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German court bans Erdogan video call to anti-coup rally

Germany’s highest court late Saturday upheld a ruling to ban Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from addressing via video call a planned anti-coup rally in Cologne. More

German court bans Erdogan video call to anti-coup rally

World News

German court bans Erdogan video call to anti-coup rally

Germany’s highest court late Saturday upheld a ruling to ban Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from addressing via video call a planned anti-coup rally in Cologne. More

German court bans Erdogan video call to anti-coup rally

Muslim Minority

Father of slain US Muslim soldier says Trump ‘has no soul’

The father of a slain Muslim American soldier hit back at Donald Trump late Saturday, saying the Republican presidential nominee’s criticism of the bereaved parents indicated he “has no soul” and is “void of empathy.” More

Father of slain US Muslim soldier says Trump ‘has no soul’

Muslim Minority

German police raid mosque in search of radical preachers

German security forces have stormed a mosque run by a group believed to be radicalizing young people in the country and urging them to join terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq More

German police raid mosque in search of radical preachers

Islamic World

Israel issues tenders for occupied E Jerusalem settlement units

The Israeli government has issued tenders for the construction of 323 new housing units for Jewish settlers in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, the Israeli media reported Wednesday. More

Israel issues tenders for occupied E Jerusalem settlement units

Muslim Minority

Muslim shot, stabbed outside Houston mosque

Police in the southern state of Texas have launched an investigation after a doctor was stabbed and shot near a mosque as he walked to morning prayers, local media said. More

Muslim shot, stabbed outside Houston mosque

Muslim Minority

Nigerian Muslims allowed hijab to school

Nigeria’s court of appeals on Thursday ruled that Muslim female students can wear their head covering to schools, dismissing a government ban as “discriminatory and an infringement on the constitutional rights” of the affected students. More

Nigerian Muslims allowed  hijab to school

Islamic World

Israeli army guns down Palestinian teen in West Bank

A Palestinian teen was gunned down on Tuesday night by the Israeli army during clashes in the occupied West Bank. More

Israeli army guns down Palestinian teen in West Bank

Islamic World

Arab summit slams killings in name of Islam

A 22-nation Arab summit tackling the region’s crises, despite splits over Iran and Turkey, was cut back to a single day Monday due to the absence of the heavyweight leaders. More

Arab summit slams killings in name of Islam

Non Political News

Glasgow cinema criticised for cancelling screening of Islam-themed film

A Scottish cinema was criticised for cancelling a screening of the 1977 Islam-themed film The Message, despite receiving fewer than 100 complaints, the Scotsman reported. More

Glasgow cinema criticised for cancelling screening of Islam-themed film

World News

Katie Hopkins reported to police over “get intolerant of Islam” tweet

Islamophobic media personality Katie Hopkins has been reported to the police over a tweet after the Nice attack in which she said it was time to “get intolerant of Islam.” More

Katie Hopkins reported to police over “get intolerant of Islam” tweet

World News

Govt should reconsider counter extremism strategy

The parliamentary committee also said there was currently no useable legal definition of extremism. More

Govt should reconsider counter extremism strategy