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Muslims are people who follow or practice Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion. Muslims consider the Quran, their holy book, to be the verbatim word of God as revealed to the Islamic prophet and messenger Muhammad. The majority of Muslims also follow the teachings and practices of Muhammad (sunnah) as recorded in traditional accounts (hadith). "Muslim" is an Arabic word meaning "submitter".

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Accused NZ mosque shooter pleads guilty The Australian man accused of carrying out New Zealand's worst mass shooting in history pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder on Thursday (March 26) after having previously pleaded not guilty. Libby.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:32Published 4 days ago

Indonesians refusing to stay home for prayers Thousands of Muslims travel to South Sulawesi for mass gathering, despite cancellation of event. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:05Published 1 week ago

Flowers and messages of support adorn NZ mosque for shooting anniversary Hundreds of people gathered in Christchurch, New Zealand on Friday (March 13) to honor the 51 lives lost in the attack on two mosques in the city last year. Gloria Tso reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:53Published 2 weeks ago


Corbyn and Johnson clash over offensive comments Boris Johnson has hit back at Jeremy Corbyn over anti-Semitism in the Labour Party after being challenged about his own comments on women and Muslims. Report by Chinnianl. Like us on Facebook at.. Credit: ODN Duration: 01:49Published 3 weeks ago

India death toll rises after worst violence in decades At least 47 people have died and more than 350 have been injured during riots over a new citizenship bill seen as discriminatory towards Muslims. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:45Published on March 2, 2020

India unrest: 'We can't just blame Hindus or Muslims' People in India's capital are slowly returning to areas hardest hit by the recent violence. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:40Published on February 27, 2020

Cars burned as Muslim-Hindu violence leaves 20 dead in New Delhi The violence is over a controversial new citizenship law that excludes Muslims from fast track naturalisation.View on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:50Published on February 27, 2020

A mob out for blood: India's protests pit Hindus against Muslims Mohammad Zubair was on his way home from a local mosque in northeast New Delhi when he came across a large crowd. He turned towards an underpass to avoid the commotion; it proved to be a mistake... Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:58Published on February 27, 2020

Death toll rises to 20 from riots in Indian capital At least 20 people have been killed in the Indian capital during violent clashes between Hindu and Muslim groups over a new citizenship law, a hospital official told Reuters, even as an eerie calm.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:22Published on February 26, 2020

7 killed, 150 injured: Indian riots overshadow Trump visit At least seven people have been killed and around 150 injured in clashes, according to authorities, in riots sparked by a controversial Indian immigration law. The violence comes during U.S. President.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:22Published on February 25, 2020

Before Trump's Delhi visit, clashes over citizenship law intensify A policeman was killed and dozens of people injured amid clashes in New Delhi on Monday as thousands demonstrating for and against a new citizenship law rioted for several hours before U.S. President.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:30Published on February 25, 2020

London mosque stabbing victim says he forgives his attacker A Muslim prayer leader, Raafat Maglad, has said he forgives his attacker after returning to the mosque where he was stabbed. Report by Czubalam. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and.. Credit: ODN Duration: 00:38Published on February 21, 2020

Mosque attack victim recalls moment he was stabbed Muslim prayer leader Raafat Maglad recalls the moment he was stabbed at London Central Mosque. Raafat Maglad, who is in his 70s, told how he was left with a "very deep cut" to his neck after he was.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:11Published on February 21, 2020

Prayer leader returns to mosque after knife attack A Muslim prayer leader has returned to the mosque where he was stabbed just hours after the incident. Raafat Maglad, who is in his 70s, was attacked inside London Central Mosque in Regent’s Park on.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 00:41Published on February 21, 2020

Merkel reacts to Hanau attack: Racism and hatred are poison German Chancellor Angela Merkel has condemned the deadly shootings in Hanau and pledged to fight against those who try to divide the country along ethnic lines. Speaking Thursday in Berlin, Mrs Merkel.. Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO Duration: 01:21Published on February 20, 2020

Pompeo urges Kazakhstan to press China over Uighurs U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in Kazakhstan on Sunday, urged the country to press neighboring Beijing over its treatment of Muslim minorities such as Uighurs. David Doyle reports. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:31Published on February 2, 2020

