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Over 600 international scholars sign a statement of support for Dr. Anand Teltumbde

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FGM in the UK will only end if attitudes shift from within communities

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The Rise of the Female Imam in France?

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Netanyahu Scheduled to Visit India Again: Gearing Up for Elections with a Dose of Zionism?

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Congress workers protested in 36 countrywide locations against the ECI and the CEC Gyanesh Kumar, calling the betrayal of the Indian people by the constitutional body, “high treason”; Left parties also issued statements of protest.