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Rohingya Muslims and our responsibility
Dec 18, 2016 13:43A year after the exodus of Rohingya Muslims into the Andaman Sea, dubbed the Southeast Asian refugee crisis, the relentless persecution of the ethnic minority living in northern Rakhine State, Myanmar, continues unabated.
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Microsoft, IBM: We won't help build a Muslim registry
Dec 18, 2016 12:27Spokespeople from Microsoft and IBM say that their companies would not help create a registry of Muslims in the United States, an idea floated by President-elect Donald Trump.
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Indonesians take to streets to call for peace before Muslims rally
Nov 30, 2016 11:02People have taken to the streets in Indonesia to call for peace and unity ahead of an upcoming major rally by Muslims against the governor of the capital, Jakarta.
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US authorities searching for author of anti-Muslim letters
Nov 29, 2016 14:01US authorities say they are aggressively pursuing those behind a series of threatening letters sent to mosques in the state of California, but said the letters do not rise to the level of a hate crime.
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‘Myanmar armed, manipulated group of Rohingyas’
Nov 28, 2016 09:45A group in Europe advocating Rohingya Muslims says Myanmar’s military manipulated some members of the community into carrying out an attack on a border outpost back in October in order to legitimize a crackdown on the Muslims.
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Bangladesh to send back Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence
Nov 23, 2016 11:10Bangladeshi police have detained dozens of Rohingya refugees, including women and children, who have fled Myanmar's violence-ravaged Rakhine state.
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Violence has displaced 30k in Myanmar's Rakhine: UN
Nov 18, 2016 14:01The United Nations says violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state has left up to 30,000 people displaced since October.
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Millions of devotees marching towards Karbala for Arba’een rituals
Nov 18, 2016 10:53Millions of Muslims from across the world are marching towards the holy city of Karbala to perform the rituals of Arba’een, one of the most revered religious occasions on the Islamic calendar.
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Myanmar troops have killed 150 Rohingya Muslims, advocacy group says
Nov 16, 2016 14:32Myanmar's military has killed scores of Rohingya Muslims in its recent crackdown across the western state of Rakhine, a London-based advocacy group says.
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Police raid mosques across Germany
Nov 15, 2016 13:02German police have carried out more than 200 raids against mosques, apartments and offices across 10 federal states in search for suspected members of an alleged extremist group, officials say.