After banks, insurance, Deoband targets birthdays

In a fresh fatwa, Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deboand has said that Islam does not permit celebrating birthdays. Responding to a query posed by a woman, the country's biggest Islamic seminary......

Dont vote on religious basis: Deband tells Muslims

A prominent Islamic body has issued a decree asking Muslims to exercise their franchise but said one should not vote for a party or leader just on the basis of religion. "The vote should not be......

Muslims can use contraceptives: Deoband fatwa

Contradicting popular belief that methods to control child birth are unlawful in Islam, a leading Islamic seminary has issued a fatwa allowing use of contraceptives by Muslims to keep a gap between......

Now, a fatwa against artificial insemination

Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has issued a fatwa against artificial insemination, evoking mixed reaction from prominent Muslim groups who said that the matter is debatable and there is a......

The case of the missing fatwa

"Boss, it is easier to get Aishwarya Rai," a Bengali daily's reporter was pleading into his phone, to his editor, about interviewing Sania Mirza.Nearby, a security official was at the receiving end......