Islamic Religious Year
ISLAMIC RELIGIOUS YEAR. The Islamic religious year is highlighted by two major events that are enjoined by the Qurʾān and that are celebrated all over the Muslim w...
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MANILA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Three people were killed and
five injured in the Philippine capital after celebrations to
mark a religious festival turned bloody, police said on Monday. The annual Sant...
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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak condemned the conduct of Saddam Hussein's execution and its timing at the start of a Muslim religious festival, saying in an interview published Friday that the han...
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Nepalese authorities are reviewing their decision to revoke a 10-year-old girl's "living goddess" title after she broke tradition by traveling overseas, an official said Friday, following a rapturo...
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Police imposed a curfew Wednesday in parts of the northern Indian city of Agra that is home to the Taj Mahal and advised tourists and residents to stay indoors after rioting that followed a fatal t...
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A man blew himself up outside the Marriott Hotel in Pakistan's capital on Friday, killing at least one other person and wounding seven in what appeared to be a suicide attack, officials said.The Ma...
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Iraqi officials claimed Monday that 300 militants were killed in a battle between U.S.-backed Iraqi troops and insurgents allegedly plotting to kill pilgrims at a major Shiite Muslim religious fest...
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The chairman of Tibet's regional government on Wednesday
rejected accusations that authorities there are attempting to slowly
assimilate its people into mainstream Chinese culture, including ...
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It's a sunny Sunday morning, and altar boys ringing silver bells announce the passage of the Blood and Body of Christ through the ancient streets of Eijsden and its surrounding pastures.Roman Catho...
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Kathmandu (dpa) - The Nepalese government Thursday presented an
annual budget that remained conspicuously silent about the funds
allocated to the royal palace.
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Shiite Muslim pilgrims wept, applauded and handed out sweets Wednesday to mark the birthday of Mahdi, a revered 9th century saint known as the Hidden Iman who they believe will reappear before judg...
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Islamic Religious Year
Violence mars Manila's religious festival, 3 dead
