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Obama apologises to Karzai on Koran desecration

United States President Barack Obama in a letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, regretted and apologised over the desecration of the Holy Koran at the Bagram Airbase. Obama's letter to Karzai......

'We were trying to raise awareness of Islam in US'

This August 1, on the first day of Ramadan, HBO presented the documentary Koran By Heart, a captivating look at the annual International Koran Recital contest in Cairo that brings participants from......

'No nuke material on detained North Korean ship'

Two nuclear scientists, who have conducted a preliminary investigation of the seized North Koran ship MV Mu San, have said the vessel does not contain any trace of chemical, biological, radioactive......

US Muslim Congressman causes uproar

The first Muslim US Congressman Keith Ellison's decision to carry a Koran to his swearing-in ceremony on January 4, has stirred a controversy. . In a web column, the conservative pundit and talk......

US to probe charges of Koran abuse

The United States administration on Thursday deplored allegations of abuse of the Koran at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.US Charge d'Affaires Robert O Blake stated in New Delhi that the......

Here's how CAG report on 2G scam blasts Raja

Indicting A Raja, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Tuesday said 2G spectrum allocation had caused revenue loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore (Rs 1,760 billion) as the then telecom......

Dhirubhai Ambani's words of wisdom

Dhirubhai Ambani. Arguably, India's most enterprising entrepreneur. His was the ideal rags-to-riches story. He rose from humble beginnings to found India's largest industrial empire, and, in the......

The confession of a finance professional

Every morning in the southern part of the country, mostly in my home state of Tamil Nadu, hundreds of astrologers sit below a shade, usually a tree and predict the future of their 'clients'. Their......

Making billions on Islamic art

It's hard to know when art maven and real estate investor Nasser David Khalili first felt a craving for legitimacy. Could it have been when his teacher at a Jewish day school in Tehran, Iran......

And now, an Islamic mobile phone!

A Dubai-based firm has developed an Islamic cellular phone that 'promises to connect you to your beliefs wherever you are,' said a Terranet.com report.This high-tech flip-phone does much more than......

Review: SRK, Kajol ace in MNIK

How's the chicken?' asks the hostess.'It's not very good,' says Rizvan Khan truthfully. There's laughter, because the answer is truthful, yet innocent of malice -- Rizvan, the Asperger's......

Yugapurushan is melodramatic

There are people who have the might to change the course of history, the perception of a society, and eradicate ignominious rituals and unjust traditions. They show the way of progress and becomes......

South sirens eyeing Bollywood

With the stupendous success of Ghajini, Asin Thottumkal has become a hot property in Hindi films. Asin's success has made many other hot south Indian actresses head towards the Hindi film......

'Feroz Khan lived a public life'

Feroz Khan was many things to many people -- cowboy, rockstar, star, actor, director, producer, friend and lover. To me, he was a mentor, a father figure and a friend. The fact that I co-wrote......

Michael Jackson converts to Islam

Michael Jackson has converted to Islam and changed his name to Mikaeel.The 50-year-old star, pledged his allegiance to the Koran in a ceremony at a friend's mansion in Los Angeles, the Sun......

Motherland of soccer humiliated with first round defeat

England's bid to stage the World Cup for the first time in more than half a century ended in a humiliating first-round defeat when they collected just two votes from the 22-man FIFA executive......

East Bengal beat Negeri Sembilan 4-2

India's premier club East Bengal registered an emphatic 4-2 victory against Malaysian outfit Negeri Sembilan in a group 'E' opening round match of the AFC Cup at Kolkata on Wednesday.The city......

Even Indians sledge: Gavaskar

After attacking the Australians for sledging, legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar has said even Indians "sadly" are indulging in on-field personal abuse these days.The Australians may be the......

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QNA

Q. Why does your Allah command wife beating in the Koran but does not command men to love their wives?
Gisma: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/why-does-your-allah-command-wife-beating-in-the-koran-but-do/25536261/answers/

Q. IS IT TRUE THAT Muslims believe that the Koran consists of messages brought to MESSENGER from God, over a span of 23 years, by the angel Gabriel.?
SREENIVAS: A. Allah knows.. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/is-it-true-that-muslims-believe-that-the-koran-consists-of-m/25313925/answers/25536265

Q. When ever we refer to koran/bible we invariably prefix ''holy''but when we are referring to Real sacred Ramanyna/Mahabharatha/Vedas we never uses this prefix Is it correct on ouu part?
SREENIVAS: A. correct more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/when-ever-we-refer-to-koranbible-we-invariably-prefix-holybu/24877810/answers/25313953

Q. Who wrote the Koran?
Suryakant A: A. Gold need no a prefix or suffix to describe itz value or our respect for it :P more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-wrote-the-koran/24636780/answers/24877827

Web results for Koran

Your deeds speak..!

A few years ago I'd read a religious organization who professed to work among the poor, the destitute and the needy and who ran a tourist hotel in... ...

http://www.kashmirtimes.com/newsdet.aspx?q=16975

Koran scholar

Extremism can never make inroads into a country like India which is built on the strong foundation of secularism, Koran scholar and secretary of... ...

http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kozhikode/shun-extremism-koran-scholar/article4729766.ece

Afghan MPs stall on womens rights

The Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) law, which was passed by a presidential decree in 2009, is seen as a benchmark piece of... ...

http://www.newdelhinews.net/index.php/sid/214604306/scat/b8de8e630faf3631

Chinese held in PoK over alleged desecration of Koran

A Chinese man working on an energy project in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK) was being held on Saturday after hundreds of protesters attacked his... ...

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/Pakistan/Chinese-held-in-PoK-over-alleged-desecration-of-Koran/Article1-1062340.aspx

Chinese man held in POK over Koran desecration

A Chinese man has been taken into protective custody in Pakistan occupied Kashmir after he was accused of desecrating the Koran. The man, named... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/chinese-man-held-in-pok-over-koran-desecration_849327.html

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