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Joint Niger-Chad troops kill 38 Boko Haram terrorists
September 19, 2016
Joint Niger-Chad troops kill 38 Boko Haram terrorists
At least 38 militants from the Boko Haram Takfiri terrorist group have been killed in joint military operations by troops from Niger and Chad in southeast Niger over the past week, officials say. At least 38 militants from…
Pentagon: ISIS information minister killed in US-led airstrike
September 19, 2016
Pentagon: ISIS information minister killed in US-led airstrike
The United States military says that ISIS’ information minister, who oversaw the Takfiri group’s propaganda, has been killed in a US-led airstrike. The United States military says that ISIS’ information minister, who oversaw the Takfiri group’s propaganda, has…
Anti-Muslim incidents on rise in US
September 18, 2016
Anti-Muslim incidents on rise in US
The US is experiencing a spike in anti-Muslim crimes and mosques are one of the prime targets, according to civil rights activists within the Muslim American community. The US is experiencing a spike in anti-Muslim crimes and mosques…
Georgian Muslims demand new mosque from government
September 18, 2016
Georgian Muslims demand new mosque from government
The Muslim community in Georgia´s Black Sea resort of Batumi had been asking the authorities to build a second mosque for many years. The Muslim community in Georgia´s Black Sea resort of Batumi had been asking the authorities…
EU, rights groups urge Bahrain to end crackdown on dissidents
September 18, 2016
EU, rights groups urge Bahrain to end crackdown on dissidents
The EU and the 35-member UN Human Rights Council have urged Bahrain to end its heavy-handed crackdown on political dissent. The EU and the 35-member UN Human Rights Council have urged Bahrain to end its heavy-handed crackdown on…
Man arrested over assault on pregnant woman who lost her baby
September 18, 2016
Man arrested over assault on pregnant woman who lost her baby
Police arrested the racist attacker, whose assault on a pregnant woman led to the death of her unborn child. Police arrested the racist attacker, whose assault on a pregnant woman led to the death of her unborn child.…
Suspect in 9/11 anniversary arson attack on Florida mosque arrested
September 17, 2016
Suspect in 9/11 anniversary arson attack on Florida mosque arrested
A man suspected of starting the fire that heavily damaged the Islamic Center in Fort Pierce, Florida has been arrested. A man suspected of starting the fire that heavily damaged the Islamic Center in Fort Pierce, Florida has…
Free Quran translations handed out in Sweden
September 15, 2016
Free Quran translations handed out in Sweden
The International Institute for Sciences and Culture handed out free translations of the Quran in different languages among refugees in Sweden. The International Institute for Sciences and Culture handed out free translations of the Quran in different languages…
Muslim woman set on fire on New York’s Fifth Avenue in possible hate crime
September 15, 2016
Muslim woman set on fire on New York’s Fifth Avenue in possible hate crime
A Muslim woman wearing traditional garments had her clothes set on fire by a man with a lighter as she shopped on a crowded New York City street over the weekend, police said Monday. A Muslim woman wearing…
Muslim clerics in Kenya want Eid al-Adha to be an official holiday
September 14, 2016
Muslim clerics in Kenya want Eid al-Adha to be an official holiday
Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) national chairperson Prof Abulghafur El-Busaidy led other leaders in calling on the government to incorporate Eid al-Adha and Eid-ul Fitr events as public holidays. Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) national chairperson…