For years, violence kept most of Pakistan’s aspiring young musicians from following their dreams, whether the threat of Taliban militant attacks or gang wars in [...]
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This is a statement from the Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, to Tell MAMA on the issue of tackling anti-Muslim hatred. “This Government is clear that hate crime of any kind, directed against any community, race or religion has absolutely no place in a diverse, open Britain that works for everyone. For
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The White House released a list of 78 terrorist attacks to support President Trump’s assertion that “the dishonest press” is failing in its duty to report terrorist attacks. The BBC and the New York Times have disproven Trump’s central claim. Trump’s carefully worded statement taps into the partisan distrust of mainstream media. This latest dog
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Read MorePoland has put on display over 3,000 artifacts recovered from the site of a former Nazi concentration camp. The items are mostly personal effects that [...]
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Read MoreGerman-Israeli satirist Shahak Shapira, who set up a website shaming selfie-takers at Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial, says he has halted the project for now after a [...]
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For years, we have been stating that anti-Semitism, wherever it is found, must be challenged and openly challenged. We have come across it beyond Muslim communities, though sadly, we also saw it rear its head during the Gaza war, where Twitter became a platform where Gaza brought out latent anti-Semitism into the open. Sadly, it
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Mr. Trump have you ever had no food for 24 hours?” Bana Alabed, a seven-year-old Syrian girl asks U.S. President in her latest tweet. “Hello Mr Trump. Have you ever had no food, no water for 24 hours? Just think of the refugees and the children of Syria.” Bana Alabed, a seven-year-old Syrian girl who
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France’s far-right party leader Marine Le Pen kicks off her presidential campaign on Saturday, hoping a manifesto focused on promises to shield voters from globalisation can boost her election chances at a time of turmoil in French politics. Opinion polls see the 48-year old daughter of National Front (FN) founder Jean-Marie Le Pen topping the
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Read MoreA prominent Myanmar Muslim lawyer assassinated in Yangon was being closely watched by intelligence agents, according to friends and colleagues, and had received past threats [...]
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The suspect in the deadly shooting a Quebec City mosque has been charged with six counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder with a restricted firearm. Alexandre Bissonnette, 27, a student at Université Lava, made a brief court appearance at the Quebec City courthouse yesterday. He is due back in court on
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