Pakistan on alert for religious holiday
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Pakistan was on high alert Sunday as Shiites prepared to observe the Muslim festival of Ashura, a day after security officials said they had foiled plots aimed at causing massive loss of life.
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ISLAMABAD : Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf asked Muslim scholars to help curb extremism by isolating religious schools which harbor terrorists as Pakistani security forces arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda linked Arab militant in a raid.
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As Muslims in many parts of the world mark the start of the holy month of Ramadan, streaming feed of the special evening prayers from the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, will be available on the Web in the next few weeks.
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Israel has warned that a part of a hotly disputed religious site could collapse on top of thousands of Muslims during the upcoming Islamic holy month.
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Pakistani authorities issued a &quot;last  warning&quot; on Sunday to a rebel Islamist cleric and his fighters  holed up in an Islamabad mosque, as speculation mounted  security forces would launch a full-scale assault.
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KHAR, Pakistan  - Barbers in a Pakistani tribal region have received Taliban-style warnings from religious zealots warning them against cutting or shaving beards, residents said on Monday.
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All members of the Palestinian security services have been placed on a state of alert to prepare for a possible outbreak of unrest in the event of President Yasser Arafat&#39;s death, Palestinian security sources say.
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A suspected bombing plot in Barcelona is indicative of an important threat coming from Pakistan, officials said.
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Najaf - Religious authorities in the holy Iraqi city of Najaf will be responsible for security at a shrine that is at the centre of a Shi&#39;a rebellion, a top adviser to radical cleric Moqtada al-Sadr said on Monday.
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Muslims are being warned they need to be careful with medication if they fast during Ramadan.
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Muslim leaders have appealed for calm at weekly prayers, in a bid to defuse tensions over the arrests of nine suspects behind an alleged &quot;Iraq-style&quot; kidnap and beheading plot.
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The government of Pakistan yesterday moved to ban all religious gatherings, except those at mosques, after bombs planted in a car and on a motorcycle exploded at a rally commemorating the death of an assassinated Sunni Muslim radical, killing at least 40
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Security will be increased at Baghdad's mosques and other holy sites ahead of the Eid al-Adha holiday that begins Wednesday, an Iraqi official said.
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Pakistani investigators on Friday said "tribal" elements were behind a suicide attack which killed 22 policemen, as security forces went on high alert for the holy month of Moharram.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan &#151; Knots of anxious parents crowded Friday around a large green board where officials said they would post information on the missing from the deadly siege of the Red Mosque.
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MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan  - The Islamic fasting   month of Ramadan began in somber mood in northern Pakistan on   Monday, nearly a year after an earthquake struck the   mountainous region, killing 73,000 people.
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Each year during the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims abstain from food, drink, and sensual pleasures from dawn to dusk as they focus on prayer for Godâs blessings and mercy.