Islam
A critical look at what’s missing from Muslim education in South Africa
There’s a concern among scholars that Muslim schooling and education in South Africa has remained unchanged in its ideas and the way it’s taught.
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French Muslim groups deal blow to Macron's anti-extremism charter
The charter rejects "instrumentalising" Islam for political ends and affirms equality between men and women, while denouncing practices such as female circumcisions, forced marriages or "virginity certificates" for brides.
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France defends law combatting 'pernicious' Islamist radicalism
President Emmanuel Macron has pushed the legislation - which would tighten rules on issues ranging from religious-based education to polygamy - after a spate of attacks blamed on extremists.
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France fighting Islamist extremism, not Islam: Macron
The French president sparked protests across the Muslim world after last month's murder of teacher Samuel Paty - who had shown his class a cartoon of Muhammad - by saying France would never renounce its laws permitting blasphemous caricatures.
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Anti-France protests draw thousands in Asia, Middle East
Smaller anti-France protests also took place in the Middle East after Macron's defence of the right to publish controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad - a position that has sparked anger across the Muslim world.
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Muslims 'not persecuted' in France, says country's Muslim council
French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to take the fight to Islamist radicals after the 16 October beheading of a history teacher who had shown cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad to pupils in a class discussion on free speech.
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Two dead in Bangalore violence over anti-Islam Facebook post
Local media images showed protesters trying to barge into the police building and shouting slogans outside the politician's home.
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Nigerian sharia court sentences singer to death for blasphemy
Sharia courts in majority Muslim northern Nigeria have handed down death sentences for adultery, murder and homosexuality before but to date no executions have been carried out.
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London attacker served prison term for terrorism offences, police say
One man who had been treated for life-threatening injuries after being stabbed is no longer in a critical condition, while a woman who suffered less serious wounds had been discharged from hospital, police said.
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'Rebel' Saudi women shun obligatory abaya robe
The billowy over-garment, usually all-black, is customary public wear for women in the ultra-conservative Islamic kingdom, where it is widely seen as a symbol of piety.
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Niqab banned in Tunisian government offices
The ban on the niqab, which covers the entire face apart from the eyes, comes at a time of heightened security following a 27 June double suicide bombing in Tunis that left two dead and seven wounded.
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35 years later, these Cape organisations still feed thousands on Eid
What started between three friends using two small pots in 1984 has turned into what’s now become a mass cooking event where 300 volunteers join hands to cook food for thousands of people all over the Western Cape.
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Indonesian cities empty out as millions leave to mark end of Ramadan
The migration takes a toll on Indonesia's roads and travellers who pack their families and luggage into cars or motorbikes to face gruelling trips that can last up to 24 hours.
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Cape Town school instructed to reschedule exams to accommodate Eid celebrations
In the letter, the school said because the majority of its pupils were Christians, it would be closed on Ascension Day, 30 May, and rescheduled the exam for 5 June, the day of the Muslim celebration of Eid.
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‘We’ve come to pray here’: CT mosque hit with noise complaint
Congregants of a District Six mosque have described a complaint over its daily call to prayer as absurd and ridiculous.
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Salah calls for change in treatment of women in Muslim world
Egyptian football star Mohamed "Mo" Salah told 'Time' that while his attitudes towards gender equality had evolved over the years, he wanted to see more change.
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Malaysian jailed for 10 years for insulting Islam on social media
The sentence is believed to be the harshest such penalty on record in the Muslim-majority country, where concerns over racial and religious tensions have grown in recent months.
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30 years after Rushdie fatwa, blasphemy still a potent weapon
Salman Rushdie's novel 'The Satanic Verses' triggered mass protests from London to Islamabad and, analysts say, closed down the space for debate around Islam in a way that still resonates today.
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Muslims rally to defend privileges in multi-ethnic Malaysia
Large numbers of police were on the streets and major roads were closed for the event, which was the first major rally since Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad won a shock election victory in May.
