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From hope to despair, life goes on for the Rohingya

Nearly 350 inmates of a camp in Delhi are caught in the BJP-AAP political war

The Hindu

Exploitation, addiction and slavery among Pakistan’s street children

Photojournalist Paddy Dowling reports from Lahore, where a British charity working with partners on the ground is providing a lifeline for the most vulnerable children in Pakistan

The Independent UK

Afghanistan: one year on — starvation, women in hiding and children married off to pay for food

A year ago today, Afghanistan fell to the Taliban. The economy has since collapsed, child marriage is rife and women can’t work. Oliver Marsden reports from Kabul

Evening Standard

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Poverty pushing Afghan families to sell young girls into marriage

August 15 marks one year since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. Since then the economy has spiralled into decline and families are increasingly resorting to selling young girls into forced marriages.

France 24

Australian Muslims 'devastated' by Saudi Arabia's new Hajj pilgrimage lottery

As 1 million Muslims prepare to make the journey of a lifetime to visit Islam's holiest sites, the Saudi government makes a surprise announcement devastating Muslim communities across Australia and the Western world.

ABC News

Why the Lady of Heaven film is dividing Muslim opinion

Following picketing by Muslim groups, leading UK cinema chain Cineworld cancelled all screenings of blockbuster film, The Lady of Heaven. Produced in Britain, this historical epic tells the story of Fatima, the daughter of the Prophet Muhammed.

The Conversation

London Ambulance call handler helps deliver baby on phone after young dad “freaks out”

A young father who had to help his wife deliver their baby at home after she arrived unexpectedly has praised the 999 call handler for her help.

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Leeds lawyer and imam sacked as UK government advisor after backing calls to get film banned

Qari Asim has backed calls for banning the controversial film 'The Lady of Heaven', which is about the Prophet Mohammed's daughter

Leeds Live

The Lady of Heaven: ‘Blasphemous’ British film banned in Morocco

Country’s Supreme Ulema Council said film was a ‘flagrant falsification of the established facts’ of Islam

The Independent UK

'Cinemas must stand firm against mobs' plea to ban movies and shut down free speech'

Columnist Saira Khan says venues like Cineworld shouldn’t jeopardise democracy by caving in to protestors who are intolerant to religion and aim to block freedom of speech

Daily Mirror

Cineworld pulls 'blasphemous' film following protests outside Bolton cinema

The cinema chain confirmed it will no longer be taking bookings for The Lady of Heaven

Manchester Evening News

The Lady of Heaven producer says that protests are 'massive, massive publicity for the film'

He has spoken out about the protests that have seen the film pulled from some cinemas.

Leeds Live

‘Lady of Heaven’ producer ‘receives death threats’ as movie pulled from cinemas

Malik Shlibak says he has been called an ‘infidel’ on Twitter

The Independent UK

‘Blasphemy’ protesters force Cineworld to drop film about prophet Muhammad’s daughter

‘We have a right not to be insulted,’ demonstrator claims as Cineworld fears for workers’ safety

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Cineworld pulls film about daughter of Prophet Muhammad after protests

Protestors described the film, portraying three of Islam’s most prominent figures, as ‘blasphemous’

Daily Mirror

Cineworld pulls 'blasphemous' £12m film about Prophet Muhammad's daughter after protests

Hundreds of demonstrators turned out in Bradford, Bolton, Birmingham and Sheffield to picket Cineworld theatres following screenings of 'The Lady of Heaven' over the weekend

The Independent UK

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, powerful Vatican prelate, dies at 94

Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a once-powerful Italian prelate who long served as the Vatican's No. 2 official, has died

The Guardian - AU

‘The best day’: Afghan women’s football team find back of the net and rediscover joy

The group of women are finally back where they belong on a pitch and enjoying their football after resettling in Melbourne

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Liverpool Echo

Women not allowed to play football have 'dream come true' in Liverpool

One Liverpool football team gives women an escape from feeling 'isolated and overwhelmed'

Reuters

With tears and uncertainty, locals leave earthquake-hit Azores island

With no idea when they might return, a retired couple had their picture taken outside their beloved house before leaving Sao Jorge, an island in Portugal's Azores that is bracing for disaster following a series of small earthquakes.

The Independent UK

‘We suffered for a long time to get an education’: The Taliban reopens schools, but not for all pupils

After promising to allow girls of all ages to attend school, the Taliban has now banned those aged 13 and above from returning, writes Susannah George

Newsroom.co.nz

What we're learning from the Cricket World Cup

A batting extravaganza, the rise of the international cricketing mum and frustration over tickets – Kristy Havill shares the highlights and lowlights of the CWC22 so far.

Daily Mirror

Axeman killed woman and maimed husband amid family feud after his daughter wed their son

Mohammed Yaqub Malik, 58, from Nelson, Lancashire, “lost control” during a rage-fuelled rampage with an axe killing mum-of-three Ishrat Ahmed and maiming her husband Afaq after his daughter's marriage to their son turned sour

The Hindu

Two FIRs registered against activist quashed

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday quashed two FIRs registered against activist Fatima of Thoothukudi in 2018 and 2021. In 2018, Ms. Fatima and 70 others held a protest, condemning

Al Jazeera

Two babies freeze to death in IDP camps in Syria’s Idlib

Freezing cold weather over the past two weeks has swept Idlib, home to almost two million displaced Syrians.

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