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Missing Malcom X Writings, Long a Mystery, Are Sold

The New York Times

Three missing chapters from The Autobiography of Malcolm X, reputedly cut from the manuscript after his assassination in 1965 as they were deemed too incendiary, suddenly appeared and were offered for sale at a Manhattan auction house.
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How to Survive America's Kill List

RollingStone

A US citizen sues the government for being the target of a drone attack.
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Indian Police 'Took Tea Break' Before Attending to Lynching Victim

The Guardian

An investigation has been launched regarding Indian officers allegedly taking a tea break instead of tending to a critically injured lynching victim.
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German Town Nixes Plan to Build Mosque Amid of Spread of Political Islam

Sputnik News

Residents of Kaufbeuren, a small town in Bavaria, voted against providing a five-thousand-square-meter parcel of land to the local branch of the Turkish-Islamic religious association, DITIB, who wanted to build a mosque there.
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Mosque Suicide Bombing in North Nigeria Kills 7, Injures 7

AP News

Nigerian officials confirm that there were seven casualties from a suicide attack on a mosque in Konduga town.
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Uzbekistan to Develop Islamic Finance in Bid to Tap Foreign Markets

Reuters

Part of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s efforts to improve the economy of Uzbekistan includes introducing Islamic finance regulations, and setting up an Islamic finance institution to expand the banking sector and enter foreign markets.
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Georgia Lawmaker Uses Racial Slur, Drops Pants in TV Series

AP News

A Georgia lawmaker has been caught with his pants down on provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen’s new cable television series, while speaking with a mock Asian accent and yelling a racial slur all in the name of fighting terrorism.
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Islamic State 'Beatles' Duo: UK 'Will Not Block Death Penalty'

BBC News

UK home secretary says that the United Kingdom would not oppose the use of the death penalty if two alleged Islamic state members were extradited to the United States.
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Trump and Iran's Rouhani Trade Angry Threats

BBC News

Amid rising tensions between Iran and the United States, President Hassan Rouhani and US President Donald Trump exchange hostile warnings.
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Syria White Helmets Evacuation Criticised by Government

BBC News

The Syrian government has criticized the evacuation of the White Helmets civil defence group from a war zone in the south of the country.
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'Get Out Now or Die'

BBC News

Natasha Toffa helps women who are stuck in abusive relationships around the world through Instagram; she traveled to the United States to meet with victims, an event the BBC filmed. 
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Yemen's Island 'Jewel' Under Threat

BBC News

The island of Socotra has escaped the civil war on Yemen’s mainland, but the foreign powers bringing aid and infrastructure to the poor region could threaten its unique ecosystem.
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Change in Pakistan as Women Seize Right to Vote

BBC News

Hameeda Shahid is making history by standing for parliament in a conservative tribal area of Pakistan which borders Afghanistan.
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Israeli Army Kills Palestinian Teen in Bethlehem Raid

Aljazeera

During an overnight raid in the West Bank, Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian teenager and rounded up at least eleven others.
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UN's Top Court Rules UAE Blockade Violated Qataris' Rights

Aljazeera

A provisional ruling by the United Nations’ top court has found that the United Arab Emirates boycott measures against Qatar amount to racial discrimination.
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Qatar-Gulf Crisis: All the Latest Updates

Aljazeera

One year ago, an air, sea, and land blockade was put in place on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Egypt.
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Dollars and Pilgrims: Iranians Fear Hajj Cash Will Fund Saudi's Yemen War

Middle East Eye

Iranians are concerned that a two-hundred-dollar government stipend offered by the government to each Hajj pilgrim will end up being funneled into Saudi Arabia’s war in Yemen.
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Play Shines Light on Trojan Horse 'Islamist Plot' to Run Schools

The Guardian

A documentary film on Trojan Horse inquiries regarding the Muslim take over of inner city schools in east Birmingham was released. 
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Street Attacks on Muslims Rocket in UK as Perpetrators 'Emboldened' by Terror Attacks and Political Rhetoric, Report Finds

Independent

A new study shows a thirty-percent rise in street incidents, and a sixteen-percent rise in 2017 alone.
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Why the Pressure of Being 'A Good Immigrant' Got to Mesut Ozil

Middle East Eye

A German football player quit due to racist pressures.
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Muslims of America: the Photo Project Showcasing the Diversity of Islam

The National

A photographer has been snapping pictures of Muslims in all fifty states to show diversity.
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Government Commitment to Islam, Council of Elders' Effectiveness to Take Centerstage in Parliament

New Straits Times

Questions have been raised over the extent to which the government is committed to uphold Islam in Kuala Lumpur, as well as improvements made based on advice from the Council of Elders, are expected to heat up the Dewan Rakyat today.
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Saudi Arabia Getting Ready for Labor Courts Early Next Year

Al Arabiya

Saudi Arabia’s ministry of justice is on track to launch labor courts as part of the 2030 vision.
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Western Wall Stone Crashes Down in Jerusalem

Al Arabiya

A massive stone block fell from the Western Wall, causing the Jerusalem authorities to restrict access to the sacred site.
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Ibtihaj Muhammad: The Olympic Fencer is Charting Her Own Path

