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TANZANIAN PRESIDENT NAMED MOST INFLUENTIAL MUSLIM WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu-Hassan was named Muslim of the Year by the Muslim 500 annual Jordanian publication, which collects information on the five hundred most influential Muslims. Suluhu Hassan was…

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Muslim foreign ministers to make women’s rights plea to Taliban

Ministers from Muslim-majority nations to travel to Kabul to discuss ban on girls going to secondary school Foreign ministers from several Muslim-majority countries are planning to go to Kabul in…

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Islamic History Month Canada: Sharing & Healing

Muslim News Staff Canada annually celebrates Islamic History Month in the whole month of October, and the focus this year is on sharing and healing from anti-indigenous racism and Islamophobia….

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First Arab-American Muslim Woman to Argue at U.S. Supreme Court

Fadwa Hammoud will be the first Arab-American Muslim woman to argue at the U.S. Supreme Court when she takes the lectern on Tuesday in Washington. The goal, she said, is…

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US court orders Facebook to release records of anti-Rohingya content for genocide case

A US federal judge has ordered Facebook to release records of accounts connected to anti-Rohingya violence in Myanmar that the social media giant had shut down, rejecting its argument about…

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SA journalist Khadija Patel elected as board chair for the International Press Institute

Cape Town – Former editor-in-chief of the Mail & Guardian newspaper Khadija Patel, has been elected as the 35th chair of the International Press Institute (IPI)‘s global board on Thursday….

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New Perth mosque approved four years after right-wing protests

A million-pound mosque could soon be built in Perth — four years after the proposals sparked street protests from right-wing extremists. Perth Islamic Society’s new mosque and community centre on…

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Chile has a growing Muslim community – but few know about it

Nora is a rare sight at the Universidad de Chile. Dressed in a long abaya, or Islamic robe, that covers all but her hands and face, her outfit distinguishes her…

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America’s Muslims Come from Many Traditions and Cultures

Journalists and scholars have pointed out how Muslims in the U.S. are often cast simplistically either as good or bad: The good ones are raising their voices against terrorism and the…

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Row over Hijab demo: Bajrang Dal charges conversion bid; Nagpur top cop says no offence booked

The Bajrang Dal filed a complaint with police, accusing a group of young Muslim women of attempting to convert Hindu women following a verbal duel between a group of men…