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Bohra Muslim spiritual leader celebrates 100th birthday

Dawoodi Bohra community members in Mumbai celebrated the birthday of their spiritual leader Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, who turned 100 on Friday. The Syedna delivered a sermon in Mumbai on Friday......

A woman's battle against Bohra priestly tyranny

Zehra Cyclewala is a leading figure in the reformist movement against the tyranny of Syedna Burhanuddin, the head-priest (dai-e-mutlaq) of the Daudi Bohra Ismaili Shia sect. In a conversation with......

Dawoodi Bohra leader carried by followers

Head of the Dawoodi Bohra sub-sect of Islam Dr Syedna Mohammad Burhanuddin is carried by followers after offering prayers in Ahmedabad late on Tuesday.The Dawoodi Bohras are a sub-sect of the......

Asghar Ali Engineer: Simple, fearless, straight from the heart

Renowned Islamic scholar Asghar Ali Engineer, who passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday , was opposed to all forms of religious bigotry including by the clergy of his own faith. For opposing the......

Bohra dissenters challenge oppressive priesthood

Yogi Sikand chronicles the voices for change in one of India'srichest and most progressive Muslim sects -- the Dawoodi Bohras.Dawoodi Bohras are one of the many branches of the Ismaili arm of the......

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Q. who are dawoodi bohras
:  A. Dawoodi Bohras are the main branch of the Bohras, a Musta subsect of Ismaili Shia Islam, and are based in India. Their spiritual leader is Dr...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/who-are-dawoodi-bohras//answers/2724762

Q. Bohara Community exists only India, I wonder where they have come from? Are they Gujraties that are forcely converted to Muslims?
:  A. Bohras believe that the 21st Imm, Tayyab Ab l-Qsim, a direct descendant of Muammad via his daughter Ftimatu z-Zahra ("Fatema"), went into seclusion...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/bohara-community-exists-only-india-i-wonder-where-they-have-/2723771/answers/1116510

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Simple, fearless, straight from the heart

Renowned Islamic scholar Asghar Ali Engineer, who passed away in Mumbai on Tuesday , was opposed to all forms of religious bigotry including by... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/special/asghar-ali-engineer-simple-fearless-straight-from-the-heart/20130514.htm
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Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Congress-led UPA government of reneging on its promise made in 2005 of developing the... ...

http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?796988
Faith & food in the Bohra way

The dawoodi bohra spiritual leader, Syedna Muhammad Burhanuddin, must go down in history as the first head of a religious group to make it possible... ...

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/sourish-bhattacharyya-food-in-bohra-way/1/259941.html
Bohris hold 'rehab' camp for the youth

To ensure that the youth under their wing do not turn to substance abuse, the Dawoodi Bohra community recently organised a five-day de-addiction... ...

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_bohris-hold-rehab-camp-for-the-youth_1813726

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