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China Sentences 12 to Death for Xinjiang Attacks
10/14/14 9:24 AM PST
A court in China's western Xinjiang region has sentenced 12 to death, 15 to suspended death, nine to life in jail and another 20 for various prison time for their involvement in the deadly Xinjiang attacks
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Supreme Court Justices Skeptical of Arkansas' Bearded Logic
10/09/14 4:29 PM PST
The U.S. Supreme Court was skeptical of Arkansas Deputy Attorney General David Curran's argument that beards are too dangerous to be allowed in prisons
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Jewish, Muslim Holidays Coincide
10/03/14 3:26 PM PST
Israel is on alert as Yom Kippur and Eid al Adha coincide for the first time in decades
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Australia to Segregate Muslim Women in Parliament
10/03/14 11:27 AM PST
Australia's prime minister asks parliament to reconsider decision that force visitors wearing facial coverings, such as burqas, to sit in a glass-enclosed area
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Will U.S. Armed Syrian Rebels Attack ISIS, Assad Regime?
09/26/14 1:38 PM PST
President Obama looking to train and arm mentions Syrian rebels "to be a counterweight to the terrorists of ISIL and brutality of the Assad regime"
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Prominent Uyghur Activist Sentenced to Life in Prison
09/23/14 2:07 PM PST
China has sentenced economics professor and Uyghur advocate Ilham Tohti to life in prison on charges of "separatism"
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Pope Francis Slams Extremists Who 'Pervert Religion'
09/21/14 11:48 AM PST
During a one-day visit to the mostly Muslim country of Albania, Pope Francis criticized extremists who act violently in the name of religion
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Mauritania Changes Workweek to Western Standard
09/16/14 6:16 AM PST
This northwest African nation is moving its weekend in hopes of helping the economy
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Muslim Brotherhood Leaders Expelled from Qatar
09/15/14 2:30 PM PST
The group's presence in Qatar has reportedly strained relations with neighboring countrie
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Philippines Prepares for Possible ISIS Sympathy Attacks
09/14/14 3:28 PM PST
The Philippine military is bracing for possible terror threats from two Islamic rebel groups
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Aquino Submits Draft Law Creating Autonomous Muslim Region in Philippine South
09/11/14 8:54 AM PST
More than 40 years of conflict may soon come to an end after President Benigno Aquino III submitted a bill to create an autonomous political entity for Muslims in the Philippine south
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1 Year Later: Thousands of Philippine Siege Victims Remain Homeless
09/09/14 3:32 PM PST
A year after a violent attack on Zamboanga City, Philippines destroyed 10,000 houses and displaced 100,000 people, many of the victims still live in evacuation centers