UFC India News: Khabib Nurmagomedov, a former UFC lightweight champion, was spotted interacting with fugitive preacher Zakir Naik, accused of money laundering and inciting hatred in India. Using social media, Zakir Naik posted pictures of his encounter with the former lightweight champion. Later, “The Eagle” shared his photo with Zakir Naik on Instagram. Follow UFC News updates with InsideSport.In
Dr Zakir Naik
In Conversation During FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with
Khabib Nurmagomedov
The Greatest Mixed Martial Artist of All Time and
The Longest Reigning Ultimate Fight Championship Light Weight World Champion pic.twitter.com/tQ3hIBogwj— Dr Zakir Naik (@drzakiranaik) December 17, 2022
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FIFA World Cup: Zakir Naik and Khabib Nurmagomedov in Qatar
Zakir Naik and Khabib Nurmagomedov are in Qatar for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The Eagle was recently spotted cheering for Morocco during their third-place match versus Croatia. Despite initial reports to the contrary, Zakir Naik was not invited to the FIFA World Cup opening ceremony. Qatari officials later corrected this.
Qatar has told India that no invitation was extended to Zakir Naik to attend the FIFA World Cup 2022: Ministry of External Affairs https://t.co/assrkDcTIG
— ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2022
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Criminal Charges on Zakir Naik
In November 2016, the Indian counter-terrorism agency lodged a formal complaint against Naik, stating that he had participated in an unlawful activity and encouraged religious intolerance.
Naik relocated to Malaysia the following year and submitted an asylum request. He was granted legal residence there. One of the 16 Muslim intellectuals from Malaysia who are currently exiled is Naik. In March of this year, the Home Ministry declared the Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), created by Naik, to be an unlawful group and made it illegal for five years.
India has written to Malaysia requesting his extradition as well. Naik has permanent resident status in Malaysia. However, he was prohibited from giving talks in 2020 owing to “national security” issues.
Local authorities questioned him about his desire to disturb the peace by making statements about the Hindu and Chinese groups that inhabited the Muslim-majority country after he was accused of making inflammatory remarks.
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