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UN team unearths 12 mass graves in Iraq probe of ISIS crimes

UN team unearths 12 mass graves in Iraq probe of ISIS crimes

A UN team investigating the atrocities in Iraq has excavated 12 mass graves and is collecting witness accounts that could be used in Iraqi and other national courts, according to a UN report seen by AFP on Monday.    …
Durham church criticized for offering to cover crosses and host Muslim prayers

Durham church criticized for offering to cover crosses and host Muslim prayers

A Darlington church is coming under fire after offering to cover up crosses and allow Muslims to say prayers in its building.     A Darlington church is coming under fire after offering to cover up crosses and allow Muslims…
5,000 ISIS terrorists amassed in Afghanistan: Russia

5,000 ISIS terrorists amassed in Afghanistan: Russia

Russia’s top intelligence official has warned that thousands of militants belonging to an ISIS affiliate and with battle experience in Syria have converged in areas in northern Afghanistan bordering post-Soviet Central Asian republics.   Russia’s top intelligence official has warned…
Scholars highlight Islamophobia in Netherlands

Scholars highlight Islamophobia in Netherlands

A group of scholars and lawyers have drawn attention to rising Islamophobic tendencies in the Netherlands.      A group of scholars and lawyers have drawn attention to rising Islamophobic tendencies in the Netherlands.  In a book titled Target Mosque…
Tajikistan President: ISIS being shifted to Afghanistan to target central Asian nations

Tajikistan President: ISIS being shifted to Afghanistan to target central Asian nations

International terrorist organizations like ISIS want to turn the republics of Central Asia into religious states, trying by all means to seize power.    International terrorist organizations like ISIS want to turn the republics of Central Asia into religious states,…
Refugee crisis: Staggering rise of displaced people in the world

Refugee crisis: Staggering rise of displaced people in the world

As of 2017, more people have been forced by violence and conflict to flee their homes than live in the U.K. or France.     As of 2017, more people have been forced by violence and conflict to flee their…
Austrian lawmaker wears headscarf in protest at hijab ban

Austrian lawmaker wears headscarf in protest at hijab ban

An Austrian lawmaker has worn a headscarf during her address against a controversial bill that prohibits primary school girls across the country from wearing hijab — Muslim women’s modest clothing.     An Austrian lawmaker has worn a headscarf during…
Death row inmate denied medical care in Bahrain

Death row inmate denied medical care in Bahrain

An imprisoned Bahraini political activist, who is on the Manama regime’s death row and could be executed at any time, has reportedly been denied appropriate healthcare and pain-relief medication.     An imprisoned Bahraini political activist, who is on the…
Irish Foreign Ministry condemns increasing repression of freedoms in Bahrain

Irish Foreign Ministry condemns increasing repression of freedoms in Bahrain

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Covini condemned the growing repression of freedoms in Bahrain, citing restrictions on fundamental freedoms in recent years, including freedom of opinion and expression.     Irish Foreign Minister Simon Covini condemned the growing repression of freedoms…
Official: Bomb blast in western Afghanistan kills two

Official: Bomb blast in western Afghanistan kills two

An Afghan official says that a bomb blast in the western province of Herat has killed at least two people, including a child.     An Afghan official says that a bomb blast in the western province of Herat has…
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