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Two Muslim women, babies, attacked in New York hate crime
Sep 10, 2016 12:17An American woman, who is reportedly a supporter of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, is facing hate crime charges for attacking two Muslim women in New York, prosecutors say.
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Local court in France ignores top court verdict
Sep 07, 2016 07:59A local court in the French Mediterranean island of Corsica has ruled in favor of banning the full-body swimwear worn by Muslim women despite a verdict by France’s highest court against such a ban.
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Thailand sentences man to 35 in jail for trafficking Rohingyas
Sep 01, 2016 08:12A court in Thailand has sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for masterminding the trafficking of Rohingya Muslims, who have been fleeing violent prosecution by extremist Buddhists, from Myanmar.
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Suspected far-right extremists brick up mosque in Germany
Aug 31, 2016 11:38Far-right extremists in northern Germany have blocked the entrance of a mosque with concrete blocks and covered it with anti-Muslim slogans in a show of protest against Chancellor Angela Merkel’s pro-refugee policies.
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UN says Rohingya entitled to Myanmar citizenship
Aug 30, 2016 15:35UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says Myanmar's stateless Rohingya Muslims should be given the right to citizenship.
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UN hails ruling by French court to lift ban on burkinis
Aug 30, 2016 11:38The United Nations (UN) has welcomed a decision by a top French court to suspend a controversial ban on Muslim women’s full-body swimwear, known as burkini, saying such bans fuel religious intolerance in the country.
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Muslim women sue Paris restaurant owner for insults
Aug 30, 2016 09:08Two Muslim women have filed a complaint with French authorities after being described as “terrorists” and kicked out of a Paris restaurant for wearing headscarves.
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Sarkozy to change French constitution to ban burkini if elected president again
Aug 29, 2016 11:26Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has defended a controversial ban in France on Muslim women’s swimsuit, known as burkini, saying he would change the constitution to forbid wearing the garment nationwide if he is elected for another term as president.
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Paris restaurant owner refuses to serve Muslim women
Aug 29, 2016 06:10A video has emerged of a Paris restaurant owner chasing two Muslim women with headscarves out of his premises, calling them “terrorists.”
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French minister says banning burkinis unconstitutional
Aug 28, 2016 23:57French mayors are refusing to remove a ban on burkinis despite the country’s highest administrative court ruling them as illegal.