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		Global Nonviolence: Bahraini regime is targeting the Shia majority excessively
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
April 25, 2016
Global Nonviolence: Bahraini regime is targeting the Shia majority excessively
						The Global Nonviolence Organization condemned abusive practices committed by ‘despotic Bahraini regime against the Shiite majority in the country’, asking the international community to stop the shameful blind eye about what is happening in that State from the ongoing violations…					
				
			
		‘Animal rights’ campaigners urge Germans to put pork in Halal sections of supermarkets
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
April 21, 2016
‘Animal rights’ campaigners urge Germans to put pork in Halal sections of supermarkets
						encouraging Germans to place pork in the Halal sections of supermarkets   Campaigners on social media are encouraging Germans to place pork in the Halal sections of supermarkets, citing the unethical killing of animals. But although the activists say the…					
				
			
		Nigerian Army arrests 3 Boko Haram commanders, rescue 1,275 persons in Borno
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
April 21, 2016
Nigerian Army arrests 3 Boko Haram commanders, rescue 1,275 persons in Borno
						three suspected Boko Haram commanders and rescued 1, 275 hostages after a joint clearance operation with Cameroon troops   The Nigerian Army said it had apprehended three suspected Boko Haram commanders and rescued 1, 275 hostages after a joint clearance…					
				
			
		Windsor teacher threatened for wearing a hijab
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
April 21, 2016
Windsor teacher threatened for wearing a hijab
						three young children were traumatized as their mother was threatened and verbally abused by a stranger   A Windsor teacher whose three young children were traumatized as their mother was threatened and verbally abused by a stranger, simply for wearing…					
				
			
		Mosque vandalized in Kansas, damages estimated at $500
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
April 20, 2016
Mosque vandalized in Kansas, damages estimated at $500
						A mosque in west Wichita, Kansas State, was vandalized over the weekend when someone tagged the building near Kellogg and West Street with graffiti.     A mosque in west Wichita, Kansas State, was vandalized over the weekend when someone…					
				
			
		Islam in Cuba – from Christianity to Islam
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
April 18, 2016
Islam in Cuba – from Christianity to Islam
						Spanish Photographer Joan Alvado’s photo series, “Cuban Muslims,” focuses on the lives of those who have reverted to Islam.   Spanish Photographer Joan Alvado’s photo series, “Cuban Muslims,” focuses on the lives of those who have reverted to Islam. “When…					
				
			
		University of California Plans Islamophobia Forum
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
April 18, 2016
University of California Plans Islamophobia Forum
						The University of California, Riverside, professors and students are holding a forum to counter Islamophobia, where they will discuss recent anti-Muslim vandalism on campus.       The University of California, Riverside, professors and students are holding a forum to…					
				
			
		Ottawa police investigate hate crime after Muslim school targeted with graffiti
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
April 18, 2016
Ottawa police investigate hate crime after Muslim school targeted with graffiti
						Ottawa police have launched a hate crime investigation after someone spray-painted messages on the wall of a Muslim elementary school in Ottawa overnight.     Ottawa police have launched a hate crime investigation after someone spray-painted messages on the wall…					
				
			
		Philippines Plans ‘Halal’ Project for Tourism
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
April 18, 2016
Philippines Plans ‘Halal’ Project for Tourism
						The Department of Tourism (DOT) in the Philippines is pushing for “halal consciousness” in the country’s tourist hubs as a way of inculcating respect for the Islamic religion and to attract more Muslim visitors.   The Department of Tourism (DOT)…					
				
			
		Army Attack Leaves Nigerian Shiite Leader Near-Blind
		
			
			
				
				 
		
	
April 17, 2016
Army Attack Leaves Nigerian Shiite Leader Near-Blind
						 Nigeria’s Shiite Muslims has been left near-blind and underwent several operations to remove bullets   The detained leader of Nigeria’s Shiite Muslims has been left near-blind and underwent several operations to remove bullets from when he was shot in an…