but classical compositions about the festival are rare

    Listen: A poem and qawwali celebrate Diwali – but classical compositions about the festival are rare

    Aneesh Pradhan
    · Nov 10, 2018 · 06:00 am
  • Pakistan: Asia Bibi, who was acquitted of blasphemy last week, freed from prison

    Pakistan: Asia Bibi, who was acquitted of blasphemy last week, freed from prison

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    · Nov 08, 2018 · 09:30 am
  • Italy says it will try to help Pakistani woman acquitted in blasphemy case leave the country

    Italy says it will try to help Pakistani woman acquitted in blasphemy case leave the country

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    · Nov 07, 2018 · 06:37 pm
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    Pakistan: Family of woman acquitted in blasphemy case seeks asylum in UK

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    · Nov 04, 2018 · 10:52 am
  • Pakistan: Lawyer of woman acquitted in blasphemy case flees country

    Pakistan: Lawyer of woman acquitted in blasphemy case flees country

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    · Nov 03, 2018 · 03:04 pm
  • Pakistan: Several schools shut as protests continue against woman’s acquittal in blasphemy case

    Pakistan: Several schools shut as protests continue against woman’s acquittal in blasphemy case

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    · Nov 01, 2018 · 10:32 am
  • Pakistan Supreme Court acquits woman who was sentenced to death for insulting prophet Muhammad

    Pakistan Supreme Court acquits woman who was sentenced to death for insulting prophet Muhammad

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    · Oct 31, 2018 · 11:46 am
  • Glimpses from the rare ‘Menak Amir Hamza’, the Javanese version of the epic on the Prophet’s uncle

    Glimpses from the rare ‘Menak Amir Hamza’, the Javanese version of the epic on the Prophet’s uncle

    Annabel Gallop
    · Oct 20, 2018 · 08:30 pm
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    A far cry from Adityanath’s Hindutva, the Nath Yogi tradition has a history of religious pluralism

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    In the month of Muharram, listen to these sozkhwani recitations by classical music maestros

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    · Sep 22, 2018 · 06:00 am
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    How Muharram travelled from India to Trinidad and became uniquely Caribbean

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    Punjab’s move to expand India’s blasphemy laws is a blow to freedom of expression

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    ‘No doubt that there are membership elements of RSS who have engaged in lynching’: Walter Andersen

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    Sufi poetry is luminous in Sindhi poet Shah Abdul Latif’s works, now translated into English

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    Lessons from Ghalib: A courtesan’s quest to forge an identity in the twilight of the Mughal empire

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