The New York Times

Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Muslim woman wearing hijab to represent the United States in 2016 Olympics in fencing, has released a book.
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In Western Europe, Familiarity With Muslims is Linked to Positive Views of Muslims and Islam

Pew Research Center

According to a new study by Pew Research Center, Western Europeans who personally know Muslims are more likely to have positive views regarding the religion.
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Top Trump-Appointee at Veterans Affairs Spread Conspiracy Theories, Made Anti-Muslim Comments

CNN Politics

Thayer Verschoor spread theories about former President Obama being Muslim and made anti-Muslim comments while working for the Trump campaign.
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Homophobia, Misogyny, and Islamophobia: the Right's New Darling Has it All

Salon

Mark Keith Robinson, a vocal right-wing activist, spread homophobia, misogyny, and Islamophobia.
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Islamist Parties in North Africa: A Comparative Analysis of Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt

Brookings

Popular uprisings in North Africa during 2010 and 2011 allowed for participation of political parties across the spectrum, including Islamist parties.
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Patriotic Songs and Self-criticism: Why China is 'Re-educating' Muslims in Mass Detention Camps

The Conversation

Extensive reporting by international media and human rights groups indicate that thousands of Uyghurs has been detained in re-education centers in the Xingjiang region of China.
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Islamic Leaders Have Nothing to Say About China's Interment Camps for Muslims

Foreign Policy

Thousands of Uyghurs, the Muslim minority in China, are being sent to camps to renounce God and subscribe to communism.
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Will Modi Stop India's Cow Terrorists from Killing Muslims?

The Washington Post

Cow vigilantes are mobs that kill people, mostly Muslims, for allegedly eating sacred cows.
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207,546 Pilgrims Reach Medina, Indonesians Top the List

Al Arabiya

The National Pilgrim-Guide Foundation announced that as of yesterday 207,546 pilgrims have arrived in Medina.
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Muslim Employees at Halliburton Called 'Terrorists': Lawsuit

Aljazeera

According to a federal lawsuit, alleged discrimination against Muslims has been occurring at Halliburton.
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Pakistan Election: Dozens Killed on Voting Day

BBC News

A suicide bomber associated with the Islamic State killed at least thirty-one people at a polling station on the day of general elections in Pakistan.
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US Envoy to UN: Arab States Do Not Really Support Palestine

Aljazeera

Nikki Haley blames countries in the Middle East for not contributing enough financially to support Palestinians.
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Israeli Forces Arrest Palestinian Female Journalist in Hebron

Aljazeera

Lama Khater was arrested by twenty-five Israeli soldiers in front of her two-year-old son.
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UN Palestinian Agency Says to Axe 250 Jobs After US Funding Cuts

Al Arabiya

After the United States cut down on aid, the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, announced that it was cutting more than 250 jobs in Palestinian territories.
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Swedish Student Blocks Afghan's Deportation by Refusing to Sit Down on Flight

The New York Times

A Swedish student activist refused to sit down on a flight to keep the pilot from taking off with a deported Afghan.
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Toronto Attack Revives Debate Over ISIS' Call to Arms to Mentally Ill

The New York Times

After a twenty-nine-year-old man opened fire in a busy street in Canada, ISIS claimed that he was their soldier even though the family issued a statement that the man is mentally ill.
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Writer Asks Fellow Muslims: What Are You Doing to Promote Islam as Religion of Peace

Des Moines Registar

Writer calls for fellow Muslims to better represent Islam and not stand by quietly.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan Declares Victory, on Verge of Becoming Prime Minister

Reuters

Imran Khan won the divisive general elections that were held on Wednesday.
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Company Unveils Moving Mosque to Welcome Muslims in Japan

AP News

In preparation for the 2020 summer Olympics that will be held in Japan, a company made a mobile Mosque to accommodate Muslim visitors.
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The Threat of Another Genocide in Bosnia is Real. Who Will Act to Stop it?

Middle East Eye

Milorad Dodik, president of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Serb-majority Republika Srpska, mocks the Muslim call for prayer on a popular television show.
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Philippine Leader Approves Autonomy Law for Troubled Muslim Region

Reuters

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte approved a law to allow the Muslim minority in the south to start moving toward self-rule by 2022.
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Outrage Grows Over Attacks on Muslim Cattle Traders in India

The Washington Post

A series of Hindu mob attacks on Muslim cattle traders calls to question the government’s inability to protect the traders.
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A Religious Freedom Summit Can't Undo Trump's Record on Islam

Religion News

The State Department’s Commission on International Religious Freedom organized an event to promote religious freedom and keep it out of politics.
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Spokeswoman Once Argued Muslims Can't be President

Huffington Post

Spokeswoman for the secretary of interior, Ryan Zinke, argued in a 2015 blog post that a Muslim “could never serve” as president of the United States.
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Muslims Describe Being Confronted at Pool: 'We're Portrayed as Troublemakers'

The New York Times

Muslims have been harassed at a city pool in Delaware.
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Their Silence is Not Helping Indian Muslims - They Must Speak Up and Be Heard

The Print

Author urges the Muslim community in India to not be afraid and speak up.
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Iran General Warns Trump War Would 'Destroy All You Possess'

