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9:51pm, 12th May, 2019

Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after Muslim shops, mosques attacked

Sri Lanka said on Monday it was temporarily blocking some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, after mosques and Muslim-owned businesses were attacked in the wake of Easter bombings by Islamist militants.

U.S. works to designate Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group: White House

6:42am, 30th April, 2019

Politics

U.S. works to designate Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group: White House

The Trump administration is working to designate the Muslim Brotherhood a foreign terrorist organization, the White House said on Tuesday, which would bring sanctions against Egypt's oldest Islamist movement.

Trump calls Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar 'out of control' in latest attack

5:18pm, 15th April, 2019

US

Trump calls Muslim lawmaker Ilhan Omar 'out of control' in latest attack

U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar as an "out of control" purveyor of "hate" speech on Monday before leaving for a visit to the state the Muslim-American represents in Congress.

Trump wishes 'no ill will' with Tweet on Muslim lawmaker: White House

10:25am, 14th April, 2019

Politics

Trump wishes 'no ill will' with Tweet on Muslim lawmaker: White House

President Donald Trump did not wish any harm in his Twitter post criticizing Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's comments on the 9/11 attacks, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Sunday.

Pelosi hits Trump over use of 9/11 images to criticize Muslim lawmaker

5:38pm, 13th April, 2019

Politics

Pelosi hits Trump over use of 9/11 images to criticize Muslim lawmaker

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized President Donald Trump on Saturday for a Twitter post that used 9/11 imagery while suggesting Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Muslim, was dismissive of the New York attacks.

How Indonesia's president has tried to claw back voter support in Muslim heartland

1:28am, 12th April, 2019

World

How Indonesia's president has tried to claw back voter support in Muslim heartland

When Wawan Setiawan, a volunteer for Indonesian President Joko Widodo's re-election campaign, goes door-to-door in this conservative part of Java, his opening line is: "If you hear he is anti-Islam or a communist, remember, it's all lies."

New York man charged with threatening to kill Muslim U.S. lawmaker Ilhan Omar

12:35pm, 6th April, 2019

US

New York man charged with threatening to kill Muslim U.S. lawmaker Ilhan Omar

A 55-year-old New York man has been arrested and charged with threatening to assault and murder Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, a Muslim U.S. Congress member from Minnesota, federal prosecutors said.

Israel releases Muslim cleric arrested after Jerusalem holy site unrest

11:06am, 24th February, 2019

World

Israel releases Muslim cleric arrested after Jerusalem holy site unrest

Israeli police on Sunday arrested and later released a senior Muslim cleric who helps administrate a sacred compound in the Old City, two days after he re-opened a mosque sealed by Israel during a Palestinian uprising in 2003.

Muslim man executed after U.S. Supreme Court denies request for imam's presence

1:57am, 8th February, 2019

US

Muslim man executed after U.S. Supreme Court denies request for imam's presence

A Muslim man was executed in Alabama on Thursday, as originally scheduled, after the U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 to allow the execution, denying his request for an imam's presence in the execution chamber.

Supreme Court allows execution of Muslim inmate in Alabama to go ahead

11:49pm, 7th February, 2019

US

Supreme Court allows execution of Muslim inmate in Alabama to go ahead

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday voted 5-4 to allow the execution of an Alabama inmate, who wanted his imam to witness his death.

Minnesota, Michigan send first Muslim women to U.S. Congress

10:35pm, 6th November, 2018

Politics

Minnesota, Michigan send first Muslim women to U.S. Congress

Voters in Minnesota and Michigan on Tuesday elected the first two Muslim women to serve in the U.S. Congress, a former refugee who fled Somalia's civil war and a Detroit-born Palestinian-American.

Nigeria military opens fire on Shi'ite Muslim protesters: Reuters witness

1:22pm, 29th October, 2018

World

Nigeria military opens fire on Shi'ite Muslim protesters: Reuters witness

Nigeria's military shot at Shi'ite Muslim protesters marching in the capital Abuja on Monday to demand the release of their religious leader, according to a Reuters witness.

U.S. lawmakers back sanctions over China's Muslim crackdown

2:25pm, 12th September, 2018

World

U.S. lawmakers back sanctions over China's Muslim crackdown

The Republican leaders of a U.S. congressional commission on China urged President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday to broaden sanctions on Chinese officials over its treatment of minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region.

Afghanistan announces Muslim Eid holiday ceasefire with Taliban

10:32am, 19th August, 2018

World

Afghanistan announces Muslim Eid holiday ceasefire with Taliban

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday announced a ceasefire with Taliban insurgents from Monday to mark the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, despite the heavy fighting seen over recent days in the central city of Ghazni.

Australian politicians condemn call for a 'final solution' to ban Muslim migration

7:25am, 15th August, 2018

World

Australian politicians condemn call for a 'final solution' to ban Muslim migration

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and all major political parties on Wednesday condemned a speech by a minor senator who used the term "final solution" in calling for a revival of a "White Australia" restrictive immigration policy.

Muslim survivors of Indian massacre shaken by citizenship test

9:11pm, 29th July, 2018

World

Muslim survivors of Indian massacre shaken by citizenship test

Thirty-six years after losing his parents, sister and a four-year-old daughter in one of India's worst sectarian massacres, Abdul Suban says he is still trying to prove he's a citizen of the Hindu-majority nation.