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Bangladesh ‘cafe attack planner killed’ in police raid

Bangladesh ‘cafe attack planner killed’ in police raid

Bangladeshi police say they have stormed a hideout near Dhaka and killed the suspected planner of the cafe attack last month that left 22 people dead.     Bangladeshi police say they have stormed a hideout near Dhaka and killed…
Georgia’s Lilburn mosque hopes to break ground next year

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 the new house of worship a reality.     Five years after federal intervention cleared the way for expansion of…
Royal Canadian Mounted Police allows Muslim officers to wear hijab

Royal Canadian Mounted Police allows Muslim officers to wear hijab

Muslim women can wear the hijab instead of Mountie headgear, a government spokesman said – a measure to encourage diversity and inclusion in the force.     Muslim women can wear the hijab instead of Mountie headgear, a government spokesman…
Islamophobia in England: Racist attack on Muslim families in Birmingham

Islamophobia in England: Racist attack on Muslim families in Birmingham

Relatives of a Muslim man murdered by a racist said they have been recent victims of race hate abuse.     Relatives of a Muslim man murdered by a racist said they have been recent victims of race hate abuse.…
Myanmar names Kofi Annan to head panel on Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar names Kofi Annan to head panel on Rohingya Muslims

Myanmar’s government has set up an advisory panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to find “lasting solutions” to the conflict in Rakhine state, where human rights groups have documented widespread abuses against the minority Rohingya Muslims.  …
Two bombs explode in southern Thailand, killing one and injuring at least 29

Two bombs explode in southern Thailand, killing one and injuring at least 29

One person was killed and at least 29 were wounded in Thailand after two bombs exploded in Pattani, a Muslim-dominated southernmost province, which is also the scene of an ongoing separatist conflict.     One person was killed and at…
German teachers stand up for Muslim student banned from wearing niqab at school

German teachers stand up for Muslim student banned from wearing niqab at school

 The German Education and Science Workers’ Union (GEW) has criticized a court decision that forbid a student in the city of Osnabruck from attending classes dressed in a niqab – veiled headwear attached to a full body covering.    …
Boko Haram militants kill 10, abduct 13 in Nigerian village

Boko Haram militants kill 10, abduct 13 in Nigerian village

The Takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group has invaded a village in Nigeria, killing at least ten people and abducting 13 others before burning down the entire village.     The Takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group has invaded a village in…
UK mosque sets up permanent food bank for homeless

UK mosque sets up permanent food bank for homeless

 Achieving huge success of the Christmas soup kitchen, a British Muslim charity cooperated with Birmingham Central Mosque to set up a permanent food bank to help the city homeless all year around.       Achieving huge success of the…
Oxfam: UK, Saudi Arabia violating Arms Trade Treaty

Oxfam: UK, Saudi Arabia violating Arms Trade Treaty

 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…
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