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Roadside bomb kills 12 Afghans including children, UN says

Roadside bomb kills 12 Afghans including children, UN says

The UN has condemned the killing of 12 Afghans, including eight children returning from school, by a roadside bomb in the country’s volatile east, the latest in a growing number of civilian casualties.     The UN has condemned the…
Pope Francis denies the existence of so-called ‘Islamic terrorism’

Pope Francis denies the existence of so-called ‘Islamic terrorism’

In an impassioned defense of all faiths, the leader of the Catholic Church argued religion promotes peace and the danger of radicalization exists in all religious beliefs.     In an impassioned defense of all faiths, the leader of the…
South Australia pulls funding for Islamic school

South Australia pulls funding for Islamic school

Islamic Foundation of South Australia has submitted a document of 166 pages to have the so-called Islamic College of South Australia funding revoked.     Islamic Foundation of South Australia has submitted a document of 166 pages to have the…
In Mosul orphanage, ISIS groomed child soldiers

In Mosul orphanage, ISIS groomed child soldiers

Children, aged from three to 16 and mostly Shia Muslims or minority Yazidis kidnapped during ISIS invasion to Mosul, were brainwashed and began referring to their own families as apostates after they were schooled in hard-line Sunni schools by the…
Saudi Arabia ‘purchasing offensive weapons’

Saudi Arabia ‘purchasing offensive weapons’

Military analysts at IHS Jane’s have revealed that Saudi Arabia and several other Western-backed Saudi-led Gulf countries are purchasing weapons suited for a more offensive military program in distant locations.     Military analysts at IHS Jane’s have revealed that…
Ayatollah Shirazi representative visits Islamic centers in the Netherlands

Ayatollah Shirazi representative visits Islamic centers in the Netherlands

Sheikh Mahdi Ma’ash, a representative of Ayatollah Shirazi, has traveled to the Netherlands to visit the Islamic centers in the European country.   Sheikh Mahdi Ma’ash, a representative of Ayatollah Shirazi, has traveled to the Netherlands to visit the Islamic…
Islamic dress business is growing – despite growing calls to ban the burqa

Islamic dress business is growing – despite growing calls to ban the burqa

An Australian hijab maker says business is growing despite negative publicity from politicians calling for a ban on the burqa.   An Australian hijab maker says business is growing despite negative publicity from politicians calling for a ban on the…
Human Rights Watch urges investigations over Saudi-airstrike on Yemeni school

Human Rights Watch urges investigations over Saudi-airstrike on Yemeni school

An unlawful attack, on Yemeni school, reinforces the urgent need for an international investigation into alleged laws-of-war violations in Yemen, an end to arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and the return of the coalition to the United Nations secretary-general’s “list…
Hillel and Islamic Society host event against Islamophobia

Hillel and Islamic Society host event against Islamophobia

Harvard Hillel and the Harvard Islamic Society hosted a presentation and panel discussion Monday, briefing attendees on Islamophobia at Harvard and around the United States.     Harvard Hillel and the Harvard Islamic Society hosted a presentation and panel discussion…
The United States used depleted uranium in Syria

The United States used depleted uranium in Syria

Officials have confirmed that the U.S. military, despite vowing not to use depleted uranium weapons on the battlefield in Iraq and Syria, fired thousands of rounds of the munitions during two high-profile raids on oil trucks in ISIS-held areas in…
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