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Denmark May Ban Burning the Quran

A cabinet minister who once defended the right to blaspheme now wants a crackdown.

Reason

France’s abaya robe ban in schools: overreach from the state?

The abaya has “no place in schools”, according to France’s education minister, announcing a ban on the loose, dress-like garment in state schools.

The Week

World’s Most Secular Nation Pushes To Adapt Muslim Blasphemy Laws

In Sweden, disparaging Christianity has never been illegal, but Islam has proven to be a different story.

Zenger

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Dutch prosecutors demand 12-year sentence for Pakistani cricketer for call to kill lawmaker Wilders

Dutch prosecutors have demanded a 12-year prison sentence for a former Pakistan cricketer accused of incitement to kill firebrand anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders

The Independent UK

France Bans The Abaya In Schools: A History Of The Islamic Garment

The rationale for the ban, they said, was to stem a growing number of disputes in its secular schools

Zenger

How some Muslim and non-Muslim rappers alike embrace Islam's greeting of peace

Ever since the United States’ “war on terror” began, American media has been rife with stereotypes of Muslims as violent, foreign threats. Advocates trying to push back against this characterization sometimes emphasize that “Islam means peace,” since the two words are derived from the same Arabic root.

The Conversation

Pakistan Christians in fear after blasphemy allegations trigger violence

Christian minority left shaken after a Muslim mob went on a rampage torching churches and homes over blasphemy claims.

Al Jazeera

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Rising Intolerance In Pakistan And Misuse Of Blasphemy Laws

Muslims attacked Christians and destroyed eight churches in the city of Faisalabad in the eastern Punjab province.

Zenger

What the pope’s visit to Mongolia says about his priorities and how he is changing the Catholic Church

Pope Francis’ upcoming visit to Mongolia, which is home to fewer than 1,500 Catholics, has elicited curiosity among Catholics and non-Catholics alike.

The Conversation

Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public

A Taliban official says women lose value if their faces are visible to men in public, and that the only way to wear the hijab, or the Islamic headscarf, is if the face is hidden

The Independent UK

"Humanity should take precedence over...," RJD's Manoj Jha on Azad's remark 'Hinduism existed before Islam'

Reacting to former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s remark that Hinduism existed before Islam, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha on Thursday said that humanity should take precedence over all other considerations. Read further on Dynamite news:

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China makes it harder for its Muslim citizens to go to Mecca, or anywhere else

Chinese Muslims take roundabout trips for their Hajj pilgrimage, trying to circumvent China's tightened surveillance at every turn — and possible arrest on their return, pilgrims and tour leaders say.

WEKU

Pakistan arrests 146 as it launches probe into church attacks

Some 6,000 police and troops deployed to control mob violence as Christian community reels in shock over attacks.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan arrests 129 Muslims after mob attacks churches and homes of minority Christians

Police say they have arrested more than 100 Muslim rioters from an area in eastern Pakistan where a Muslim mob angered over the alleged desecration of the Quran by a Christian man had attacked churches and homes of minority Christians

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A mob in Pakistan burned a church and Christian homes after blasphemy accusations

A Pakistani Christian leader appealed for help on social media, asking authorities to "assure us that our lives are valuable in our own homeland that has just celebrated independence and freedom."

The Independent UK

Muslim mob attacks 3 churches after accusing Christian man of desecrating Quran in eastern Pakistan

Police say a Muslim mob has attacked a Christian locality in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, burning a church, damaging two others and demolishing a man's house after accusing him of desecrating the pages of Islam’s holy book

The Hindu

Awaiting the age of moderation

OIC suspends Sweden's envoy over Islamophobia; Saudi Arabia's pact with Wahhabism has caused doctrinal uniformity in Muslim world; MBS's push for moderate interpretations of Islam is epochal; alliance of civilisations needed to counter fatalistic idea of clash of civilisations

The Guardian - US

Trump praises ‘terrific’ white supremacist conspiracy theorist

Laura Loomer, banned from social media after describing herself as ‘proud Islamophobe’, draws approval from former president

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Voting begins as Malaysian leader Anwar seeks to shore up his rule in vital state elections

Voting has begun in crucial state elections in Malaysia, where Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s multi-coalition government is seeking to strengthen its hold against a strong Islamic opposition

WEKU

Parliament of the World's Religions seeks understanding and action

The Parliament of the World's Religions is about to begin in Chicago. The first Parliament took place in 1893 and is considered the beginning of the modern interfaith movement.

The Independent UK

Islamic community prayed for Sinead O’Connor at ‘moving and spiritual’ funeral

Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri helped convert O’Connor to Islam.

The Times of India

Case registered over objectionable social media posts in Haryana's Yamunanagar

YAMUNANAGAR: The police have registered a case against a man for allegedly sharing objectionable posts about Islam on the social media platform Instagram.

The Hindu

America’s pursuit of Saudi-Israel rapprochement

While the United States, Saudi Arabia and Israel may converge at the proposed reconciliation, their respective motives differ

The Conversation

'Knowledge of self': How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop

I was 9 years old when Eric B. and Rakim’s “Paid in Full” dropped. I have vivid memories of the bass-laden track booming out of car stereos and hearing it on Black radio, like Kiss FM’s top eight at 8 p.m. countdown.

The Conversation

Australia will soon have its first Islamic bank. What does this mean, and what are the challenges?

Islamic banks have become an integral part of the financial system in many Muslim-majority countries, as well as in nations with sizeable Muslim minorities such as the United Kingdom, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

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