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Tag: Muslims and Islam
Hard Times Have Pakistani Hindus Looking to India, Where Some Find Only Disappointment
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi recasts India as a Hindu nation, Pakistani Hindus are migrating there in greater numbers. But many find hardship once they arrive.
China Wants the World to Stay Silent on Muslim Camps. It’s Succeeding.
Beijing is using economic and diplomatic pressure to quash any outcry, while governments are reluctant to risk financial ties and trade deals.
A Crackdown on Islam Is Spreading Across China
A secret Communist Party directive has led to restrictions on Islamic practices far from Xinjiang, the western region where Uighurs have been brutally repressed.
The Man Behind a Toxic Slogan Promoting White Supremacy
Renaud Camus’s phrase, “the great replacement,” which characterizes Muslim immigrants as invaders bent on conquest, has become a rallying cry for white supremacists in many countries.
Indonesia’s President Halts Bill That Would Ban Sex Outside Marriage
Parliament had been expected to pass a sweeping overhaul of the penal code, much of which mirrored Shariah. President Joko Widodo said it needed “further study.”
War Made Her a Refugee. Now She’s ‘Home,’ in Amsterdam’s Counterculture.
It has been seven years since Souad fled Syria. In the Netherlands, she is learning to define herself as more than just a Muslim, a Syrian or a displaced person.
A Professor’s Killing Sends a Chill Through a Campus in Pakistan
A student said he killed Prof. Khalid Hameed, a well-liked teacher, because he insulted Islam. Now his colleagues are being very careful about what they say.
Toronto Raptors Introduce Branded Hijabs
The hijabs were inspired by a group based in Toronto that promotes Muslim women in sports.
Cable Cars Over Jerusalem? Some See ‘Disneyfication’ of Holy City
The architecture of occupation: A planned cable-car network to Jewish holy sites bypasses Palestinians and furthers Israel’s claims over East Jerusalem.