Most Women in UK Who Have Islamic Wedding Miss Out on Legal Rights
The Guardian UKSeeing a social trend where many young Muslims opt for non-legal marriages, divorces become complicated and burdensome for women seeking rights and protections.
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Nigeria Police Say at least 50 Killed in Mosque Bombing
AP NewsA teenage suicide bomber attacked worshippers as they gathered for morning prayers Tuesday at a mosque in northeastern Nigeria, killing at least 50 people, police said, in one of the region’s deadliest assaults in years.
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Qatar Prince, Anti-Islam Site, Defamation Law and WordPress: The Future of Libel Litigation?
The Washington PostIn an ongoing, messy legal case where Qatari Prince Hamad bin Abdullah bin Khalifa is suing for libel and defamation of his name and reputation, concerns around the direction and application of law towards online content in the context of litigation are investigated.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the Painful Public Backlash to his Islam Conversion
Entertainment WeeklyAs a convert in the U.S. back in the ‘70s, basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recounts the public harassment he faced after his conversion to Islam.
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Myanmar Imposes Apartheid on Rohingya Muslims, Rights Body Says
Daily SabahMyanmar has subjected Muslim Rohingyas to long-term discrimination and persecution that amounts to dehumanizing apartheid, Amnesty International said.
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Sweden Democrat calls Muslims 'not completely human'
The Local SEAfter claiming religious Muslims ‘are not One hundred percent human,’ Martin Strid quit his membership with the Sweden Democratic party.
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Misunderstanding the Victims of the Sinai Massacre
The AtlanticClassifying Sufism as ‘tolerant’ and ‘peaceful’ Islam ignores a long history, implies that non-Sufi Muslims are intolerant, and creates a separation between ‘Islam’ and ‘Sufism’ that has historically not existed.
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Columbus the Islamophobe: An Untold Thanksgiving Story
AlterNetComing from a Europe filled with the desire for conquest, domination, and glory, two students analyze the overlooked Islamophobic sentiments and history that laid foundation for European colonial expansion.
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Don't Be Quick to Celebrate the Hijab-Wearing Barbie
ReutersCiting ‘racial capitalism’ as the motive for Barbie’s inclusion of a Hijab-wearing doll, Shenila Khoja-Moolji argues that the apparent move towards diversity could perhaps worsen the divide been Muslims and the West.
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Who are the Sufis Associated with the Mosque Attacked in Egypt?
MSNIn light of the attack killing over 230 in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, Samer Al-Atrush take a look at the factors that make the Sufi’s such a common target for radical Islamic terrorism.
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America is Running Out of Muslim Clerics. That’s Dangerous
Politico MagazineA dearth of trained imams in the United States has been further exacerbated by the aftermath of the travel ban and a rise in anti-Muslim attacks, and could potentially lead to community members relying on online sources for religious guidance.
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Hijab Barbie: Perfect Christmas Gift For Non-Muslim Parents Who Want to Stick it to Trump
USA TodayTo make a statement against President Trump’s Islamophobic and anti-Muslims rhetoric, both Muslims and non-Muslims alike can now buy a Hijab-wearing Barbie doll, a signpost to the integration of Muslims in the U.S.
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Video: Is Trump Slamming Door on Muslims' American Dream?
France 24France 24’s Jessica Le Masurier travelled to Detroit, Michigan, with cameraman Tom Pietrasik to meet Muslim Americans and find out if their reality matches the statistics of Muslims feeling unwelcome in a planned documentary.
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Anti-Muslim Online Surges Driven by Fake Accounts
The Guardian UKIn the past nine months, anti-Muslim websites and Twitter handles have doubled in terms of monthly visitors and followers, according to researchers at the anti-racist organization Hope Not Hate.
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