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March 25, 2019 The India Observer #amankiasha, #Amarnath temple, #AmarnathTemple, #CommonHeritage, #Dera Baba, #Gurdaspur, #GuruNanak, #Hindu-pakistan, #hindus, #Imran Khan, #Islamabad, #JammuandKashmir, #Kartapur, #Kartarpur Sahib, #kashmiriPandits, #KhalsaAid, #MartandSunTemple, #National Assembly, #occupied Kashmir, #Pakistan, #PakistanoccupiedKashmir, #Sharada Peeth, #Shardaeeth, #Sun Temple, #Tehreek-e-Insaf, #The India Observer, #TIO, Adam Rizvi, PTI

Pak approves plan to open Hindu temple corridor in PoK: Media report

Islamabad, March 25, 2019: The Pakistan government on Monday approved a proposal to establish a corridor that will allow Hindu pilgrims

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March 23, 2019 Rana Siddiqui Zaman #Abida Parveen, #Angloa, #crafts, #Damadum, #Ghalib, #Gurgaon, #Haji Ali, #Handmade, #HumayunTomb, #Jahan-e-Khurau, #Javed Ali, #Khusrau, #Lucknow, #Meera, #music, #Muzaffar Ali, #MUZAFFARALI, #Pakistan, #Punjab, #Roohani sisters, #Sartaj, #Sufi, #Sufiana gayaki, #Sufiana kalam, #TIO, Adam Rizvi, India

Fighting hate through music

In its 14th year, Jahan-e-Khusrau spreads the message of love Against the backdrop of the architectural marvel of Humayun’s Tomb

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March 18, 2019 The India Observer #ANI, #BJP, #Cancr, #Chandrakant Kavlekar, #cremated, #Goa, #Goa Chief Minister, #Hindu rituals, #IIT, #MANOHARPARRIKAR, #modi, #mourners, #Nirmala Sitharaman, #Panjim, #RakshaMantri, #Rashtrapati Bhawan, #Saraswat Brahmin, PTI, Rahul Gandhi

Goa’s son of soil Parrikar cremated with state honours

Thousands of mourners on Monday gave a teary tribute to Goa’s four-time chief minister Manohar Parrikar as his body was

Culture India

March 5, 2019 Jawhar Sircar #Fasting, #Shankar, #Shivratri

SHIVA RATRI & BENGAL’S TWO SHIVAS

Millions of devotees keep a pious fast on the occasion of Maha-Shivaratri, which coincides with the 13th/14th day of Krishna Paksha

Culture India

March 4, 2019 The India Observer #brotherhood, #Culture, #Guwahati, #HinduMuslim, #LordShiva, #No war, #Rangmahal, #religion, #Shiva Temple, #Shivratri, Assam

This Muslim family has been taking care of a 500-year-old Shiva temple for generations

In a heartwarming story, a Muslim family in Guwahati has been taking care of a Shiva temple for the past

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October 16, 2018 The India Observer #Blind, #Durgapuja, #Kolkatta, #MaaDurga, #visually impaired

A Durga Puja pandal to touch, for the visually impaired

The Samaj Sebi Sangha Puja in Ballygunge is making an exception to enable the visually impaired to sense the grandeur

Culture India

October 8, 2018 The India Observer #Durgapuja, #Graffiti, #Kolkatta, #sexworker, #trafficking, #Womenempowerment, ashiritola, redlight area, sonagachhi

Durga puja street graffiti in Kolkata narrates sex workers’ tale

The graffiti has been designed on the lives of inmates of the brothel at Sonagachhi, stated to be Asia’s largest red

Culture India

September 4, 2018 The India Observer #BabriMasjid, #Janamashtmi, #Krishna, #Partition

Khwaja Hasan Nizami, an Islamic Scholar Who Eulogised Krishna

For the pre-modern scholar to publicly show his regard for Krishna, without the threat of blasphemy, tells us a lot

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July 1, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Kanpur, #Muslimscholar, #RamayaninUrdu

Muslim teacher from Kanpur translates ‘Ramayana’ into Urdu

Kanpur (UP), Jul 1 To spread the message of communal harmony and brotherhood, a Muslim teacher and author has translated

Culture India

June 15, 2018 Adam Rizvi #ChefVikasKhanna, #Eid, #Fasting, #MumbaiRiots, #Ramadan, #Ramzan, #roza

Memorable Ramzan: Chef Vikas Khanna reunites with Muslim Family That Saved Him in Mumbai Riots

Ramzan is a special time of the year for Muslims around the world. For Michelin Star chef Vikas Khanna, it

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June 12, 2018 Tazeen Husain #Iftar, #Ramadan, #Ramzan, #ramzandelicacy, #roza

Fantastic feasts and where to find them

The month-long fasting observed by Muslims across the world is upon us and slowly drawing to its close. Whereas in

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June 4, 2018 Syedda Shahid #Assassination, #assisinationoffourthcaliphAli, #DeathofAli, #Fasting, #Holymonth, #HouseOfGod, #Imam Ali(as), #ImamAli, #Iraq, #Islam, #Ka'ba, #Kufa, #LoversofAli, #masjidEKufa, #MaulaAli, #Mecca, #MonthOfFasting, #MonthOfRamadhan, #MuslimMonthofFasting, #najaf, #Prophetmohammad, #Ramadan, #Ramdhan, #Ramzan, #roza, #ShiaMuslim

