you've tended to act most in yourfilms as a non—muslim indian but in the last, in recent years, your e is khan, for instance, in 2010, you're an indian muslim man with asperger‘s syndrome, takes a challenge to speak to the us president seriously and embarks on a cross—countryjourney. is your muslim identity becoming more relevant to you now? no, no, no, i've neverfelt that. i think being an artist, i think, these things should be the last on your mind. the only film which required me to play muslim was my name is khan, because it was a film like that, it was talking about the relationship of islam with the western world. the others are by chance. i read this article, some lady wrote it. i was really taken aback, i hadn't even realised it myself. dear zindagi, and raees, which is the third one and i'm muslim in it. suddenly, she's like, is shah rukh‘s now trying to put his identity forward. no, not at all, there was nothing of that sort. i didn't realise it. but there is controversy attached, because you just mentioned raees 2017, your co—star, meera khan, a pakistani actor, hasn't it

the muslim league emerged as a political force in the one nine hundred thirty s. with the aim of protecting the interests of indian muslims. but a new goal in the creation after britain's best all from india of a muslim nation pakistan or land of the pier. the party was led by mohammed ali jinnah who had known gandhi for years. both gandhi came from. speaking people they were both lawyers have been educated in the received training there so in a way they had a lot in common but unfortunately they came into very sharp conflict fight after gandhi returned to india. in one nine hundred forty four gandhi went to meet jinnah at his private residence in bombay. over the course of almost three weeks sunday timelessly tried to dissuade from his plan for a muslim pakistan. he assured him that muslims would have an honorable place in a secular and democratic india. he even offered him the post of prime minister independent india's first government. jim then the super junior couldn't stand the affection and attention he was shown by gandhi because like many muslims he viewed it as a patronize ing attempt by hindus to assimil

the muslim league emerged as a political force in the one nine hundred thirty s. with the aim of protecting the interests of indian muslims. but a new goal in the creation after britain's withdrawal from india of a muslim nation pakistan or land of the pier. the party was led by mohammed ali jinnah who had known gandhi for years. both. came from they were good writing speaking people they were both lawyers have been educated in london received training there so in a way there was that had a lot in common but unfortunately they came into very sharp conflict fight early on after god returned to india. in one nine hundred forty four gandhi went to meet jinnah at his private residence in bombay over the course of almost three weeks gandhi tieless he tried to dissuade from his plan for a muslim pakistan. he assured him that muslims would have an honorable place in a secular and democratic india. he even offered him the post of prime minister independent india's first government. to jinnah couldn't stand be a faction and i ten chin he was shunned by condi because like many muslims he viewed it as a patronize ing attempt

muslim youth. a lawyer jinnah began his political life within the hindu dominated indian national congress . later on he also joined the muslim me a group protecting the muslim minority. both parties were fighting for an independent india which at the time was gina's ultimate goal jinnah in strongly opposed to the idea of a separate muslim nation and indeed he is saying this is british divide and rule they want us to be divided we've got to stand together we've got to fight for our freedom if we don't fight for our freedom to get that we will never be free but he increasingly gets sidelined by a new younger generation of leadership among whom particularly there is there is never who is his nemesis handed now who calls for an indian republic is accused by the league of working for domination over the muslim minority but are making everyone with britain's grip on india weakening nehru and the indian national congress grew in power nehru wanted a new india to have a strong central government run by his party this alarmed general who argued muslim majority regions should govern themselves. it was

that's very interesting because as we know, iran is dominated with one sect of muslims, shias, and the indians in the gulf region last week, in the uae, he sent a signal to saudi arabia that india wants to do trade with the entire region and why should iran be an exception? thank you for the update. staying with india and for years bangalore has enjoys a reputation as the darling of india's tech industry but that perception is changing because of problems like congestion. the new rising star is hyderabad. in a tale of two indian tech city is, we find out how hyderabad stacks up as one of asia's silicon valley is. —— indian tech city is. —— silicon valleys. —— indian tech cities. prices have risen, transportation is becoming a real issue in bangalore, which for a start—up removes some of the agile benefits of being a small company. the ecosystem is vibrant and very dynamic. there's a lot of government support. the ease of doing business isa support. the ease of doing business is a fact. bureaucracy has been reduced and there is a lot of support for very early stage start—ups. we've grown it wi

