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		Muslim doctors serve Ohio needy
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 12, 2017
Muslim doctors serve Ohio needy
						As Islamophobia increases across the west, Muslim doctors at the Noor Community Clinic, aka Muslim Clinic of Ohio continue to serve the under-insured and under-served, an effort kicked off seven years ago.   As Islamophobia increases across the west, Muslim…					
				
			
		Belgium voices alarm over spread of Saudi-backed Wahhabism
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2017
Belgium voices alarm over spread of Saudi-backed Wahhabism
						Belgium has voiced concerns over the spread of Saudi-backed Wahhabism throughout the country and the rest of Europe.     Belgium has voiced concerns over the spread of Saudi-backed Wahhabism throughout the country and the rest of Europe. According to…					
				
			
		UN seeks $2.1 billion to stave Yemen off famine in 2017
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2017
UN seeks $2.1 billion to stave Yemen off famine in 2017
						The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen in 2017.     The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for…					
				
			
		HRW: ISIS used Mosul hospital as military base
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 9, 2017
HRW: ISIS used Mosul hospital as military base
						As the battle for Mosul unfolds, ISIS is regularly occupying medical facilities and placing civilians and staff there at risk of incoming attacks, according to Lama Fakih, the deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch said.     As…					
				
			
		UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 8, 2017
UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity
						The scale of violence against the Rohingya Muslims community in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is “revolting and unacceptable,” the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide said, underlining the Government’s responsibility to ensure that populations are protected.     The…					
				
			
		Bid to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia moves to High Court
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 8, 2017
Bid to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia moves to High Court
						Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says UK fighter jets and bombs sent to Saudi Arabia have been used in war against Yemen in which thousands have died.     Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says UK fighter jets and bombs…					
				
			
		Canadian officials visit Ayatollah Shirazi representative in Montreal
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 8, 2017
Canadian officials visit Ayatollah Shirazi representative in Montreal
						Claude Dauphin, President of La Sien Municipal Council, and Bryan Cunningham, Montreal police deputy manager visited Sheikh Salih Sebaweih, Ayatollah Shirazi’s representative in Canada, in the Iranian Islamic Center to express their condemnation over the terrorist attack on the Quebec…					
				
			
		Nine ‘JMB-Shibir men’ charged in Shia mosque attack
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 8, 2017
Nine ‘JMB-Shibir men’ charged in Shia mosque attack
						A Bogra court has taken into cognizance the charges pressed against nine militants for the gun attack on a Shia mosque in Bogra in 2015 that killed its muezzin.   A Bogra court has taken into cognizance the charges pressed…					
				
			
		UN: $50 million required to clear ISIS’ mines in Mosul
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 8, 2017
UN: $50 million required to clear ISIS’ mines in Mosul
						The United Nations says it costs as much as $50 million to remove all mines, explosive devices and booby traps left by the ISIS terrorist group in and around the Iraqi city of Mosul, as government forces and allies prepare…					
				
			
		Austria protesters denounce plans to ban full-face Muslim veils
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
February 6, 2017
Austria protesters denounce plans to ban full-face Muslim veils
						Defending what they say is a woman’s right to choose, some 3,000 people have marched through Austria’s capital, Vienna, to protest at government plans to ban full-face Muslim veils in public spaces.     Defending what they say is a…					
				
			 
				