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Anti-Muslim incidents on rise in US
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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…
Georgian Muslims demand new mosque from government
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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…
Suspect in 9/11 anniversary arson attack on Florida mosque arrested
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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. …
Bomb attack kills 25 in northwest Pakistan mosque
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September 17, 2016
Bomb attack kills 25 in northwest Pakistan mosque
At least 25 people have been killed and 30 more wounded in a bomb attack in a Pakistani mosque near…
UNESCO Director-General condemns the destruction of Bani Matar Mosque in Yemen
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September 5, 2016
UNESCO Director-General condemns the destruction of Bani Matar Mosque in Yemen
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has condemned the destruction of a 9th century mosque located in Bani Matar, Sana’a…
Muslim woman in headscarf stabbed to death in New York
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September 4, 2016
Muslim woman in headscarf stabbed to death in New York
In a suspected case of hate crime, a 60-year-old Muslim woman wearing a headscarf was brutally stabbed to death by…
German police probe vandalism & hatred after door to mosque gets bricked up
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August 30, 2016
German police probe vandalism & hatred after door to mosque gets bricked up
Unknown vandals have bricked up a door leading to a mosque in a small town in northeastern Germany, also putting…
Muslims vow to build bigger Toowoomba mosque – despite being firebombed twice
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August 30, 2016
Muslims vow to build bigger Toowoomba mosque – despite being firebombed twice
A new proposal will see the Garden City Mosque receive a $700,000 expansion and renovation after being ravaged by fire…
Anti-Muslim party making resurgence in Australia
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August 28, 2016
Anti-Muslim party making resurgence in Australia
An anti-Muslim party candidate, Pauline Hanson, wants to ban Muslim immigration, install security cameras in mosques and withdraw from the…
Georgia’s Lilburn mosque hopes to break ground next year
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August 27, 2016
Georgia’s Lilburn mosque hopes to break ground next year
Five years after federal intervention cleared the way for expansion of a Lilburn mosque; its members are preparing to make…