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Ilhan Omar blasts Republican congresswoman over 'anti-Muslim bigotry'
Nov 26, 2021 08:04US Congresswoman, Ilhan Omar, has blasted the Republican Representative from Colorado, Lauren Boebert, over her “anti-Muslim” remarks made in a viral video.
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India’s chief Muslim NGO calls for law against Islamophobia
Nov 25, 2021 15:21It was not a long ago when protests against the new citizenship law in India sparked dramatic social and political movements.
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India denounced for using civilians as human shields in Kashmir
Nov 16, 2021 13:08Indian government has come under attack from politicians and activists for using civilians as "human shields” in the Indian-controlled Kashmir.
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Former Indian Foreign Minister's house set ablaze by Hindu extremists
Nov 16, 2021 09:29Former Indian foreign minister’s home was vandalised and set on fire by Hindu extremists, days after his new book, which drew a parallel between “Hindutva" and Daesh, sparked controversy.
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Police attack Muslims in Bangladesh amid protests over desecration of Qur'an
Oct 15, 2021 13:59Police in Bangladesh have fired tear gas and rubber bullets at thousands of protesters during the third consecutive day of street rallies against the desecration of the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an, at a Hindu religious festival in the Muslim-majority country.
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Police attack Muharram procession in India-controlled Kashmir
Aug 18, 2021 01:07Scores of Shia Muslims were injured and many more were arrested after the Indian forces resorted to batons to foil a mourning procession in the capital city of Indian-administrated Kashmir.
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Canada Day muted as country reckons with treatment of indigenous, other minorities
Jul 02, 2021 03:21Multiple cities scrapped Canada Day celebrations on Thursday after the discovery of hundreds of remains of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools sparked a reckoning with the country's colonial past.
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Canadian murderer of Muslim family has charges upgraded to ‘terrorism’
Jun 15, 2021 02:57Prosecutors upgrade the charges facing a 20-year-old Canadian, who recently murdered four members of a Muslim family in a truck ramming attack in London, Ontario, from “murder” to “terrorism.”
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Ontario bloody truck attack revives fears of Islamophobia, racism in Canada
Jun 09, 2021 08:45The recent hate attack that took the lives of four members of a Muslim family and left a fifth one seriously injured has shaken Canada to its core and raised fears of similar attacks triggered by religious or racial bias, in a country known for its big immigrant population and ethno-cultural diversity.
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UN court upholds Bosnian Serb military chief’s war crimes, genocide convictions
Jun 09, 2021 00:16United Nations (UN) war crimes judges have upheld a genocide conviction and life sentence against former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic, known as the “Butcher of Bosnia.”