Assassination of Imam Ali (as)

By Syedda Shahid, Copy Edited By Adam Rizvi, TIO: 19th Day of Ramadan! Imam Ali (as), Islam’s greatest saint, hero,

Culture India

June 1, 2018 Danish Raza #delhi, #Eid, #Ramzan, #Towncrier, #Walledcity

Wake up, Delhi: Town crier gives voice to a fading Ramzan tradition

Nawabuddin, the oldest town crier of Delhi’s Walled City, roams the streets at night during Ramzan to wake devotees for

Culture India

May 22, 2018 The India Observer #Iftar, #Kamladas, #Kerala, #Palayam, #Ramadan, #Ramzan, #Thiruvananthapuram

200-year-old “military” mosque offers ‘green’ iftar

Thiruvananthapuram, May 22(PTI) When this mosque was constructed for the soldiers of the erstwhile princely state of Travancore over two

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May 18, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Awqaf, #Christian, #Fujairah, #Mosque, #Muslims, #UAE, India

Christian businessman from India gifts mosque to Muslim workers in UAE

A wealthy Christian businessman from India has gifted a USD 3 lakh mosque to hundreds of Muslim workers ahead of

Culture India

April 20, 2018 The India Observer #BhavyaShah, #gujrat, #Jainism

The boy who gave up his Ferrari to become a Jain monk

A 12-year-old Gujarati boy has renounced a family life he believes is “full of sins at every step” and has

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April 16, 2018 The India Observer #AdamRizvi, #Amritsar, #Baisakhi, #Bangladesh, #Bengalis, #Bhangra, #Bihu, #British, #celebrationsofIndia, #Diwali, #Gujaratis, #HappyNewYear, #Himachalis, #HinduFestival, #HinduNewYear, #indiacelebrates, #IndianNewYear, #islamicnewyear, #jawharsircar, #Kashmiris, #madhyapradesh, #maharashtrian, #Marwaris, #Mughal, #Muslim, #Nanakshahi, #NewyearofIndia, #Sikhs, #Sindhis, #Telegu, #Thailand, #Vikram samvat, #Vishu, Assam, Muslimnewyear, PTI, Shiamuslims

India’s Many Happy New Years!

This period between the 13th and 15th of April is when most Indians celebrate their new year — which is,

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March 31, 2018 Shirin Abbas #AmirKhusrau, #Krishnaleela, #MUZAFFARALI, #Rasleela, #UttarPradesh, #WAJIDALISHAHFESTIVAL, Yamuna

Muzaffar Ali captivates with dance drama on Yamuna at the 5th Wajid Ali Shah Festival

Deputy Chief Minister Uttar Pradesh Dr. Dinesh Sharma, UP State Cabinet Minister Dr. Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Principal Secretary Mr. Awanish

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March 18, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Chaitranavratri, #Chetichand, #GudiPadwa, #HinduNewYear, #Ugadi, #VikramSamvat2075

Hindu New Year- a great tribute to a civilization and her people

With the dawn on 18th march, the world will see Hindus celebrating their New year with pumas, archakas, worshiping rivers,

Culture India

February 17, 2018 The India Observer #hanuman, #Hindu-Muslimharmony, India

Muslim Man Renovates 500-Year-Old Hanuman Temple in Ahmedabad

“Mazhab nahi sikhata, aapas mein bair rakhna, Hindi hain hum, watan hai hindostan humara” Despite what politicians and certain parties

Culture India

January 18, 2018 Shirin Abbas #Haj, #Mecca, #Medina, #PMModi

Haj subsidy withdrawal should have been gradual: Muslim clerics

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has termed the decision to revoke the Haj subsidy by the Central government

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January 5, 2018 Adam Rizvi #Gita, #Hindu-Muslimharmony, #UPgovt, #yogiadityanath

Muslim Girl Participates in Gita Recitation Competition, Bags Second Position, Angry Clerics Issue Fatwa Against Her

Alia Khan dressed as Lord Krishna in the Gita recitation competition Breaking religious

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November 26, 2017 Roy Daniels bikram, Bikram's Yoga College of India, lawsuit, Miki Jaffa-Bodden, sex, sexual harassment, yoga

Did Yoga Guru, Bikram Choudhury believed, SEX comes free ?

The Yoga Guru filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The studio listed more than $16 million owed in legal judgments,

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October 14, 2017 The India Observer #AmericanMuslims, #Islam, #muslimscholars, #muslimwomen

MUSLIM RELIGIOUS SCHOLARS, SAINTS OR SINNERS?

WHO HAS JURISDICTION TO JUDGE THE ACTIONS OF RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONALS IN THE AMERICAN MUSLIM COMMUNITY? On September 22nd, a religious

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June 27, 2017 Roy Daniels Fargo, Kindness, Old man's story, Spirituality

No one can solve all the world’s problem

A friend related a story to me… A very rich man looked at the newspaper and saw pain and suffering