'I Can't Take This Any More:' Rohingya Muslims Flee Myanmar In New Surge
ReutersA fresh wave of Rohingya refugees fled to Bangladesh on Monday, many citing concerns over starvation and violence by government forces.
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Taj Mahal Dropped from Tourism Booklet of Uttar Pradesh
Al JazeeraConservative Indian authorities have excluded the Taj Mahal as a major tourist destination in Uttar-Pradesh, targeting the monuments Muslim era inspiration and architecture.
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Hate Crimes Targeting Mosques More Than Double in a Year
ITVHarassment, vandalism, and hate crimes against Muslims in general have doubled in the past year according to police records in the UK.
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What Killed the Promise of Muslim Communism?
The New York TimesProfessor Sidel from the London School of Economics and Political Science takes a look at how Communism failed to take a hold across various Muslims states.
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Brussels Exhibit Tackles Islam in City Scarred by Terror
The Philadelphia TribuneThe “Islam. It’s Also Our history” exhibition in Brussels was recently installed to showcase the cultural, scientific, and historic contributions to civilization in the wake of a string of terror attacks.
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Women Are Playing Today, and Leading Tomorrow
The New York TimesThe example of Hajar Abulfazl from Afghanistan shows us that in societies hindered by cultural patriarchies, women can enter social life through sport and still honor Islam.
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Restructuring: Islamic group, MURIC, Seeks Six Reliefs for Nigerian Muslims
Premium TimesThe Muslim Rights Concern of Nigeria proposes 6 new legal reforms to ease the quality of life for Muslims, from expanding recognized holidays to changing photo-ID laws.
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Windsor Residents Roll Up Sleeves, Paint Over Anti-Islamic Graffiti
CBC NewsTo combat hatred and division in their communities, Jon Liedtke and Ahmed Khalifa have taken to cover up anti-Islamic slurs and insults painted across town.
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Christianity and Islam in Dialogue- Forget ″them and us″!
Qantara In a wonderful analysis from Professor Alexander Goerlach of Harvard University, we must refuse the narrative of “them versus us” in Western and Muslim dialogues to truly build successful, strong communities.
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Q&A: Kyrgyzstan's President on Democracy, Islam, and Being Friends with Putin
Time MagazineIn a Q&A session with President Atambayev, we find that the Central Asian country’s ambition is to communicate the peaceful nature of Islam whilst combating the rise of radicalization.
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RM75,000 Donation Drive to Help Persecuted Muslim Scholar
The Malaysian InsightThe Freedom Fund has started a campaign to raise money to free Dr Ahmad Farouk Musa in Malaysia who is being held on illiberal charges regarding his speeches on religion.
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‘Legends’ Star Shatters Stereotypes with Muslim Superhero
APActress Tala Ashe is excited to be debuting a Muslim-American superhero in “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” to combat stereotypes and prejudices against Muslims in the U.S.
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India May Allow Female Haj Pilgrims to Travel Without Male Guardian
ReutersThe Indian government has ruled that women over the age of 45 traveling to Mecca for the Islamic pilgrimage will no longer need a male guardian accompanying them.
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Malaysia's Royals Call for Religious Tolerance in Rare Public Intervention
ReutersTo maintain harmony and unity, members from Malaysia’s royalty made a public appearance to to denounce the opening of Muslim-only launderettes.
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Jihadi Brides, Dating and Identity: British Muslim Women Speak Out
Reuters“The Thing I Would Tell You,” a compilation of essays, short stories, and poems from British Muslim women aims to undermine the Islamophobic narrative of Islam being misogynistic.
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Indian Child Brides Sold in 'Package Deals' to Men from Gulf States
ReutersIndian authorities have begun cracking down on sexual tourism efforts from Indian traffickers that are falsely legitimized by for-profit witnesses to marriage.
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PBS to Film the Christian Comedian from Charleston With a Large Muslim Following
CharlestonSceneCharleston native and comedian Jeremy McLellan has gained a large Muslim fan base, performing for Muslim Students’ Association audiences on university campuses and undertaking a comedy tour of Pakistan.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal of Case on Expired Travel Ban
The New York TimesBecause of the Travel Ban’s expiration, the Supreme Court has reversed a challenging appeal from Richmond, VA addressing the constitutionality of the Travel Ban.
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Swiss to hold Referendum on Banning Face-Covering Garments
APThe Swiss government has set forward a proposal to have a referendum on whether or not to ban face-covering garments such as the Burqa or Niqab.
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Muslim Activist Named MacArthur Genius
The Chicago TribuneIn practice of Islam, Rami Nashashibi has taken to improve the quality of life of inner-city Chicago residents by helping ex-inmates reintegrate into life through jobs, housing, and measures as specific as having liquor stores make fresh fruit available.
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Steve Bannon on Muslim Brotherhood Designation
ABC NewsSteve Bannon predicts President Trump will soon name the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization and move the U.S. embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.
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How the Teachings of Islam Could Help us Prevent More Sexual Abuse Scandals
Independent UKIn light of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault allegations, a look into Islamic laws and rulings on the fair and just treatment of women could help us prevent such wrongdoings.
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In Belgium, Arguments About Islam Grow Louder
The EconomistAfter Imam Sewif’s expulsion from Belgium, Flemish politicians have taken a sharper role in attempting to root out terrorism and links to extremism in the country,
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German Official’s Proposal for Muslim Holidays Gets Rejected
APInterior Minister Thomas de Maiziere faced backlash from fellow members of the center-right Christian Democrats after commenting that Islamic holidays could become public holidays in heavily Muslim areas of Germany.
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