the indian muslim is very much more interested today in comic prosperity mystic security. than be troubled by what is happening happening in palestine. or leave it there for now thanks so much for your analysis on that could be a teenager. in a few moments we'll have all the weather with steph but still to come on al-jazeera breaking barriers ensure a record number of women campaign to be elected plus. where in brazil but not in rio for the country's most traditional carnival and thanks. for the basketball legend turning up the hate on his return to the team where he made his name. from flowing island winds to an enchanting breeze. hello there we've got some very happy people in cape town at the moment because last night we saw lots of rain we saw about eight millimeters of rain a decent amount of rain a properly wet night and that's about the entirety of february's rainfall all in one hit now of course rain in cape town is very important because this is a city that's hurtling towards what they're calling day zero the day that the taps are going to be turned off unfortunat

but now the ottomans on a victory might be able to provoke uprisings in the indian and egyptian muslim populations that so far they've not been able to effect it's at that point different begins to really consider how it might turn the tables on the ottomans and force them to fight in their own territory against an internal uprising so to address that challenge they turn to that sharif said baca who had already made overtures to the british about concluding an alliance to secure their position now all of a sudden the british adopt the sharif of mecca the partners that were essential. in the propaganda war with the ottomans to demonstrate that the muslim world was better off on the allied side that fight with the audience. in one thousand nine hundred eight the ottomans had appointed should each post in been highly as the wily the governor of his as the area towards the red sea. he was from the hashemite in a city in mecca of which he was the emir. his sons faisal and op don't know representatives and ottoman parliament but his relationship with istanbul had deteriorated in recent years

opposition leader by letting go of these five previously unreported mass graves of range of muslims have been uncovered in indian law that's according to the associated press news agency. i mean f.b.i. is questioning the accuracy of a secret congressional memo which accuses the agency of appeasing its surveillance powers to target the trump campaign during the twenty sixteen presidential elections. well the u.s. secretary of state says russia's growing presence in latin america is alarming he also predicted that there will be a change in venezuela rex tillerson was giving a speech at the university of texas before setting off on a weeklong tour of latin america. russia's growing presence in the region is alarming as well as he continues to sell arms and military equipment to unfriendly regimes who do not share or respect democratic values our region must be deliberate diligent to guard against faraway powers who do not reflect the fundamental values shared in this region well the first stop on to listen to is mexico so let's go live to mexico city now where we can speak to make a sun is says a former mexican amb

muslim majority country. at least nine people have died in a gun battle between the indian army and separatists in the just spewed region of kashmir militants stormed an army camp there on saturday no group has claimed responsibility but the indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has delivered severe blows to iran and syria which saturday's airstrikes it comes after syrian forces shot down an israeli jet on its way home from a bombing mission it was one of a group of planes targeting the wrong box positions inside syria. and here in germany it is carnival season thousands of revelers have been dressing up in flashy costumes to celebrate many groups take part in the festivities by creating huge floats for the parade on rose monday and this year the jewish community in distilled are is joining the. i revelers in germany's carnival strongholds like here in cologne have been getting into party mode well in advance of monday's big parades. in neighboring doesn't this year's procession will feature a novelty for the first time the je

indian clothing. or from the war in syria to the mass exodus of rangar muslims from the past year seems to have been dominated by news of refugees but what's it like for those on the other side of the stories that's a concept being explored at this year's ballon film festival where directors are exposing how hopes of a new life can quickly turn to something else dominic cain has more. in recent years this has become a recurring image the human cost of the refugee crisis. in the film eldorado we see the desperate journeys being undertaken for a better life. from the moment of rescue for those adrift to the start of the process that will bring them ashore in a country where some people do not want them. and which puts them to work in jobs which pay little certainly that is the view the film's director wants the viewer to take. and there is. hope. that they will find. somebody in a film. for that florio and. or even worse the theme of migration is prominent in several films at this year's festival where collectively the different aspects of adapting to difficult circumstances are laid bare and where we see the i

indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out this assault. on mars government says it will take action against ten members of the security forces and six militarist suspected of massacring rohingya muslims it's not clear whether the suspects will face charges authorities claim this group is not connected to a reuters news report on the massacre over which two journalists were west it. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has delivered so vera blows to iran and syria who saturday's airstrikes comes after syrian forces shot down an israeli jet on its way our day two of the winter games kick started with a big win for one of the olympics youngest athletes seventeen year old ren gerard produced a surprise victory in the men's slopestyle and in the united states its first gold medal. himself admitted fourth place at the olympics would be an achievement and not to the seventeen year old crushed out on his first two runs his medal hopes blake. stepped up on the final run storming ahead to win a surprise gold medal. i honestly was so i wasn't too much in my head it was kind of crazy to me you know that like first was competing with like the best of the best in the olympics you kno

