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Turkey cannot become an EU member, says EPP’s Weber
Middle East
March 6, 2019
Turkey cannot become an EU member, says EPP’s Weber
PASSAU, Germany (Reuters) – Turkey cannot become a member of the European Union, said Manfred Weber, the European Peoples Party’s…
Malaysia to see sultans pick next king
World
January 23, 2019
Malaysia to see sultans pick next king
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — After stripping Malaysia’s royal families of some of their powers during his 22-year stint as…
Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
World
January 21, 2019
Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort
MARAWI, Philippines (AP) — Filipino Muslims in the southern Philippines voted Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region…
China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang
World
January 9, 2019
China allows 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to leave Xinjiang
ALMATY, Kazakhstan (AP) — China is allowing more than 2,000 ethnic Kazakhs to abandon their Chinese citizenship and leave the…
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
Society
December 28, 2018
Hui poet fears for his people as China ‘Sinicizes’ religion
JINAN, China (AP) — Cui Haoxin is too young to remember the days of his Hui people’s oppression under China’s…
Egyptian novel explores Copts under controlling church
Books
December 13, 2018
Egyptian novel explores Copts under controlling church
CAIRO (AP) — Shady Lewis Botros says his recently published novel — “Ways of the Lord” — can be broadly…
Some non-Muslims may still enter Paradise: Habib al-Jifri
Society
November 28, 2018
Some non-Muslims may still enter Paradise: Habib al-Jifri
Sufi Islamic preacher Habib Ali al-Jifri said that it is not true that non-Muslims will not enter Paradise, citing…
Myanmar police shoot, injure four in raid on Rohingya camp: witness
World
November 18, 2018
Myanmar police shoot, injure four in raid on Rohingya camp: witness
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar police shot and injured four Rohingya Muslims on Sunday, after detaining two men accused of smuggling…
Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go
World
November 16, 2018
Bangladesh scraps Rohingya return, says no one wants to go
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s plans to begin repatriating Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar on Thursday were scrapped because…
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
World
November 12, 2018
Myanmar prepares for first Rohingya returnees, but UN warns against rushing
YANGON/COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar officials said on Sunday the country was ready to receive more than 2,000 Rohingya…