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All posts tagged "Hinduism"
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3.6KVideosHow Saroj Khan Converted To Islam
Saroj Khan, the National Award-winning choreographer, passed away on 3 July 2020. Born a Hindu, Saroj Kishanchand Sadhu Singh Nagpal embraced the...
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2.4KNewsFacing Discrimination, Thousands Of Dalits Plan To Convert To Islam In Tamil Nadu’s Mettupalayam
Nearly 40 years after 150 Dalit families in Tamil Nadu’s Meenakshipuram converted to Islam, thousands of Dalits in the state’s Mettupalayam have...
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2.2KNewsRetired IAS Officer Who Converted To Islam Compelled To Use Former Hindu Name In Lok Sabha Nomination
Umraav Khan, formerly Umrao Salodia, the retired IAS officer, who adopted Islam three years ago while serving as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS)...
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10.3KNewsAfter Battling For The Right To Choose Her Faith, Hadiya Is Now A Doctor
Hadiya, the Kerala woman whose conversion to Islam, sparked strife at her home, and controversy elsewhere, has graduated to become a doctor,...
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2.4KNewsWhy Did a Muslim Family in Uttar Pradesh Convert to Hinduism?
A Muslim man was so desperate to have the death of his son “properly investigated” by police that he and 12 members...
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2.1KLife & ReligionWho Are the Hussaini Brahmins?
Meet the Hindu Brahmins, who believe their forefathers fought alongside Imam Hussain in the Battle of Karbala and call themselves Hussaini Brahmins.
