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Debate: To blame or not to blame Islam for the Paris beheading?
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‘Defamation in the guise of criticism is Western Hypocrisy’, argues Faizur Rahman; ‘Absolving Islam of all responsibility is an apologist argument,’ responds Arshad Alam
Pakistan: At least 7 killed, 70 injured in blast at Peshawar Madrassa
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Pakistan: Goddess Durga’s idol vandalised in Sindh during Navratri
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Muslim intellectuals, activists condemn Paris beheading, demand abolition of apostasy and blasphemy laws
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The False Binary of the Secular versus Islamic Needs to Be Broken
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Paris beheading: The genesis of such hate crimes
Like fascists and nazis, Islamists believe their superiority grants them the right and the duty to physically eliminate the untermensch (the sub-humans)
Iraqi Muslim Family Flees To Germany For Fear Of Female Genital Mutilation In Iraq
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