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Burkina Faso assailants kill at least 15 Nigerian pilgrims travelling to Senegal

At least 15 Nigerian Muslim pilgrims on their way to Senegal were killed when gunmen in Burkina Faso attacked the buses transporting them, Nigeria's presidency said on Monday.

Reuters

The politics of blasphemy: Why Pakistan and some other Muslim countries are passing new blasphemy laws

On Jan. 17, 2023, Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously voted to expand the country’s laws on blasphemy, which carries the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The new law now extends the punishment to those deemed to have insulted the prophet’s companions, which could include thousands of early Muslims, with…

The Conversation

Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments

A spokesperson for Pakistan’s media regulator says it has blocked Wikipedia for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing allegedly blasphemous content

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Turkey's President Erdogan says Western missions will 'pay' for closures

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Western missions would "pay" for issuing security warnings and temporarily closing consulates in Turkey last week, while police said there was no serious threat to foreigners after detaining 15 Islamic State suspects on Sunday.

Reuters

Pakistan's Musharraf, military ruler who allied with the U.S. and promoted moderate Islam

Pervez Musharraf, the four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999, oversaw rapid economic growth and attempted to usher in socially liberal values in the conservative Muslim country.

Reuters

'British Asians must remain united against divisions - and Rishi Sunak could help'

Saira Khan says Rishi Sunak can have an influential role in ensuring his counterpart understands that the British Government and people reject his policy of marginalising the Muslim community in India

Daily Mirror

Republicans have a serious antisemitism problem. It isn’t Ilhan Omar

The GOP’s animus is based on what the outspoken, Black, African, female, Muslim congresswoman is and what she does

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Biden stands by Jerusalem status quo in meeting with Jordan king

The US president praised Jordan for its ‘crucial role’ as the custodian of Muslim holy places in Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera

Bollywood is obsessed with Pakistan. We’d be flattered if it weren’t so nasty

Try as the industry might, Modi’s quasi-fascist politics cannot be set to jaunty music and helicopter stunts

The Guardian - US

Republicans kick Ilhan Omar off US House foreign affairs panel

Muslim-American legislator says her ‘voice will get louder and stronger’ after vote punishing her criticism of Israel.

Al Jazeera

House Republicans vote to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the Foreign Affairs Committee

Republicans have cited the Minnesota Democrat's past controversial comments about Israel. Omar, who herself has faced anti-Muslim bigotry since taking office, called the move "purely partisan."

WEKU

Indian journalist freed on bail after being jailed for two years without trial

Muslim reporter Siddique Kappan had been charged under draconian anti-terrorism laws

The Guardian - UK

Republicans push to remove Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs panel

A vote is set for Thursday on resolution aimed at the Muslim-American progressive lawmaker over her criticism of Israel.

Al Jazeera

Canadian lawmakers back resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslims

The Canadian parliament on Wednesday unanimously voted in favor of a non-binding proposal for the resettlement of 10,000 Uyghur Muslim refugees from China's Xinjiang region into Canada over two years.

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Muslim-American opinions on abortion are complex. What does Islam actually say?

Since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, many Muslims Americans have been turning to their faith to try to figure out: What does Islam say about the issue?

The Guardian - UK

I proudly wear a hijab. Forget the stereotypes – it’s a sign of style and strength

Today’s Muslim women have revolutionised the narrative of the hijab, says writer Rabina Khan

Al Jazeera

A timeline of papal visits to Africa: From Paul VI to Francis

As Pope Francis visits the DRC and South Sudan, we take a look at previous papal voyages to the continent.

Tribune News Service

NYC Council members clash over plan to name Harlem block for Muslim leader Elijah Muhammad

NEW YORK — Members of the New York City Council clashed Tuesday over a proposal to name a Harlem block in honor of Elijah Muhammad, the controversial late leader of the Nation of Islam.

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Were students of a UP college forced to take off the burqa? Here’s what we found

A newly-enforced uniform at a government college in UP’s Moradabad is in the eye of a storm after protests by the Samajwadi Party’s youth wing and media reportage alleging that students wearing the burqa were not allowed to enter the institute. Amid allegations that the move stripped Muslim women students…

The Independent UK

Indonesian Muslims protest Quran burning in Sweden

Hundreds of Indonesian Muslims have marched to the heavily guarded Swedish Embassy in Jakarta to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book by far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands

Dynamite News

Rashtriya Muslim Manch Welcomes Renaming Of Mughal Garden As 'Amrit Udyan'

Welcoming President Droupadi Murmu's move to rename all the gardens of Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi including Mughal Garden as 'Amrit Udyan', Muslim Rashtriya Manch, a Muslim wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Saturday said that the new name symbolises 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. Read further on Dynamite News:

Al Jazeera

Quran burned in front of Denmark mosque, Turkish embassy

Turkey summons Danish ambassador after a far-right politician burns the Muslim holy book near a Copenhagen mosque.

The Guardian - UK

Burning of Qur’an in Stockholm funded by journalist with Kremlin ties

Permit for demonstration at which anti-Islam provocateur burned Muslim holy book was paid for by far-right journalist linked to Moscow-backed media

The Guardian - UK

Rightwing Spanish leaders under fire over anti-Islam comments after attack on churches

Politicians accused of stigmatising Muslims and migrants after man with machete entered two churches in Algeciras

Reuters

Human Rights Watch urges Morocco not to extradite Saudi Shi'ite

A human rights watchdog called on Morocco on Friday not to extradite a Shi'ite Muslim to his homeland of Saudi Arabia, citing fears he could face torture and an unfair trial there.

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