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West and the Muslim world
Religion is one, but not the only reason, why the Muslim world is so unsettled at this time
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Far-right group holds anti-Islam rally in Melbourne
The protest was organised by the The True Blue Crew, an anti-immigration group in Australia
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France's top court to rule on burkini ban
The ruling, due at 1300 GMT is likely to set a precedent for around 30 French towns which have banned the burkini
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Dutch far-right party says it will ban mosques, Quran
The PVV says it will reverse the "Islamisation" of the country with a range of measures including closing the...
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Malaysian rapper freed after being held for insulting Islam
He was being investigated for defiling a place of worship, with the intention of insulting religion
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French Muslim body to meet with govt on burkini ban
French Council of the Muslim Faith 'is concerned over the direction the public debate is taking'
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Canada police allow women officers to wear hijab
Move hopes to boost recruitment of Muslim women in police force
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Malaysian rapper detained for 'insulting Islam'
Malaysia generally practises a moderate brand of Islam but religious tensions have simmered in recent years
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German interior minister calls for partial burqa ban
Germany's interior minister made the comments after a meeting with regional counterparts from his conservative party
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Hafiz Saeed outcast from Islam: Indian seminary
it is mandatory for all Muslims to keep away from him and his ideology, edict states
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Most Islamic State recruits know next to nothing about Islam
The extremist group targets people who have little knowledge of Islam
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Building bridges in an uncomfortable time
Literalists believe Islam is under threat and must be defended by drawing boundaries firmly around the faith
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Uproar over French resort burqini ban
The issue comes at a highly sensitive time for relations with Muslims in France after two attacks linked to the IS
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Canadian killed by police converted to Islam after troubled childhood
Aaron Driver was a good kid who went down a dark path and couldn't find the light again
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‘We will cut all of your heads off’: Texas mosque threatened by 'US Army veteran'
Man calls for another Christian crusade against Muslims in his country
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Fanatics are all the same
Two Turkish women interjected that my wife should be wearing a bikini because this was a swimming pool
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France has shut around 20 mosques since December
There is no place ...for those who call for and incite hatred in prayer halls or in mosques: France interior minister
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Wrong to identify Islam with violence: Pope Francis
'If I speak of Islamic violence, I have to speak of Catholic violence. Not all Muslims are violent' Pope Francis...
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German police raid mosque and apartments in crackdown on Salafists
The total number of sympathisers is now seen at 8,900, up from 7,000 at the end of 2014, German officials have said
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Backwardness of the Muslim world
Many in the Muslim world, alienated with their environment, are choosing the “exit” option
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Islam does not pose threat to Buddhism, reveals Myanmar census
Muslims make up just over two per cent of Myanmar's population, government census figures showed
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Suicide bombing 'haraam' but permitted as war tactic by many scholars: Zakir Naik
Hindutava leader also announces 5 million rupee bounty on Zakir Naik’s head
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German teachers stage walkout after Muslim pupil refuses to shake hands with female staff
This is not the first time a Muslim has refused to shake hands with the opposite sex at a European school
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Ramazan: Mosques and markets
We look at contrasting aspects of night life in Karachi during the month of Ramazan
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Muslim doctor 'shot and stabbed' outside Texas mosque
Victim was assaulted by at least three attackers, who had covered their faces with masks
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Live, let live and leave it to God to judge
Muslim leaders must be more proactive in harnessing a peaceful vision of the Holy Quran
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Did Irrfan Khan really criticise Islamic practices?
Watch video and decide because what he actually said makes a lot of sense
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Swiss court fines Muslim man for blocking daughters' swimming lessons
Last year, the parents were sentenced by a lower court for refusing to allow their daughters go to school
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American elections and Muslims
In this tough international environment, there is no other option for Muslim countries than to reform
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Pig's head left outside Quebec City mosque with 'bon appétit' note
Islamic cultural centre of Quebec City was also target of xenophobic messages, vandalism in 2014
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15 pictures of Ramazan being observed around the world
During the holy month, Muslims abstain from food and drink from dawn until sunset
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Pakistan’s true ideology
Equality, protection of political, religious and economic rights were the foundation stones of Pakistan’s ideology
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Orlando, Islam and the West
Donald Trump has made no secret of his dislike of Islam and the migration to the US of the members of this faith
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Bulgaria imposes niqab ban in public places
Latvia in a similar move, also plans to ban niqabs and burqas calling it a ‘preventive measure’
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To be Muslim in Trump’s America
There are no points for guessing who looks like the enemy today for many Americans
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Muslim cleric who wants death penalty for homosexuals leaves Australia
Sekaleshfar said in 2013 that death penalty should be carried out for homosexuals who engaged in sodomy
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In Louisville, Ali seen as face of 'real Islam'
'With the stuff going on these days, most of the time, you see in the media there's a bad image of Muslims'
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America and Muslim world politics
Given Pakistan’s geographical position, it could influence social, economic and political progress of Muslim societies
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For Allah, China and Marx: theological mix for young imams
'Marxism and religion don't contradict each other, other theories can help us better understand our own faith'
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Largest US Muslim center targets spike in Islamophobia
Islamophobia haunts the Muslims of Lanham, Maryland as the country's divisive election campaign fuels fears
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Inter-faith dialogue: Speakers stress need to highlight commonalities
Hungry has a long history of interaction with Islam and Muslims, that dates back to more than 1,000 years
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China building Muslim theme park to promote state-sanctioned version of Islam
The Hui Muslims are treated more favourably than the Uighurs in the Chinese society
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How Christianity and Islam took over the world, in 90 seconds
Historians might have much to complain considering the video depicts gross exaggerations
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Ahead of Ramazan, UK Muslim charity seeks to portray Islam in positive light through buses
Islamic Relief hopes the campaign across five major cities in UK will help to 'change the negative climate'
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Muslim girl sent home by school in France over long skirt
Headteacher says garment is 'ostentatious religious symbol'
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Using angel, devil emojis is forbidden in Islam, says Muslim preacher
Akkari says the angel with a halo is a Christian interpretation of the entity and therefore 'haram'
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Swedish politician 'steps down over virulent anti-Islam posts'
Karlsson allegedly threatened to carry out a suicide bombing against a mosque
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Most Pakistanis want Islam to be the basis of country’s legislation: report
16 % say legislation should follow Islam but not strictly adhere to it; 2 % in favour of not be influenced by religion
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Germany's right-wing AfD shifts to anti-Islam platform
Storch says her party would call for ban on minarets, muezzins' calls to prayer and full-face veils for women
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Halting 'radical Islam' must be a top US priority, says Donald Trump
"Containing the spread of radical Islam must be a major foreign policy goal of the United States," says the Republican