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 Leading poverty charity Oxfam has condemned the UK’s massive arms deals with Saudi Arabia, blasting the British government as “one of the most significant violators” of the international Arms Trade Treaty (ATT).     Leading poverty charity Oxfam has condemned…

A Malian jihadist has confessed to ordering the 2012 attacks on the fabled city of Timbuktu, becoming the first person to plead guilty at the world’s only permanent war crimes court.     A Malian jihadist has confessed to ordering…

 Mifflin County Commissioner Lisa Nancollas is in hot water with some of her constituents after a series of Facebook posts on Saturday afternoon.     Mifflin County Commissioner Lisa Nancollas is in hot water with some of her constituents after…

Almost 7,000 “Islamophobic” tweets were sent, in English, every day in July worldwide, data seen by the BBC suggests.     Almost 7,000 “Islamophobic” tweets were sent, in English, every day in July worldwide, data seen by the BBC suggests.…

Kuwait has launched procedures to have Interpol add the name of Shia MP Abdul Hamid Dashti to its list of wanted people.     Kuwait has launched procedures to have Interpol add the name of Shia MP Abdul Hamid Dashti…

A man suspected of sending a letter with a bomb threat to a mosque has been detained in Yorkshire, England, South Yorkshire Police said on Friday.     A man suspected of sending a letter with a bomb threat to…

Muslim students in an Alberta private school will be allowed to pray after a judge upheld a human rights decision that rejected school’s discrimination against them.      Muslim students in an Alberta private school will be allowed to pray…

Two hijab-clad Muslim-American women were at the receiving end of an alleged hate crime in Chicago on Thursday. A woman reportedly hurled abuses at the mother-daughter duo, spat at them and called them ‘ISIS’.     Two hijab-clad Muslim-American women…

Anjem Choudary, one of the most notorious hate preachers living in Britain, is facing jail after being found guilty of supporting ISIS.     Anjem Choudary, one of the most notorious hate preachers living in Britain, is facing jail after…

Myanmar authorities have recently decided to prevent Rohingya Muslim minority from teaching the Holy Qur’an and principles of the Islamic religion to their children, in an escalating move described by local observers as a risk to the future of the…