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MNA International Desk: Controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik apologized on Tuesday for making racially sensitive remarks in Malaysia, a day after he was questioned by police for hours over the comments. Naik, who faces charges of money laundering and hate speech in India, has come under fire for comments that pitted Malaysia’s ethnic and religious minorities against the predominantly Muslim Malay majority. Malaysian police grilled Naik for 10 hours on Monday about a speech earlier this month in which he said Hindus in Malaysia had “100 times more rights” than the Muslim minority in India, and that Malaysian Chinese ...

MNA Editorial Desk: As media reports, security forces of Navi Mumbai have detained a suspected Islamic State (IS) recruiter supposedly connected to controversial preacher Zakir Naik. Arshid Qureshi, alleged to have persuaded youths in Kerala and influenced them to join the IS, was detained in a joint operation by anti-terror squad on Wednesday. He has been remanded to four days’ police custody. He is supposed to have been working with Zakir Naik’s Islamic Research Foundation as a Public Relations Officer since 2004 and was drawing a salary of Rs. 44,000. The TV station reported a case was registered against Qureshi ...

MNA National Desk: The government of Bangladesh on Monday decided to ban Peace TV, which is run by Mumbai-based Islamic preacher Dr. Zakir Naik. The cabinet committee on law and order chaired by Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu took the decision after two back-to-back attacks within July’s first week. The Bangladesh government has also said that it would monitor sermons delivered during the Friday prayers. The government would crack down on ‘provocative’ speeches. Mir Hossain Akhtar, president of Cable TV Operators Bangladesh (COB) said that cable TV operators in the nation wish to stop airing Zakir Naik’s Peace TV. “We ...

MNA Editorial Desk: Reportedly, Mumbai cops begin investigation against Zakir Naik. Devendra Fadnavis, Maharashtra Chief Minister, has ordered the Mumbai Police officials to open an investigation against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik. The investigation will take a probe into his public documents, according to a news report. The Maharashtra government has also ordered the law enforcement officials to check out all the recordings of Zakir Naik’s speeches. Mumbai Police confirmed that Zakir Naik’s public documents, videos and social media posts are being examined. The decision by Maharashtra government came a day after Bangladesh asked India to examine the speeches of Naik ...