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Police raid mosques, flats across Germany as government bans militant group
A spokeswoman for the ministry described the 'True Religion' organisation as a mobilizing network for Islamic State
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Israel PM backs bill to limit Azan
Israel's population is roughly 17.5 percent Arab, most of them Muslim
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British 'sharia courts' under scrutiny
The first sharia court appeared in London in 1982 under the government of Margaret Thatcher
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Tunisian minister sacked after Saudi remarks
The minister publicly suggested the conservative form of Islam practised in Saudi Arabia had links to extremism
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Starbucks accused of 'promoting Islam' with new cups
Starbucks revealed its new green cup ahead of Election Day in an attempt to unify the country
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Four mosques closed in France for spreading ‘radical ideology’
There are some 2,500 mosques and prayer halls in France
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US Muslim vote
Journey of this season’s political campaigns has been more analogous to a soap opera than a US presidential election
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Indonesian woman caned for standing too close to boyfriend
The woman was brought to a stage outside a mosque after being escorted by two women and forced to kneel on the ground
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Cape Town's gay mosque provides rare haven
South Africa's 1996 constitution was the first in the world to protect homosexuals' rights
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Dutch lawmaker Wilders on mission to stop 'Islamisation'
Wilders wants to halt Muslim immigration, close mosques and ban the Quran
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Surveillance and self-surveillance
Apparently, anti-Muslim sentiment has become increasingly partisan within the US
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India’s Modi says 'triple talaq' divorce unjust
No injustice should be meted out to our mothers and sisters in name of religion or community, says Indian premier
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Historic Indian mosque agrees to lift ban on women
Women in India have been intensifying their campaigns to be allowed to enter religious sites
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Exhibit of rare Qurans seeks to restore Islam in US eyes
'At this time in our history, it's important that we do this, so that knowledge rather than ignorance can prevail'
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Video of woman chasing man who punched Muslim train passenger in London goes viral
Footage shows a white man smashing his victim's head against the glass
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'UK press regulator has given newspapers green signal to attack Muslims'
Channel 4 News presenter Fatima Manji alleges Independent Press Standards Organisation of discrimination
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White House plans community-based prevention of violent ideologies
Authorities blamed radical and violent ideologies as the motives for several terrorist attacks
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British Olympian misses victory parade for mosque visits
Gymnast Louis Smith previously appeared in a video mocking Islam
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National symbol of France could be woman in 'burqa': Hollande
There is a problem with Islam because it requires (holy) sites and recognition, claims French president
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In pictures: Ashura around the world
Shiites around the world take part in commemorations marking the mourning period of Ashura
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First grade Pakistani boy beaten on US school bus for 'being Muslim'
After years of discrimination the boy and his family left the US for Pakistan
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Saudi teen arrested for flirting with American woman online
He could face a five-year prison sentence and be forced to pay a fine as high as $800,000
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British Olympian apologises for 'mocking' Islam
Gymnast Louis Smith says he is “deeply sorry” for his behaviour
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US police chief criticised for ‘anti-Muslim’ Facebook posts
The police chief did not respond to inquiries when he was contacted
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Home Office urged to deport 'hate preacher' from United Kingdom
The American-born preacher describes himself as a “role model for young Muslims all around the world"
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Norway seeks ban on burqas in the classroom
Muslim women are rarely seen wearing such veils in Norway, let alone in schools
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Drunk UK nurse assaulted Muslim taxi driver over women's rights
Nurse has pleaded guilty to religiously aggravated common assault
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Germany's finance minister urges Muslim residents to develop a liberal, tolerant, ‘German Islam'
Almost 1 million migrants from the Middle East and Africa, came to Germany last year
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Indian ‘atheist’ held for criticising Islam on social media
Tarak Biswas, 32, was arrested after he re-posted a critique of Islam on Facebook
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Muslim woman quits job after being told to shake hands with male colleagues
Fardous el Sakka says she prefers to put her hand over her heart and bow when greeting men
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Egyptian MP backs burqa ban, terms garment 'un-Islamic'
The Egyptian parliament debated a ban on full face veils in public places and government buildings in March
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Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker asks for dismissal of hate speech case
Wilders faces fine of up to €7,400 and year in jail for discrimination and inciting racism for televised 2014 remarks
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Sunni Islam riven anew by ancient dispute
The exclusion of Salafis at a gathering that sought to define Sunnism has provoked outrage
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Muslim woman told to leave German eatery 'for not removing veil'
The restaurant manager was subsequently subject to criticism on the restaurant's Facebook page
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Hijab stores accused of promoting extremism in Germany
Hijab stores in Germany have been making headlines after reports that they serve as stepping stones to extremism
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Five sentenced over Corsica 'burkini' clashes
The violence prompted the mayor of the village to ban the Islamic burkini swimsuit
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Britain's Sayeeda Warsi wants to reinvent Islam as an 'English' faith
Lady Warsi believes that an inclusive sense of national identity can bond all communities together
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Austrian Cardinal fears an 'Islamic conquest' of Europe
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn 'prays to God to have mercy on Europe's Christian heritage'
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Sunni leader defends Saudi hosting of Islam’s holiest sites
Khamenei’s statement is part of years old Iranian wish to handle holy sites itself, says Maulana Fazalur Rehman Khalil
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Hajj nears climax for world's Muslims
The numbers are down this year because of the absence of 64,000 Iranians over tensions with Saudi Arabia
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What the Muslim 'youth bulge' means for the world
Being the primary form of political expression for Muslim youth does not make Islam the primary cause of violence
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NFL quarterback denies rumours of converting to Islam
The 49ers quarterback said the rumours were rooted Islamophobia
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Hollande prepares for re-election; says lslam can co-exist with secularism
Hollande rejected calls by conservatives for the state to ban the burkini, saying it would be 'unconstitutional'
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France's secular laws can accommodate Islam: Hollande
Nothing in the idea of secularism opposes the practice of Islam in France, provided it respects the law, says Hollande
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Iranians are 'not Muslims', says top Saudi cleric
Remarks come a day after Iran's Khamenei said Muslim world should challenge Saudi management of two holiest sites
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UN rights chief slams 'demagogues' Trump and Wilders
Last month, PVV launched its campaign platform vowing to 'close mosques, Islamic schools and ban the Quran' if elected
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Time for introspection in the Muslim world
Other than the cognitive wedge in Muslim world, there are many other exogenous factors responsible for its dire strait
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Reconciling Islamic ethics and practices
Ethics may be defined as the set of moral principles that help us distinguish between right and wrong
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British backpacker's funeral to include reading from Holy Quran
Victim’s mother says Holy Quran will be recited to counter the 'misrepresentation' of her killing as act of...
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Self-destructive
Come November, America will see if sanity can ‘trump’ fear and paranoia