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Despite a long campaign of racist vilification and threats encouraging fear and hate against a planned mosque at Buchanan, New South Wales, Cessnock Council voted 6 to 4 to support the development.     Despite a long campaign of racist…

A government-commissioned report says the Nigerian army killed 348 Shia Muslims during an attack on a religious ceremony last year.     A government-commissioned report says the Nigerian army killed 348 Shia Muslims during an attack on a religious ceremony…

Authorities in Myanmar detained two Pakistan nationals for giving sermons at mosques in the commercial capital of Yangon.     Authorities in Myanmar detained two Pakistan nationals for giving sermons at mosques in the commercial capital of Yangon. The detentions…

The recent suicide attacks on Shia mosques in Dhaka and Saudi Arabia have forced law-enforcers across the country to tighten security at installations significant to the sect, but the supposedly pro-Muslim Uttar Pradesh government seems to have done the least…

Two men belonging to the Shiite Hazara community were martyred in gunfire on Quetta’s Sariab Road area on Monday, police sources said.     Two men belonging to the Shiite Hazara community were martyred in gunfire on Quetta’s Sariab Road…

Two months after the United Nations blacklisted a Saudi Arabia-led military coalition for killing children in Yemen, Riyadh has not provided enough proof that it should be permanently removed from the register, U.N. diplomatic sources said on Monday.    …

Pope Francis said on Sunday that it was wrong to identify Islam with violence and that social injustice and idolatry of money were among the prime causes of terrorism.     Pope Francis said on Sunday that it was wrong…

German vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel warned against alienating Saudi Arabia, a crucial player in the bid to end the Syrian war, with too much criticism.     German vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel warned against alienating Saudi Arabia, a crucial player…

An Adelaide mosque has been targeted by racist vandals, who have daubed the entrance to the building in swastikas and offensive slogans.     An Adelaide mosque has been targeted by racist vandals, who have daubed the entrance to the…

A Taliban truck bomb attack and gunfight at a foreign hotel in Kabul on Monday has reignited security concerns in the Afghan capital, despite no civilian casualties being reported.      A Taliban truck bomb attack and gunfight at a…