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France’s Council of State suspends ban on burkini
Aug 26, 2016 12:40France’s Council of State has suspended a controversial ban on Muslim women’s full-body swimsuit, known as burkini, which has stirred anger among Muslims and split government officials.
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Austria FM, politicians call for ban on full Hijab
Aug 18, 2016 14:54Conservative politicians in Austria have called for a ban to be imposed on Muslim women wearing full body Hijab in what many see as a mere imitation of similar Islamophobic moves in western European countries.
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American Muslims protest rising Islamophobia
Jul 24, 2016 13:31Hundreds of American Muslims and members of inter-faith organizations have staged a rally in the US capital to condemn terrorist attacks attributed to Muslims, as well as rising Islamophobia in the country.
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Srebrenica buries 127 victims of 1995 massacre victims
Jul 11, 2016 17:21The remains of 127 newly-found victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre have been buried more than 20 years after the carnage.
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Myanmar police arrest 5 in connection with mosque burning
Jul 05, 2016 11:34Police in Myanmar arrested five people Tuesday in connection with the recent burning down of a mosque in the northern state of Kachin.
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Rights groups in Canada endorse anti-Islamophobia charter
Jul 05, 2016 10:59Rights groups in Canada have endorsed a charter condemning Islamophobia amid an increase in anti-Muslim violence and hate crimes.
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Two Muslim teens attacked outside Brooklyn mosque
Jul 05, 2016 00:36Two Muslim teenagers have been viciously attacked outside a mosque in New York City by an assailant who shouted anti-Islamic slurs at them, a Muslim advocacy group said.
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Eid al-Fitr prayer cancelled in Southampton over racial tensions
Jul 04, 2016 15:20The Eid al-Fitr prayer has been cancelled in Southampton, England, over security concerns following rising racial tensions across the Britain after the Brexit vote.
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Muslim doctor shot, stabbed outside Texas mosque
Jul 04, 2016 08:14A Muslim doctor in the US State of Texas has been shot and stabbed while he was on his way to a mosque there.
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Anti-Muslim Buddhists protest in Myanmar
Jul 03, 2016 14:27Anti-Muslim Buddhists held protests in Myanmar Sunday against a government decree that orders officials to use “Muslim communities in Rakhine State” when referring to the Rohingya.