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Islamic State’s genocide was not limited to killing and enslaving Yazidis, Christians and other communities − it also erased their heritage

August 2024 marks the 10-year anniversary of the Islamic State group’s genocide, in which thousands of people from Iraq’s marginalized communities, including Yazidis, Christians and Shiite Muslims, were killed in Iraq’s second-largest city, Mosul, and the surrounding areas.

The Conversation

Some are calling these far-right riots an outpouring of legitimate anger. They are not

There is a deep well of poison behind this racist violence. Those fuelling and perpetrating it must be held to account, writes anti-fascist researcher Joe Mulhall

The Guardian - UK

Proxy forces armed by Iran could take part in retaliation against Israel over Hamas leader's killing

As Iran threatens to respond to the suspected Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the regional militias that the Islamic Republic has armed for decades could play a role in any attack

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Tommy Robinson stokes far-right riots on social media from outside UK

Campaigners warn Robinson inflaming tensions while outside country and subject to arrest warrant

The Independent UK

How UK’s deep rooted Islamophobia problem stoked far-right riots

Anti-Muslim sentiment ‘simmering under the surface’ of British society, experts and religious groups warn

The Independent UK

Southport stabbing: What led to the spread of disinformation?

Disinformation about the suspect’s religion leads to a rise in Islamophobia and anti-migrant anger.

Al Jazeera

Agitators accused of Islamophobia for linking Southport attack to Muslims

Rioters attack local mosque in the town where children were killed amid a flurry of online misinformation.

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She became a mother after Islamic State captivity. A decade on, Yazidi community shuns her children

As the 10th anniversary of the Islamic State group's atrocities against Iraq's Yazidis approaches, a traumatized community is still in many ways convulsed by the legacy of the militants' onslaught

The Independent UK

Notorious UK Islamist Preacher Jailed For Life

A judge on Tuesday sentenced Anjem Choudary, one of the UK's most recognised radical Islamist preachers, to life jail after he was found guilty of directing a banned "terrorist organisation".

International Business Times

Notorious UK Islamist Preacher To Be Sentenced

Anjem Choudary, one of the UK's most recognised radical Islamist preachers, will be sentenced on Tuesday after being found guilty of directing a banned organisation and encouraging support for it online.

International Business Times

Radical Islamists raise millions to buy Scottish island for new 'homeland'

A RADICAL religious group has raised more than £3 million to buy an entire Scottish island, with the aim to create a closed community which…

The National (Scotland)

‘I will burn every single mosque’ - Muslim political group was inundated with racist abuse during election

Exclusive: The Muslim Vote is reporting racist and Islamophobic abusive messages received during the general election to the police

The Independent UK

The Yezidi genocide devastated Iraq’s community 10 years ago − but the roots of the prejudice that fueled it were much deeper

On the morning of Aug. 3, 2014, the Islamic State group launched a ruthless and swift campaign in Sinjar, in northwestern Iraq. The target was Yezidis: a monotheistic religious group whose members have long been persecuted.

The Conversation

How Muslim media saw Trump shooting

Beyond the familiar conspiracy theories, many commenters in the Arab world fear a new U.S. assault on Islam

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With mosque attack in quiet Oman, a fragmented Islamic State group aims to show it can still strike

This week's attack on a Shiite mosque in the capital stunned Oman, a quiet nation long spared militant violence

The Guardian - AU

Labor ‘clearly afraid’ of backlash after taking Islamic community for granted, Muslim Votes Matter says

Exclusive: Muslim voters are ‘grossly underrepresented at all levels of government’, Ghaith Krayem says

Salon

A new Middle East war? It's already here

So far, the US Navy can't defeat the pro-Palestinian Houthis of Yemen. A glance at their history helps explain why

Crikey

Payman saga proves politicians and journalists are weaponising religion without understanding it

What is the point of boasting support for the first hijabi woman in Parliament only to reject the very system of meaning that inspires her to wear the hijab?

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Paleo-Arabic inscription on rock was made by Prophet Muhammad's companion before he converted, study finds

The writing is only the second confirmed inscription whose attribution connects to Muhammad.

The Conversation

Hajj in extraordinary heat: what a scholar of Islam saw in Mecca

At least 1,300 people died because of scorching heat during the Hajj pilgrimage in June 2024. It’s not the first time that such a tragic incident hit the pilgrimage. More than a thousand were killed in a heat wave in 1985, and deaths due to stampedes and other crowd-related disasters…

International Business Times

Gambia MPs Back Report Upholding Genital Mutilation Ban

Gambian lawmakers on Monday approved a committee report supporting a 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), as a bill seeking to overturn the law heads for a final vote this month.

Crikey

‘Pathetic’: Muslim journalists slam ‘rabid’, ‘disgusting’ coverage of Fatima Payman

‘Every time I write or read about Senator Payman, I am inundated with the most Islamophobic shit I have ever seen,’ one journalist told Crikey.

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Jemaah Islamiyah Senior Members Announce Disbandment Of Extremist Group

Senior Jemaah Islamiyah leaders announce disbandment, aligning with Indonesian state and law. Concerns remain about potential splinter groups.

International Business Times

Attacker With Crossbow Killed Outside Israeli Embassy In Belgrade, Officer Wounded

A Serbian police officer on Saturday killed a man who shot him in the neck with a crossbow in front of the Israeli embassy in Belgrade, in what the prime minister called a "terrorist act".

The Independent UK

Reform activist filmed making slur about Sunak denies being racist because he has ‘had Muslim girlfriends’

Andrew Parker had said army recruits should use migrants arriving by small boats in Kent as “target practice”, and labelled Islam a ‘disgusting cult’ in widely condemned comments

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