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Five die in Christian-Muslim clashes in EgyptFive Egyptians were killed and eight wounded in clashes between Christians and Muslims in a town near Cairo, security sources said on Saturday, in some of the worst sectarian violence in Egypt for months. Christian-Muslim confront More… |
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Iraq Sunnis block trade routes in protestTens of thousands of Sunni Muslims blocked Iraq's main trade route to neighbouring Syria and Jordan in a fourth day of demonstrations on Wednesday against Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. More… |
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‘No religion’ third group after Christians, MuslimsPeople with no religious affiliation make up the third-largest global group in a new study of the size of the world's faiths, placing after Christians and Muslims and just before Hindus. The study, based on extensive data for More… |
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Muslims across the world celebrate EidMuslim worshipers around the world gathered at mosques on Friday to mark the beginning of the four-day Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, which is one of the most important holidays in the Muslim Calendar. It includes the pilgri More… |
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3 million Muslims begin Haj pilgrimageNearly 3 million Muslim pilgrims started the first phase of the annual Haj on Wednesday, travelling through packed streets from Makkah's Grand Mosque to the enormous camp at Mina just outside the city. More… |
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Muslims decry French cartoon as new insultMuslim leaders criticised a French magazine's publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad on Wednesday as another Western insult to their faith and urged France's government to take firm action against it. "We rej More… |
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Bahrain King underlines Muslim world unityIslamic states must unite for a better future for the Muslim world, His Majesty King Hamad said, stressing joint historic responsibilities and aspirations to reach understanding and bridge the divide among Muslims. The King, who headed More… |
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Saudi gives $50m aid to Myanmar MuslimsSaudi Arabia's King Abdullah has ordered $50 million in aid be sent to a Muslim minority in Myanmar which a human rights group said has been targeted by the authorities since sectarian riots in June. A report on the Saudi stat More… |
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Millions of Muslims join Haj ritualsMillions of Muslims on Sunday stoned pillars representing the devil in a symbolic rejection of temptation on the second day of their annual Haj pilgrimage, a day that also marks the start of Eid Al Adha. Vast crowds cast pebbles as th More… |
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Ten dead in Egypt clash, premier calls talksEgypt's prime minister called an emergency cabinet meeting on Sunday after 10 people died in bloody clashes in a Cairo suburb over the conversion of a Christian woman to Islam. The sectarian conflict on Saturday was Egypt's worst since 13 More… |