indian army says that poor pakistani militants carried out the assault. myanmar's government says it will take action against ten members of the security forces and six villagers suspected of massacring will hinge of muslims it's not clear whether the suspects will face charges authorities claim this move is not connected to a reuters news report on the massacre which landed two journalists in jail. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has delivered a severe blow to iran and syria for saturday's airstrikes it comes after syrian forces shot down an israeli jet on its way home the bombing mission was one of a group of planes targeting iran positions inside syria. right wing protesters in the south korean capital seoul have rallied against north korea just hours after a joint korean women's hockey team made its women big debut in. the protesters are skeptical about warming relations between the leaders of the two countries. well staying with the winter olympics it is day two now n.p.r. going to talk to you from the sports desk here to bring us up to date on all the action alina seven gold medals being decided today what to look forward to and so yes a bit of a gold rush for germany so

indian army says pro pakistani militants carried out the assault. manned mars government says it will take action against ten members of the security forces and six villagers suspected of massacring will hinge on muslims it's not clear whether the suspects will face charges authorities claim this move is not connected to a boy who was a news report on the mass and excuse me on the massacre which prompted two journalists to be present. prime minister benjamin netanyahu says his country has delivered severe blows to iran and syria was saturday's airstrikes that comes after syrian forces shot down an israeli jet on its way home from a bombing mission it was one of a group of planes targeting iran back positions inside of syria. here in germany it's carnival season thousands of revelers have been dressing up in flashy costumes to celebrate and many groups take part in the festivities by creating humorous floats for a huge parade on rose monday this year the jewish community is joining in the fun. revelers in germany's carnival strongholds have been getting into party mode gold advance of monday's big parade. this year's procession will feature a novelty for the first time the jewish community is taking pa

just as they have done for centuries the muslim moguls ruled from here so did the british during the colonial era today the city's destiny is determined by indians who are as diverse as the stories they write. him to lift. them up and here to. lift the. earth you were gonna write stories about modern day delhi entitled capital his latest book is not any about the city itself but also about the importance of money in delhi. rana dasgupta was born in britain as the son of indian parents he moved to the city of his forefathers several years ago. even though he takes a distinctly critical view of delhi the spirit of the city is very harsh and aggressive. it's very paranoid and concerned with threats and security and i think the warmth of the city is. is is directed inwards so people are very good hosts for instance it's a delightful place to be hosted the city because people once they invite you into their home they will give you everything to run up believes that the apparent harshness of the city comes from the fact that have the last few centuries it has been built by immigrants people who establishments and new life for themselves here for it go

muslim faith. for a person taking a job intended to promote partnerships, it was certainly important to call his job performance into question. william bradford was appointed to lead the energy department's office of indian energy. he resigned after the media drew attention to comments he made calling for the military to target muslim women and children and equating american colleges to jihadi training camps. none of these individuals, mr. president, resigned because of their religion. the united states, and i feel this so deeply, every person is free to practice the religion of their choosing and hold any and all beliefs. the reason these three individuals resigned from their positions was because their intolerant comments cast serious doubt on whether they were capable of working on behalf of all americans. and that brings me to mr. vought's nomination. he has a lost history of using inflammatory rhetoric to demonize his political opponents. any just instinctual seems to -- he said if republicans failed to beat back the forces of the left, we'll, quote, lose our country to tyranny. addressing a group of conservative activists in 2014, he said the left increasingly elects ideological storm troopers to c

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place muslim villagers villagers and me and maurice are kind state and refugee camps and bangladesh johnson says such he appears to be removed from the reality on the ground. separatist fighters and indian soldiers are fighting n.c.i. an army base and get in ministered kashmir the fighters breached the military compound early on saturday so far ten people. quoting four of the attackers have been killed in the assault in the city of him oh charlotte tell us reports. soldiers prepare for battle inside the base in indian administered kashmir they were ambushed by an unknown number of finds is in a pre-dawn raid on saturday commanders say the from jesse mohamad which wants pakistan to control kashmir so. that. deliberate and professionally. operation army is taking all precautions. and we don't want anything. attackers shot at guards on the perimeter before moving toward soldiers' homes inside the camp indian security forces evacuated families while helicopters search for the intruders hundreds of reinforcements were called in india's army chief flow when to monitor your peroration. generation mohammed has a history of stoking teaches between india and pakistan the group was founded by mehs