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Thousands in mosque standoff in China over demolition plan
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Thousands in mosque standoff in China over demolition plan

BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in northwestern China on Friday to protest its planned demolition…
Muslims in China’s ‘Little Mecca’ fear eradication of Islam
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Muslims in China’s ‘Little Mecca’ fear eradication of Islam

  Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China’s “Little Mecca”, but they have undergone a profound change — no…
Christians in Europe less tolerant of immigrants
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Christians in Europe less tolerant of immigrants

Around a third of Germans would not accept a Muslim into their family, and a fifth would not accept a…
A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims
Society

A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims

There are 7.6 billion people in the world. And a full 24 percent of them — 1.8 billion — are fasting from…
Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics
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Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics

The girl, just 8 years old, was grazing her family’s ponies on a chilly January day in the forests of…
Austria to ban girls wearing headscarves in kindergarten and elementary schools
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Austria to ban girls wearing headscarves in kindergarten and elementary schools

The right-wing government wants to ban girls in kindergarten and primary schools from wearing headscarves. It’s unclear how many children…
Jewish candidate for Muslim party breaks barriers in Tunisia
Middle East

Jewish candidate for Muslim party breaks barriers in Tunisia

Simon Slama and his family are the only Jews left in the Tunisian city of Monastir, once home to a…
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
Middle East

Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law

One of the most frightening things about Pakistan’s blasphemy law is that the simplest act can spiral into charges that…
Explosions hit Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state
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Explosions hit Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state

The bombs reportedly targeted government officials in Sittwe, the capital of Myanmar’s Rakhine state. At least one person — a police…
Indonesia’s conservative Aceh orders headscarves for Muslim flight attendants
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Indonesia’s conservative Aceh orders headscarves for Muslim flight attendants

Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh have ordered Muslim flight attendants to wear headscarves when flying into the ultra-conservative…
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