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China denounces Britain for comments on Uighur Muslims
Jul 20, 2020 13:20China has lambasted as “rumors and slanders” comments by the UK Foreign Office that accused Beijing of committing “gross” human rights abuses against ethnic and religious minorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang.
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China sanctions US officials in retaliation for bans over Uighur Muslims
Jul 13, 2020 09:26Beijing has slapped sanctions on US officials, including two senators, in response to Washington’s recent bans against senior Chinese officials over allegations of mistreating the Uighur Muslim community in the western Xinjiang region.
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Bosnians mark 25th anniversary of Srebrenica massacre
Jul 12, 2020 00:29Bosnians have commemorated the massacre of about 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica, marking the 25th anniversary of killings that shocked the world and have stood out as Europe's worst atrocity since World War Two.
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Muslim woman arrested at Black Lives Matter protest, her hijab forcibly removed
Jun 25, 2020 08:43An 18-year-old Muslim woman was arrested during a recent Black Lives Matter protest in the United States and was forced to remove her hijab for a booking photo, and she was not allowed to put it back on for several hours, an advocacy group has said.
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Nearly 100 Rohingya rescued off Indonesia: Official
Jun 25, 2020 06:37Nearly 100 Rohingya from Myanmar, including 30 children, have been rescued from a rickety wooden boat off the coast of Indonesia's Sumatra Island, a maritime official said Wednesday.
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In letter to Muslim political leaders, Ismail Haniyeh seeks unison in face of Israel’s annexation plan
Jun 25, 2020 02:42Ismail Haniyeh, the Head of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas, has called on political leaders in the Arab and Muslim world to join hands in defense of the Palestinian cause, and devise mechanisms to stop Israel’s plan to annex large parts of the occupied West Bank.
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US Muslims join calls for police reforms in wake of Floyd killing
Jun 16, 2020 11:56US Muslims have voiced support for the anti-racism movement across the country triggered by African American George Floyd's death, calling for police reforms to prohibit racial profiling, brutality and discrimination against Black Muslims.
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Muslim American police officer sues department over Islamophobic comments
May 24, 2020 00:50A Muslim American police officer has taken legal action against his department over Islamophobic comments.
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UK ethnic minorities dying in greater numbers from COVID-19
May 01, 2020 10:13A new report says the coronavirus epidemic is killing Britain’s ethnic minorities in disproportionate numbers, despite the fact that most minority groups are much younger on average than the white British population.
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In Ramadhan message, Iran’s president urges joint action against COVID-19
Apr 26, 2020 01:24President Hassan Rouhani congratulated Muslim nations on the start of the holy month of Ramadhan, expressing hope that the novel coronavirus would be eliminated through concerted effort and the exchange of experiences among Muslim countries and others.