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October 21, 2011

Times of India: Deoband rector slams allegations of Wahabi link, Saudi funding

by Rakhi Chakrabarty
Times of India

NEW DELHI: Stung by the charge that the Deoband seminary supports hardline Wahabism and is funded by petro-dollars, Darul Uloom Deoband hit back at its critics saying it did not endorse extremism.

Darul Uloom rector Maulana Abul Qasim Nomani said allegations of the Sunni Sufi organization All India Ulama and Mashaikh Board (AIUMB) were baseless.

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