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Islamic State leader in charge of foreign attacks killed in Syria

August 30, 2016 Article

IS spokesman and head of external operations Abu Muhammad al-Adnani is pictured in this undated handout photo, courtesy the U.S. Department of State. The United States carried out an air strike in Syria's town of al-Bab targeting a senior Islamic State official, a U.S. defense official told Reuters on August 30, 2016.  U.S. Department of State/REUTERS

The Islamic State group announced on Tuesday that one of its longest-serving and most prominent leaders, Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, was killed in Syria, depriving the [...]

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Australia unveils “how-to” guide to fight militant propaganda

August 29, 2016 Article

The Sydney Opera House is reflected in a harbourside hotel window in The Rocks district of Sydney, May 7, 2014.      REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo

Australia on Tuesday released what the government says is the world’s first ever how-to-guide for combating radical Islamist propaganda in Southeast Asia, which it hopes [...]

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Germany wants Facebook to take initiative in fight against online hate

August 29, 2016 Article

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere (C), Eva- Maria Kirschsieper, Facebook head of public policy D-A-CH (R) and Martin Ott, Facebook managing director central Europe, pose during a vistit at the Facebook office in Berlin, Germany August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Stefanie Loos

Germany’s interior minister visited Facebook’s offices in Berlin on Monday and said it should be more proactive in removing forbidden content from its social network platform. “Facebook should take down racist content or calls for violence from its pages on its own initiative even if it hasn’t yet received a complaint,” Thomas de Maiziere said.

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Trip to Skegness Ends Up In Abuse for Muslim Family

August 29, 2016 Article

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This is the actual account of a case that we received within the last few days and which highlights how intolerance and prejudice can shape the impressions made on families and also the perception of other communities. The impacts of such prejudice are felt deep and wide within families that are affected and fuel further

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Mother Teresa to be made Roman Catholic saint Sept. 4 – Pope

August 28, 2016 Article

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Mother Teresa of Calcutta, a nun who dedicated her life to helping the poor, will be made a saint of the Roman Catholic Church at [...]

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Merkel urges Turks not to bring conflicts to Germany

August 28, 2016 Article

German Chancellor Angela Merkel meets visitors on tour during the open day at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Stefanie Loos

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday urged people of Turkish origin living in Germany to take part in German society and not to bring conflicts taking [...]

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#MakeaMovieIslamic Hashtag Shows Hows Race and Religious Bigotry is Normalised for Some

August 28, 2016 Article

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Yesterday evening, (27th August 2016), was a perfect example of how race and religious bigotry is normalised for some who chose Twitter to promote their prejudiced views through. There are some who believe that faith is open to ridicule. That is not the issue here, since people can ridicule any faith or set of beliefs

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Relative of Charlie Hebdo attacker investigated for Islamist ties

August 27, 2016 Article

Gunmen gesture as they return to their car after the attack outside the offices of French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo (seen at rear) in this still image taken from amateur video shot in Paris January 7, 2015. REUTERS/Reuters TV

A relative of one of the militants who attacked French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris in January 2015 has been put under formal investigation [...]

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Anjem Choudhary Hated the Very Essence of Democracy – That is Why He Attacked Councillors

August 26, 2016 Article

Islamic preacher Anjem Choudary addresses members of the media during a protest supporting the Shari'ah Law, in north London October 31, 2009.      REUTERS/Tal Cohen/Files

The Director of Faith Matters, Fiyaz Mughal, writes about the intimidation and inflammatory nature of the actions of Anjem Choudhary and his young coterie of [...]

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Muslims join today’s Eucharist at Bethnal Green to mark French priest’s murder by Islamists

August 26, 2016 Article

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The service at St John on Bethnal Green was held the wake of the murder last month of a Father Jacques Hamel. One Muslim at [...]

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