BBC News

Iranian special forces commander warns Trump that if the United States attacks Iran, the retaliation will be massive.
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Israel to Build 400 Settler Homes in Occupied West Bank

Aljazeera

After three Israeli civilians were attacked by a Palestinian, Israel’s defense minister announced plans to expand the Israeli settlement.
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Life Goes on the Syrian Way in Istanbul's 'Damascus Bazaar'

Aljazeera

Malta Market Street reminds Syrians of home with its Syrian restaurants and shops.
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US Threatens to Sanction Turkey Over Detained American Preacher

Aljazeera

Turkey detained an American pastor over charges of terrorism and espionage, leading the United States to threaten sanctions if Turkey does not release him.
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Russia Has Plan for Syrian Refugees, UN Says Return Unsafe

Aljazeera

A Russian delegation arrived in Lebanon to discuss the return of Syrian refugees to Syria, even though the United Nations deems it unsafe.
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Syria Druze Bury Dead as Anger Over Islamic State Attacks Grow

Reuters

The Syrian city of Sweida is burying dozens of its residents that were killed in a coordinated attack by the Islamic State.
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Israeli Forces Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque With Tear Gas, Stun Grenades

Aljazeera

Israeli forces stormed al-Aqsa mosque in occupied east Jerusalem, firing tear gas and stun grenades at Friday worshipers.
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'A Radical From of White Supremacy Deserves Nothing Less Than a Radical Response'

The Guardian

An interview with Imam Omar Suleiman, one of the two hundred honorees, whose work on civil rights embodies the spirit of Frederick Douglass.
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As Protests Mount in Iraq, Top Cleric Sistani Warns Politicians

Al Arabiya

Iraq’s top Shi‘i cleric Ayotallah Ali al-Sistani warned that there will be other forms of peaceful protests if the government does not meet the demands of Iraqi citizens.
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Mattis: US Goal to Change Iran Behavior in Middle East, Not Regime Change

Al Arabiya

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis told reporters that the US goal with Iran is not regime change, but to change its behavior in the Middle East.
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China's Crimes Against Humanity You've Never Heard of

CNN

Detentions and disappearances reach into the thousands, as heavy-handed police crackdowns are carried out in Xinjiang.
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'They Spit When I walked in the Street'

The New York Times

Anti-semitism is returning in some Parisian neighborhoods.
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After a Voicemail Threat Purportedly From ISIS, a Muslim Leader Went to the FBI - Only to Face Harassment From the Feds

The Intercept

A Muslim leader received a threatening voicemail from ISIS, only to be mocked by the FBI.
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These Muslims Are Fighting Stigma After Losing Loved Ones To Suicide

Buzzfeed

Buzzfeed covers stories about the stigma associated with suicide in Muslim families.
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Mesut Özil Retires From German National Team, Cites “Racism and Disrespect”

Slate

Mesut Özil retired from the German national football team due to issues of racism.
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I’m Stuck in Guantanamo. The World Has Forgotten Me

LA Times

Pakistani arrested and sent to Guantanamo under false charges of extremism writes about his incarceration.
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With Anti-Muslim Laws, Europe Enters New Dark Age

Politico

Forced integration through conversion laws targeting minority Muslims takes Europe back to the dark ages.
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Islam on Lands of Ancient Maya: Closer Look at Muslim Community in Mexico

Sputnik

Over the past twenty years San Cristóbal witnessed the growth of a domestic Muslim community.
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Egypt Court Sentences 75 to Death Over 2013 Pro-Morsi Protests

BBC

An Egyptian court has sentenced seventy-five supporters and leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood for 2013 protests after the removal of Morsi.
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War of Words Between Najib and Kit Siang Over Islam-Kleptocracy Remark

The Star

A former prime minister of Malaysia demands an apology from Kit Siang over alleged comments linking Islam to kleptocracy in Malaysia.
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Challenging Sudan's Cycling Stigma

BBC News

In Sudan, cycling is seen as child’s play and not for adults. This video features the Sudanese Amateur Cyclists group challenging the stigma.
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Ahed Tamimi, Palestinian Viral Slap Video Teenager, Freed in Israel

BBC News

Ahed Tamimi, who went viral for slapping an Israeli soldier on camera, was freed after eight months in jail.
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'I'm Hiding an Afghan in My House'

BBC News

Due to Sweden’s strict laws on asylum seekers, some families hide Afghans in their homes.
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Pakistan Election: Rival Parties Reject Result and Call for New Poll

BBC News

Rival party accuse Imran Khan’s party of vote rigging in Wednesday’s general election and call for a new poll.
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Israel Intercepts Aid Boat Bound for Besieged Gaza Strip

Aljazeera

An aid boat from Italy, supposed to arrive in Gaza on Sunday, was intercepted and redirected by Israel to the Israeli port of Ashdod.
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New York City's Forgotten Muslim Past

The New Yorker

A Ph.D. student gives a tour of Muslim sights in New York.
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The White House and the Strongman

The New York Times

The author discusses the way in which the Obama administration paved the way for the Trump administration to embrace Arab dictators.
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