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Mosque retreat will feed extremism, warns NY imam

WASHINGTON: The Muslim cleric behind plans to build an Islamic Cultural Center…

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French lawmakers to take final vote on full veil ban Tuesday

PARIS: French lawmakers take the final vote Tuesday on a law banning…

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Turkish referendum boost PM’s hand in 2011 elections

ANKARA: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan Monday celebrated a spectacular victory…

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Tens of thousands held without trial in Iraq jails, says amnesty

BAGHDAD: Tens of thousands of detainees are being held without trial in…

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Afghan poll candidate ‘on the front line of war for women’

HEART: Fawzya Gailani says her husband beat her when she won a…

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Church school torched in Indian Kashmir in Koran protest

SRINAGAR: An angry mob protesting against a group of Christians who tore…

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UN atomic watchdog examines Iran, Syria probes

VIENNA: The UN atomic watchdog convened Monday to discuss the latest developments…

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Australian lawyer ‘smokes’ Quran, Bible pages on YouTube

SYDNEY: An Australian lawyer tore pages from the Quran and the Bible…

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Malawi’s Mutharika leaves for Iran-African summit

BLANTYRE: Malawian President Bingu wa Mutharika on Monday left for an Iranian-African…

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Iranian women’s rights activist released on bail

TEHRAN: A vocal Iranian women's rights activist and journalist, charged with "warring…

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