Tag: islam
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Rohingya Muslims plead for help at the UN to stop the killings in Myanmar
Rohingya Muslims have pleaded with the international community at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the plight of the ethnic minority to prevent the mass killings taking place in Myanmar and to help those in the persecuted group lead normal lives
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Britain’s outgoing spy chief highlights Russia, China and Iran as threats
The outgoing head of Britain’s foreign intelligence agency has given a wide-ranging speech on the threats facing the West as he prepares to leave office later this month
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Summit leads to little action after Israeli strike on Hamas in Doha
Qatar hosted a summit of Arab and Islamic nations in hopes of presenting a united response to Israel’s attack on Hamas leaders last week in Doha
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Modi visits Kashmir’s main city for the first time since revoking region’s semi-autonomy
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his first official visit to Kashmir’s main city since India stripped the disputed region of its semi-autonomy in 2019
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At least 200 people, mostly women and children, abducted by extremists in northeastern Nigeria
The United Nations office in Nigeria says at least 200 people, mostly women and children displaced by violence in northeastern Nigeria, were abducted by Islamic extremists while they were searching for firewood near the border with Chad
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Hard-liners are leading in vote count in Iran’s parliamentary election after record-low turnout
Iran’s hard-liners are leading in an initial vote count in the capital Tehran following a record-low turnout in an parliamentary election
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Veteran British left-wing disruptor George Galloway wins a special election dominated by war in Gaza
A veteran British political disruptor has won a special election in a heavily Muslim town in northern England following a contest that has been mired in chaos and controversy and dominated by the war in Gaza
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Iranian parliament vote, first since 2022 mass protests, sees a low turnout despite government push
Iran has held its first parliamentary election since mass 2022 protests over mandatory hijab laws after the death of Mahsa Amini, apparently drawing a low turnout amid calls for a boycott
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi opens stone-built Hindu temple in UAE ahead of India’s elections
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the Middle East’s first traditional stone-built Hindu temple, internationalizing both his reelection campaign and his effort to push secular and multicultural India into a Hindu state
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A defense minister and 2 former governors are vying for Indonesia’s presidency
Indonesian voters are deciding who will be the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term