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Hijab: This girl slayed her high school with her awesome style
Abrar Shahin, an 18-year-old teen from Clifton High School in Clifton, New Jersey, was recently honoured with the Best Dressed award at her high school. It’s an honour people receive all the time, but...
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Over 1,000 high-profile artificial intelligence experts urge ban on warfare...
Over 1,000 high-profile artificial intelligence experts and leading researchers have signed an open letter warning of a “military artificial intelligence arms race” and calling for a ban on “offensive...
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Muslims being ‘erased’ from Central African Republic
Militias have taken advantage of the political vacuum in Central African Republic (CAR), engaging in ethnic cleansing of Muslims in a bid to erase the community from the country, human rights group...
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Former Gujarat Judge Says He Quit Over Government’s Anti-Muslim Bias
Activist Teesta Setalvad may have had a bumpy ride from the start in her attempts to fight for justice for the victims of the 2002 Gujarat riots but recent cases foisted on her by the Gujarat police...
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No more nuclear weapons!
Hans Blix The nuclear bomb that destroyed Hiroshima opened a new grisly chapter in warfare – and we have still not closed it. Even though today more attention is paid to the process of climate change...
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Wear it with pride: Hijab now a choice
Once more the hijab made news. The Supreme Court came up with a dresscode for a repeat All-India Pre Medical Test (AIPMT) last month to put a leash on cheaters but managed to stir the hornet’s nest...
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On CCTV, Mumbai Shopkeeper Attacked With Sword, Muslim customer Saved Him
Mumbai: When he was attacked with a sword, security cameras within his shop captured the assailants and the heroic customer who sprang to the rescue of Rajnish Singh Thakur in Mumbai. Mr Thakur, who...
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10,000 Icelanders offer to house Syrian refugees after author’s call
By David Hodari 8:31PM BST 31 Aug 2015 Ten thousand Icelanders have offered to welcome Syrian refugees into their homes, as part of a Facebook campaign launched by a prominent author after the...
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Draw decides which of four brothers will give sibling kidney
JEDDAH: Disputes over sharing of property or inheriting family business are common. But Dhahran has witnessed an unusual fight among four brothers — over donating kidney to their youngest brother....
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US should return stolen land to Indian tribes, says United Nations
A United Nations investigator probing discrimination against Native Americans has called on the US government to return some of the land stolen from Indian tribes as a step toward combatting...
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India’s ‘dark holes’ where millions of girls disappear
Kolkata, India – A walk down the narrow, labyrinthine lanes of Kalighat reveals a new kind of graffiti splashed across its walls. Life-size silhouettes of young girls pop up at every turn of this...
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I Thought The Hijab Was A Symbol Of Oppression. I Was Wrong: Sohini Chatterjee
“How did you become a feminist?” I have been asked this question, in various garbs, several times. The answer is: it did not happen all of a sudden, without preamble. Even to this moment, feminism...
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‘Women Dragged Into Fields’: Eyewitness On Alleged Rapes In Murthal During...
MURTHAL: Dozens of women were dragged into a field near Murthal about 50 km from Delhi, a truck driver has said, among the first of witness accounts into allegations that women were gang-raped here a...
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Veterans Disrupt Trump Event to Protest Anti-Muslim Remarks
Meanwhile, at a rally in Madison County, Alabama, Trump was disrupted by veterans who condemned his vow to ban Muslims from entering the United States. The veterans held signs reading “We stand with...
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5 Things to Know About Lt Col Sophia Qureshi – First Woman to Lead an Army...
Lieutenant Colonel Sophia Qureshi has become the first woman officer to lead an Indian Army contingent at a multi-national military exercise. Named ‘Exercise Force 18’, this is the largest ever foreign...
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Widows in India: My children threw me out of the house
Vrindavan, India – Self-immolation on a husband’s pyre may have been banned in India, but life for many widows in India is still disheartening as they are shunned by their communities and abandoned by...
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UN says EU-Turkey refugee deal would violate law
Proposals to send back refugees en masse from the European Union to Turkey would contravene their right to protection under European and international law, agencies and rights groups say. The UN’s...
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Indian acid attack victims share their stories
Some of the images below are graphic and show the consequences of acid attacks. On the morning of December 23, 2014, as a 30-year-old doctor was riding to work in New Delhi, two men on a motorcycle...
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Islam teaches good manners and behaviour, so why don’t its followers listen?
A recently passed bill by the Punjab Assembly to curb the prevalent violence against women drew an immediate and venomous response from many religious quarters. A well-known political figure ridiculed...
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Women In Sweden Wear Hijab to Support Muslim Woman
Swedish women have embodied the true meaning of “sisterhood” by wearing headscarves to show their support for Muslim women facing discrimination in the country. Police spokesman Ulf Hoffman said an...
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