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Lost generation of Rohingya kids face a bleak future
Aug 01, 2019 16:40The boy’s eyes lit up when he talked about his dream of becoming a doctor. Seven-year-old “Mohammad” is a Rohingya Muslim from Myanmar. I met him at a learning center at a refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in early July 2019. After sharing his aspirations, Mohammed quickly remembered reality. “I know my dreams will never come true,” he said with a faint smile.
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UN: Army, Buddhists committing war crimes in western Myanmar
Jul 03, 2019 12:11United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur to Myanmar says its security forces and rebels are committing human rights violations against civilians in the country’s west that may amount to new war crimes.
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Sri Lanka’s Muslims bloodied by Buddhist extremists
Jun 28, 2019 12:14Sri Lanka has become more fragile, fractured and polarized following the Easter Sunday bomb attacks last April as the country’s Muslims are harassed and subjected to violence by mobs of Sinhala Buddhists who form the majority of the island’s population.
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Anger as Christchurch mosque attacker pleads not guilty
Jun 14, 2019 07:30The man accused of shooting dead 51 Muslim worshipers in the Christchurch mosque attacks in March has pleaded not guilty to all charges leveled against him.
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Austria's parliament approves ban on Muslim headscarves at primary schools
May 17, 2019 07:34Austrian parliament has approved a law to ban Muslim girls from wearing headscarf in primary schools.
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Saudi scholar’s arrest in Sri Lanka sparks concerns of Wahhabi influence
May 12, 2019 08:21Authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested a Saudi-educated preacher over links with the suspected mastermind of bombings last month, throwing a spotlight on the role of Salafi-Wahhabi terrorism in South Asia.
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Muslims and the working class: France’s marginalized and natural Yellow Vest allies
May 03, 2019 16:51Yellow Vests and Muslims are the two largest groups in France which suffer from socioeconomic marginalization – and there is no doubt that they will be open political allies, eventually.
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Police in New Zealand’s Christchurch charge man with possession of explosives, other weapons
May 01, 2019 09:07Authorities in the city of Christchurch in New Zealand have charged a man detained earlier with the possession of explosives and other weapons, one and a half months after 50 Muslim worshipers were shot dead in two mosques in the same city.
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Deaths of inmates in Myanmar military prison spark outcry
Apr 26, 2019 13:42The deaths of three suspected Buddhist rebels in a military prison in Myanmar have sparked new fears about impunity for the country’s military.
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Iran-Iraq fraternity amidst floods, frightens common foes
Apr 20, 2019 12:16The region could be immune from the satanic plots of the US and other sworn enemies of Islam, only when the Muslim people of the region knit ranks and help each other in their hour of need.