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Assam Assembly ends practice of two-hour Jumma break, running since 1937
The order stated that the amendment was done to scrap the colonial practice which aimed at dividing…
ANI
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The GOP's replacement for George Santos says some Muslims 'won't like' her running for Congress because she's a former IDF member
"There will be a handful of Muslims who won't like seeing a former Israeli soldier running for Cong…
Bryan Metzger
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China tells Congress to back off after planned legislation looks to sanction Beijing over imprisoning Muslims
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters on Wednesday: "I find it very stra…
Alexandra Ma
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Rep. Josh Gottheimer's new legislative director was paid $60,000 to lobby for Qatar and once worked for Ron DeSantis's House office
My record - and criticism - about the Qatari government is clear," Rep. Gottheimer said "This attac…
Bryan Metzger
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This was one of the worst weeks for China on the world stage in a while
The worst thing for China is for America and its allies to get their act together. Biden is doing t…
Linette Lopez
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Critics blast Biden administration for denying entry to thousands of people still affected by Trump's 'Muslim ban'
The Diversity Visa program is intended to offer a legal path to citizenship for groups of people un…
Charles Davis
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Biden plans to roll back controversial Trump policies on his first day in office, including reversing the Muslim travel ban and rejoining the Paris climate accord
Biden, who is inheriting a constellation of crises, plans to use his first 10 days in office to rol…
Sophia Ankel
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Samsung pulls ad featuring a Muslim mom's loving acceptance of her drag-queen son after a conservative backlash in Singapore
Samsung said on Facebook that it was aware the drag queen segment of its new wearables advert was "…
Bill Bostock
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Muslim men are being arrested in India under an anti-conversion law based on the 'love jihad' conspiracy theory
A new law in Uttar Pradesh that forbids unlawful religious conversions has resulted in at least 10 …
Joshua Zitser
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US may ban cotton imports from China's Xinjiang region, where Muslim minorities face human-rights atrocities
The US may ban cotton imports from Xinjiang region of China, where Beijing has committed human righ…
Kate Duffy
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House passes bill to reverse Trump's controversial travel ban from Muslim-majority countries
The legislation to reverse the ban passed the House in a 233-183 vote on Wednesday. The vote was mo…
Oma Seddiq
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House overwhelmingly passes bill to sanction Chinese officials over abuse and detention of Muslims in Xinjiang
The House on Tuesday passed bipartisan legislation condemning human rights abuses against Uighur Mu…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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Trump signed a law to punish China for its oppression of the Uighur Muslims. Uighurs say much more needs to be done.
President Donald Trump signed The Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020 the same day reports said …
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Israel blocking 2 US Muslim congresswomen from entering the country is a huge show of weakness that will probably backfire
"Contrary to Mr. Trump's tweet, it is blocking entry by two American legislators who are critics of…
John Haltiwanger
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China is locking up its Muslim minorities, and pushing Islamophobia to get Europe to do it too
Ethnic Uyghur members of the Communist Party of China carry a flag past a billboard of Chinese Pre…
Alexandra Ma
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella strongly criticized a new Indian citizenship law that discriminates against Muslims, saying it's 'just bad'
The law, called the Citizenship Amendment Act, gives immigrants from all major South Asian religion…
Paayal Zaveri
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Chinese ambassador to the US says mass surveillance and oppression of Muslim minority is to make them 'normal persons'
Earlier this year activists accused China of imprisoning up to 1 million Uighurs in detention cente…
Alexandra Ma
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Trump ticks the box on another campaign promise at the expense of inflaming the Muslim world
"He is declaring war in the Middle East, he is declaring war against 1.5 billion Muslims (and) hund…
Alex Lockie
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Michigan likely just elected the first ever Muslim congresswoman - and she was once booted for heckling Trump
She later said she had been protesting Trump's attitudes toward immigrants and Muslims. "I have hea…
Alexandra Ma
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Beijing says it's 'very rude' 15 countries and the UN to ask them about detaining 1 million Muslims
"We hope that as ambassadors, they can truly fulfill their responsibilities and obligations, play a…