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Danish minister under fire for calling fasting Muslims ‘danger’
May 23, 2018 08:41A Danish government minister has sparked backlash among Muslim communities, unions, and refugee advocates after calling fasting Muslims a “danger” to the society and urging them to take time off work during the month of Ramadan.
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‘Myanmar forcing Rohingyas to leave no man's land’
May 20, 2018 09:45Myanmar border guards have started ordering the 45,000 displaced Rohingya Muslims stranded in a no man’s land along the border with Bangladesh to leave.
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Rohingya Muslims protest in Bangladeshi camp
Apr 29, 2018 06:10Rohingya Muslim refugees have staged a protest rally at a camp in Bangladesh, calling for United Nations (UN) protection on their potential return to Myanmar as well as citizenship.
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Myanmar lures Bangladeshi Buddhists to resettle on Rohingya land: Officials
Apr 02, 2018 23:55Myanmar authorities have lured dozens of mainly Buddhist Bangladeshi tribal families to resettle on land abandoned by persecuted Rohingya Muslims.
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UN hints Myanmar officials inciting hatred against Muslims
Mar 27, 2018 08:26UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has censured recent remarks by Myanmar’s army chief against minority Rohingya Muslims, hinting that state authorities in the Southeast Asian country are involved in the incitement of hatred against the Muslim community.
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Two Muslim women sue New York police for forcing removal of headscarves
Mar 17, 2018 14:40Two Muslim-American women have sued the New York City Police Department (NYPD) for forcing them to remove their religious headscarves (hijab) in public and pose for post-arrest photographs.
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Another German mosque comes under arson attack
Mar 11, 2018 10:51A mosque has reportedly been attacked in the German capital city of Berlin as authorities start a probe into a similar incident in Stuttgart.
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German extremists launched 950 attacks against Muslims in 2017: Ministry
Mar 03, 2018 10:32German authorities say they have registered at least 950 attacks on Muslims and Muslim institutions, including mosques, in 2017.
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Rohingya persecution could trigger regional conflict: UN
Feb 05, 2018 09:12The United Nations (UN)’s human rights chief has warned that the persecution of Rohingya Muslim people in Myanmar could spark a regional conflict.
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North Korea says US bans aimed at sabotaging dialog with South
Jan 27, 2018 12:59North Korea has condemned the latest sanctions imposed by the United States against Pyongyang, calling them an attempt at sabotaging a nascent process of dialog with South Korea.