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Posts falsely claim Bangladesh train station clip shows Muslims sabotaging Indian train
A video of children tinkering with the coupling of a stationary train has spread among social media posts in Hindu-majority India, where…
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Brigitte Bardot on Muslims, men and 'horrible' humanity
Brigitte Bardot, France's outspoken sex symbol of the 1950s and 1960s, who has died at the age of 91, tended to shoot from the hip. A…
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Young Muslims in Germany feel left out of Mideast debate, experts say
Islamist influencers have recently had a particularly easy time getting their message across to young people in Germany, according to…
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A Cartoonist’s Journey to the Scene of a Riot
The Maltese-born Joe Sacco is the rare cartoonist with a journalism degree (and, maybe just as rare, a cartoonist with masterful…
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Fact Check: Music Lessons Have NOT Been Banned In Hamburg Because Muslims Consider Them Haram -- The German News Report Is About A Joint Statement Against Intolerance and Exclusion
Did the public school system in Hamburg, Germany ban music lessons to avoid offending Muslims who view them to be forbidden or 'haram'?…
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Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony
ASWAN, Egypt (AP) — The Aga Khan IV was laid to rest on Sunday at a private ceremony in Aswan, Egypt. The death of Prince Karim - the 49th…
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Video of pope's East Timor visit falsely linked to Indian Muslims' protest
Screenshot of the false post, taken on September 26, 2024 The false claim surfaced as former Indian lawmaker Imtiaz Jaleel led a convoy of…
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Premier says Albania will grant sovereignty to Bektashi Muslims in Tirana, similar to the Vatican
TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said Sunday his country would transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims, an…
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Old photo of monk serving Muslims food falsely linked to 2024 Bangladesh unrest
An old image of a monk serving food to Muslims has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it shows a Hindu priest who was…
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Pakistani court sentences Christian man to death for posting hateful content against Muslims
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A court in Pakistan sentenced a Christian man to death for sharing what it said was hateful content against…
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Muslims in Asia celebrate Eid al-Adha with sacrifice festival and traditional feast
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims in Asia on Monday celebrated Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, with food and prayers for people in…
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Muted Eid celebrations for millions of Nigerian Muslims
“I have slaughtered a ram every year starting from 1976 but this year I can't, I just can't.” Like many of the estimated 100 million…
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Gaza tests historic bond between UK Muslims and Labour
Gaza is a long way from the picturesque foothills of the Yorkshire Dales but the issue could swing UK general election races in northern…
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In Mecca's sweltering heat, Muslims start this year's Hajj pilgrimage
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In sweltering temperatures, Muslim pilgrims in Mecca converged on a vast tent camp in the desert on Friday,…
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More than 1.5 million foreign Muslims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca ahead of the start of the Hajj later…
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What's Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage, and why is it significant for Muslims?
Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the…
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Video of Muslims visiting Indonesia church misrepresented as 'religious conversion'
A video of young Muslims visiting a church in Indonesia was altered to add text that falsely claimed it showed them converting to…