Islam
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Trouble at the temple: ban on Muslims a sign of India’s new intolerance
Different faiths were once able to celebrate together in Karnataka. Now Hindu vigilante groups are targeting t…
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Female radio station in Afghanistan closed for playing music during Ramadan
Sadai Banowan violated ‘laws and regulations of the Islamic emirate’, says local Taliban officialA female-run …
- Afghanistan, Global development, Islam, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, World news
Founder of Afghan girls’ school project arrested in Kabul
Matiullah Wesa, head of Pen Path, beaten and arrested outside a mosque after prayersThe founder of a project t…
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The trials of an Indian witness: how a Muslim man was caught in a legal nightmare – podcast
Nisar Ahmed was almost killed in the Delhi riots. But when he became a witness in court cases against the alle…
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‘You won’t find a braver man’: the Muslim witness confronting India’s legal labyrinth
Nisar Ahmed was almost killed in the Delhi riots. But when he became a witness in court cases against the alle…
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What is the BBC Modi documentary and why is it so controversial?
‘India: the Modi Question’, examining 2002 sectarian riots, comes at sensitive time for prime minister• BBC of…
- China, Foreign policy, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Iain Duncan Smith, Islam, Politics, UK news, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
Iain Duncan Smith accuses Xinjiang governor of ‘murder’ at Uyghur protest
Demonstrators gathered in Westminster after reports Erkin Tuniyaz was to meet UK officialsIain Duncan Smith ha…
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Mob storms Pakistan police station and lynches man accused of blasphemy
Killing is latest in string of mob attacks against people accused of blasphemy in Muslim-majority south Asian …
- Asia Pacific, China, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Islam, Politics, UK news, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
Cross-party MPs shocked by Foreign Office talks with Xinjiang governor
Exclusive: Erkin Tuniyaz ‘played central role’ in persecution of Uyghurs, says inter-parliamentary alliance on…
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Narendra Modi is struggling to be both anti-Muslim strongman and global leader | Mukul Kesavan
The Indian prime minister’s attempts to suppress a critical BBC documentary show how sensitive he is to his in…
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From the archive: China’s hi-tech war on its Muslim minority – podcast
We are raiding the Audio Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introdu…
- Asia Pacific, Banking, Business, China, Human rights, Islam, Religion, Uyghurs, World news, Xinjiang
Major funds exposed to companies allegedly engaged in Uyghur repression in China
Report finds stock indexes provided by MSCI include companies using forced labour or constructing surveillance…
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Afghan supreme leader orders full implementation of sharia law
Public executions and amputations some of the punishments for crimes including adultery and theftAfghanistan’s…
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Indian police investigating film that portrays Kerala as Islamic terrorism hub
Makers of Bollywood film say it is based on real information and events but have not provided any evidencePoli…
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Thousands of mosques targeted as Hindu nationalists try to rewrite India’s history
Shamsi Jama Masjid, an 800-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh, is the latest flashpoint in a dispute that could …