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Islamic scholar acquitted in Swiss rape trial
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» GENEVA: A Swiss court on Wednesday acquitted Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan on charges of rape and sexual coercion, finding no evidence against the former Oxford University professor.
FGM and the need for Islamic scholars
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 20/07/2024
» There was a small victory in The Gambia this week when a proposed law to legalise female genital mutilation (FGM) was defeated by human rights campaigners. It was quite a small victory, however, because the great majority of little girls in The Gambia are still being mutilated by the professional "cutters" who move from village to village.
Syrian force declares IS 'caliphate' dead
AFP, Published on 23/03/2019
» BAGHOUZ, Syria: Kurdish-led forces pronounced the death of the Islamic State group's nearly five-year-old "caliphate" on Saturday after flushing out diehard jihadists from their very last bastion in eastern Syria.
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan faces new rape accusation
AFP, Published on 13/04/2018
» GENEVA - The prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who is in French detention over several rape allegations, is facing a new accusation of rape, this time in Switzerland, a Swiss daily reported Friday.
Spanish police kill knife attacker shouting Islamic slogan
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» BARCELONA: Spanish officers on Monday shot dead an Algerian man who tried to attack them with a knife at a police station while shouting "Allahu akbar", police said.
Spanish police kill knife attacker shouting Islamic slogan
AFP, Published on 20/08/2018
» BARCELONA - Spanish officers on Monday shot dead an Algerian man who tried to attack them with a knife at a police station while shouting "Allahu akbar", police said.
Islamic teachers in South to get salary hike
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 01/04/2025
» The cabinet has approved an annual budget of 721 million baht to increase the salaries of religious teachers in Islamic schools in Thailand’s southernmost provinces as a part of a peace-building initiative.
Egypt executes 4 Islamic militants over 2015 attack
AP and online reporters, Published on 02/01/2018
» CAIRO: Egypt has executed four Islamic militants following their conviction by a military tribunal of killing three military academy students in a 2015 bomb attack.
Senior Islamic official accused of watching porn clips
Methee Muangkaew, Published on 01/02/2019
» TRANG: A group of provincial Islamic committee members and local residents have asked provincial authorities to investigate a deputy committee chairman for allegedly watching porn clips at an office computer almost every day for nearly two months.
Fear stalks city in Islamic State's Afghan heartland
AFP, Published on 21/01/2022
» JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) - The Taliban promised to bring peace, but fear reigns above all in the eastern city of Jalalabad, hit by Islamic State group attacks and reprisals, and with corpses appearing mysteriously in rivers.