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Woman fined €30k in Italy for wearing niqab
Nov 12, 2016 12:04A Muslim woman of Albanian origin has been fined 30,000 euros in Italy for refusing to remove a veil covering the face known as niqab at a town hall meeting.
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Myanmar army raid taking terrible toll on Muslim kids: UNICEF
Nov 10, 2016 10:55The UN children's agency UNICEF says Myanmar's military crackdown on Muslim-majority Rakhine state is taking a "terrible toll" on children following earlier reports of rape and other atrocities.
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Myanmar paper banned from reporting on soldiers' violence against Rohingyas
Nov 07, 2016 12:25A leading English-language newspaper in Myanmar has suspended its reporting on the western Rakhine state, home to many Rohingya Muslims.
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Crackdown smells of Wahhabism: Nigerians
Nov 04, 2016 11:48Shia Muslims in Nigeria say the government’s bloody crackdown on the religious minority is influenced by Wahhabism, a radical ideology dominating Saudi Arabia.
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Myanmar ferry captain charged over tragic accident
Nov 01, 2016 10:56Last month, an overcrowded ferry sank in Myanmar's Chindwin River, resulting in the deaths of 73 of its passengers.
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Muslim vote gains significance as US presidential race tightens
Oct 31, 2016 11:22Muslim voters are likely to play a significant role in the US presidential election next week as the race between Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton has tightened, a report stays.
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HRW urges probe into new Myanmar abuses on Rohingya Muslims
Oct 31, 2016 11:22Human Rights Watch (HRW) has released satellite imagery showing that at least three villages in Myanmar’s restive Rakhine State, home to the persecuted Rohingya Muslims, have been burned.
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Rights groups urge probe into new Myanmar abuses against Rohingya Muslims
Oct 29, 2016 11:09Rights groups have called for an independent investigation into reports that Myanmar forces are killing, raping and torturing villagers in the restive Rakhine region, home to Rohingya Muslims.
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Zionist entity suspends cooperation with UNESCO after al-Quds draft
Oct 14, 2016 11:36The illegal Zionist entity has suspended its cooperation with UNESCO a day after the UN cultural agency denounced the regime over its violations in Jerusalem al-Quds.
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France unveils plan to expand prison system
Oct 07, 2016 10:40France has announced a controversial plan to build 33 new prisons, arguing that current overcrowded jails were radicalizing prisoners kept together with terrorists.