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UN hails ruling by French court to lift ban on burkinis
Aug 30, 2016 11:38The United Nations (UN) has welcomed a decision by a top French court to suspend a controversial ban on Muslim women’s full-body swimwear, known as burkini, saying such bans fuel religious intolerance in the country.
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Muslim women sue Paris restaurant owner for insults
Aug 30, 2016 09:08Two Muslim women have filed a complaint with French authorities after being described as “terrorists” and kicked out of a Paris restaurant for wearing headscarves.
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Sarkozy to change French constitution to ban burkini if elected president again
Aug 29, 2016 11:26Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has defended a controversial ban in France on Muslim women’s swimsuit, known as burkini, saying he would change the constitution to forbid wearing the garment nationwide if he is elected for another term as president.
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Paris restaurant owner refuses to serve Muslim women
Aug 29, 2016 06:10A video has emerged of a Paris restaurant owner chasing two Muslim women with headscarves out of his premises, calling them “terrorists.”
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French minister says banning burkinis unconstitutional
Aug 28, 2016 23:57French mayors are refusing to remove a ban on burkinis despite the country’s highest administrative court ruling them as illegal.
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France’s Council of State suspends ban on burkini
Aug 26, 2016 12:40France’s Council of State has suspended a controversial ban on Muslim women’s full-body swimsuit, known as burkini, which has stirred anger among Muslims and split government officials.
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Austria FM, politicians call for ban on full Hijab
Aug 18, 2016 14:54Conservative politicians in Austria have called for a ban to be imposed on Muslim women wearing full body Hijab in what many see as a mere imitation of similar Islamophobic moves in western European countries.
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American Muslims protest rising Islamophobia
Jul 24, 2016 13:31Hundreds of American Muslims and members of inter-faith organizations have staged a rally in the US capital to condemn terrorist attacks attributed to Muslims, as well as rising Islamophobia in the country.
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Srebrenica buries 127 victims of 1995 massacre victims
Jul 11, 2016 17:21The remains of 127 newly-found victims of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre have been buried more than 20 years after the carnage.
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Myanmar police arrest 5 in connection with mosque burning
Jul 05, 2016 11:34Police in Myanmar arrested five people Tuesday in connection with the recent burning down of a mosque in the northern state of Kachin.