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President urges Muslim leaders to work to counter extremism
Jun 07, 2016 03:31President Hassan Rouhani has urged leaders of the Muslim countries to take the lead in creating a world free of violence and extremism.
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Muslim man brutalized outside New York mosque
Jun 06, 2016 08:50A Muslim man in New York City has been hospitalized after sustaining serious injuries in an attack by assailants outside of a mosque.
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Bahrain court increases Sheikh Salman’s jail term by five years
May 30, 2016 10:22A court in Bahrain has extended the jail term of prominent religious leader Sheikh Ali Salman, who is the secretary general of the country’s main opposition bloc, by five years.
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Muslims in Turkey demand right to pray at Hagia Sophia
May 28, 2016 12:06Muslims in the Turkish city of Istanbul have gathered in front of the world-famous Hagia Sophia mosque which has been turned into a museum in the city of Istanbul, demanding prayer rights inside the building and its restoration as a place of Muslim worship.
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Belgian minister to be prosecuted over anti-Muslim jibe
May 07, 2016 11:39A number of Belgians have brought a criminal case against Interior Minister Jan Jambon over his 'offensive comments about Muslims' following Daesh terror attacks in Brussels.
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Bulgarian town bans Muslim veil
Apr 28, 2016 09:50A Bulgarian town that is home to a Roma minority practising Islam has banned Islamic face veils in public for the first time in the country.