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Divisive Islamic party won’t join Malaysia government
Bloomberg, Published on 27/11/2022
» Malaysia’s Islamic party declined to join newly appointed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s unity government.
Islamic State group menace rebounds in Afghanistan
AFP, Published on 06/09/2021
» DOHA: The Taliban had barely completed their takeover of the Afghan capital Kabul when the local affiliate of the Islamic State group struck, sowing mayhem with a bloody airport attack.
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.
French school killer ‘claimed Islamic State link’
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» PARIS - The man who killed a French schoolteacher last week said he was acting for the Islamic State (IS) group, in a video recorded before the attack, a source close to the case said on Tuesday.
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.
French jihadist jailed for life for Islamic State crimes
AFP, Published on 20/03/2026
» PARIS - A French jihadist was sentenced to life in jail on Friday for involvement in Islamic State group atrocities against Iraq’s Yazidi minority, the first case in France to tackle the issue.
Malaysia arrests two men linked to Islamic State
Reuters, Published on 22/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has arrested two men believed to have links with militant group Islamic State, including one who allegedly walked around its capital armed with a knife aiming to kill Buddhist monks, police said on Monday.
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.