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Myanmar troops involved in killing Rohingya Muslims, army admits
Jan 10, 2018 14:25Myanmar’s army chief has posted an announcement admitting that security forces had a hand in killing members of the Rohingya minority group and dumping their bodies in a mass grave.
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German far-right party hardens anti-Muslim course
Jan 10, 2018 14:20The Alternative for Germany party started the year by railing against Muslims, ending months of relative post-election calm and any remaining doubt about its hardening far-right course.
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Bangladesh court upholds govt. ban on Rohingya Muslim refugees marrying citizens
Jan 08, 2018 16:42A Bangladesh court has upheld a government ruling banning marriage between its citizens and refugees from Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims.
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Danish right-wing party urges ban on new mosques in refugee-dominated areas
Jan 06, 2018 09:23Denmark’s far-right People’s Party (DPP) has unveiled a plan to tackle “social problems” in ghettos mostly populated by asylum seekers, which calls for a ban on the construction of new mosques.
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About 48,000 expected births to complicate situation in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh: Aid group
Jan 05, 2018 12:24An aid agency has warned that thousands of expected new childbirths at refugee camps set up for Rohingya Muslims in Bangladesh could seriously complicate the situation at the already-resource-strapped sites.
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Muslims to replace Jews as 2nd largest religion in US by 2040: Study
Jan 05, 2018 03:54Muslims are projected to replace Jews as America’s second-largest religious group after Christians by 2040, with their population estimated to reach approximately 8 million in about 20 years, according to a new study.
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UN warns of massive rights abuses against Muslims in southern Philippines
Dec 28, 2017 11:02Two UN-appointed experts have warned that an extension of a martial law imposed on territories populated by a Muslim indigenous community in the southern Philippines may intensify the massive human rights abuses currently committed against members of the group.
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Myanmar blocks UN investigator amid Rohingya crackdown
Dec 20, 2017 10:53The United Nations (UN)’s independent investigator on the situation of human rights in Myanmar has been denied access to the country, amid a deadly crackdown on minority Rohingya Muslims there.
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OIC recognizes al-Quds as Palestine's capital
Dec 13, 2017 13:17The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has invited all nations to recognize al-Quds as the capital of Palestine, blasting the United States for disregarding Middle East peace by moving its embassy from Tel Aviv to the occupied city.
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Iran ready for cooperation with Muslim States to defend al-Quds: President
Dec 13, 2017 08:37President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan Rouhani said the Islamic Republic is prepared to join hands with other Muslim countries and help defend the holy city of al-Quds against US-Zionist plots with no strings attached.