The execution of Indian nurse Nimisha Priya, scheduled for July 16 in Yemen, has been postponed following the timely ...

After the first round of efforts turned successful with the Yemeni authorities putting the execution order of Kera ...

The title Grand Mufti of India refers to a senior Islamic legal authority, often regarded as the highest-ranking among ...

Official name Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, Aboobacker Musliyar is based in Kerala, Nimisha Priya's home state, and is a top figure of Sunni Islam in India.

Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad, Grand Mufti of India, delays execution of Indian nurse in Yemen through religious and diplomatic ...

The execution of Nimisha Priya, scheduled for July 16, was postponed following intervention from Indian government and the ...

A prominent Indian Muslim cleric has been instrumental in delaying the execution of Nimisha Priya, an Indian nurse sentenced ...

The 37-year-old nurse from Kerala was set to be executed on July 16 after a trial court in Yemen convicted her of killing a ...

At the centre of this dramatic turn was a quiet but powerful intervention by India’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Kanthapuram A.P.

Five candidates have been nominated to succeed Mustafa Ceric as Bosnia-Herzegovina's Muslim religious leader, the grand mufti. Ceric, 60, a prominent cleric who has headed the country's Muslim ...

Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar, the 94-year-old Grand Mufti of India, played a key role in securing the postponement of ...

Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad's efforts with Yemeni scholars have delayed Nimisha Priya's execution. The Kerala nurse was convicted in ...