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Fatwa

  • ‘I represent an inclusive India’: TMC MP Nusrat Jahan hits back at clerics for reported fatwa

    ‘I represent an inclusive India’: TMC MP Nusrat Jahan hits back at clerics for reported fatwa

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 30, 2019 · 09:35 am
  • Deoband’s nail-polish fatwa shows how fake news is manufactured

    Deoband’s nail-polish fatwa shows how fake news is manufactured

    Alt News
    · Nov 12, 2018 · 12:39 pm
  • Uttarakhand High Court declares fatwas illegal and unconstitutional

    Uttarakhand High Court declares fatwas illegal and unconstitutional

    Scroll Staff
    · Aug 31, 2018 · 09:01 am
  • Posting selfies, photos on social media is un-Islamic, says seminary Darul Uloom Deoband

    Posting selfies, photos on social media is un-Islamic, says seminary Darul Uloom Deoband

    Scroll Staff
    · Oct 19, 2017 · 04:18 pm
  • The fatwa that wasn't and other Scroll.in stories that you may have missed this week

    The fatwa that wasn't and other Scroll.in stories that you may have missed this week

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 19, 2017 · 06:00 am
  • Pamphlets in Assam ask people not to attend reality show singer Nahid Afrin's performance

    Pamphlets in Assam ask people not to attend reality show singer Nahid Afrin's performance

    Scroll Staff
    · Mar 15, 2017 · 03:50 pm
  • The ‘fatwa’ against Assam singer Nahid Afrin that never was

    The ‘fatwa’ against Assam singer Nahid Afrin that never was

    Arunabh Saikia
    · Mar 15, 2017 · 02:21 pm
  • Pokémon GO banned in Saudi Arabia because it has elements of polytheism

    Pokémon GO banned in Saudi Arabia because it has elements of polytheism

    Scroll Staff
    · Jul 20, 2016 · 07:51 pm
  • At least 50 clerics issue fatwa in Pakistan, declare transgender marriages lawful

    At least 50 clerics issue fatwa in Pakistan, declare transgender marriages lawful

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 27, 2016 · 02:11 pm
  • More than 1 lakh Muslims clerics sign fatwa against terrorism in Bangladesh

    More than 1 lakh Muslims clerics sign fatwa against terrorism in Bangladesh

    Scroll Staff
    · Jun 06, 2016 · 11:21 am
  • Why Darul Uloom's fatwa against 'Bharat Mata ki jai' is not such a big deal

    Why Darul Uloom's fatwa against 'Bharat Mata ki jai' is not such a big deal

    Aarefa Johari
    · Apr 03, 2016 · 08:00 am
  • AR Rahman shows how best to respond to fatwas (and a note about what they actually are)

    AR Rahman shows how best to respond to fatwas (and a note about what they actually are)

    CM Naim
    · Sep 17, 2015 · 10:30 am