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Rohingya, UN step up efforts to get Malaysia refugees screened for virus The U.N. refugee agency and Rohingya community leaders in Malaysia are stepping up efforts to get refugees who attended a Muslim gathering to come forward for coronavirus checks, after cases linked to.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
Saudi Arabia suspends prayers in the arenas outside Mecca, Medina holy mosques Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it suspended Muslims from conducting their five daily prayers and the weekly Friday prayer in the overflow area just outside the walls of the two holy mosques in Mecca and.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
Muslim event in Indonesia postponed amid coronavirus fears A rally of Muslim pilgrims that is drawing thousands of people to Indonesia's South Sulawesi province has been postponed amid fears that it could help spread the new coronavirus, a local official said. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago

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In Indian capital, riots deepen a Hindu-Muslim divide For years, Hindus and Muslims lived and worked peacefully together in Yamuna Vihar, a densely populated Delhi district. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Christchurch attack: Messages of hope one year one One year after the mosque attacks, a campaign has collected messages for Christchurch's Muslims. BBC News - Published 2 weeks ago
Turkey quarantines thousands of pilgrims, orders closure of bars Thousands of Muslims returning to Turkey from a pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia were taken into quarantine on Sunday due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago

Kuwait asks Muslims to pray at home to halt coronavirus spread Kuwait's religious authorities asked Muslims to pray at home on Friday as Gulf Arab states stepped up measures to fight the spread of the new coronavirus. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Iraqi religious authorities say U.S. air strike hit civilian airport A U.S air strike hit an Iraqi civilian airport under construction in the holy Shi'ite Muslim city of Kerbala and killed one worker, Iraqi religious authorities said on Friday. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
One year after mosque massacre, New Zealand is fighting rising hate Days before the first anniversary of a shooting in Christchurch that killed 51 Muslim worshippers, a post appeared on an encrypted messaging app showing a balaclava-clad man outside one of the attacked.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Saudi Arabia locks down Qatif province to prevent coronavirus spread Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it has imposed a temporary lockdown on the eastern Qatif province, an oil-producing region and home to a large Shi'ite Muslim population, to prevent the spread of.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Recreating Muslim sailors' first voyages to Australia A new project revisits early trips by Indonesian sailors to trade with indigenous Australians. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago	Delhi riots: The Sikh father and son who saved Muslims Mohinder and Inderjeet Singh risked their own lives to protect people they didn't even know. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
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A small Delhi hospital overwhelmed by wave of violence As deadly violence erupted in the northeast of New Delhi this week, with armed mobs rampaging the streets, a small hospital located in a densely packed Muslim neighborhood found itself at the epicenter.. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020	Indian police detain hundreds after Hindu-Muslim clashes in New Delhi Indian police said on Friday they had detained hundreds of people and were keeping a heavy presence in northeast New Delhi, days after the worst bout of sectarian violence in the capital in decades. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020
Indian police arrest over 500 for Delhi sectarian violence Indian police have arrested 514 people for deadly Hindu-Muslim violence that broke out in the capital, the government said, as it faced mounting international criticism for failing to protect minority.. Reuters - Published on February 28, 2020	A Delhi neighborhood divided by a highway and now hatred The Hindu area of Bhajanpura and Muslim quarter of Chand Bagh face each other across a wide thoroughfare running through the northeastern part of India's capital, New Delhi. Reuters - Published on February 27, 2020
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Indian PM Modi calls for calm in Delhi after sectarian clashes India Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for peace in Delhi on Wednesday after days of violent clashes between Hindus and minority Muslims over a citizenship law left at least 20 people killed. Reuters - Published on February 26, 2020	Delhi clashes: 18 killed as Hindu and Muslim groups clash The clashes between Hindus and Muslims came as President Trump made his first official visit to India. BBC News - Published on February 26, 2020
Iran says 43 infected with coronavirus, eight dead: official Iran has confirmed 15 new cases of the new coronavirus, taking the total to 43 with a death toll of eight. Most of the infections have been in the Shi'ite Muslim holy city of Qom. Reuters - Published on February 23, 2020	Ryanair boss faces backlash over calls for extra checks on Muslim men at airports 'In Germany this week a white person killed eight people. Should we profile white people to see if they're fascists?' says MP Independent - Published on February 22, 2020
Ryanair boss criticised for Muslim bomber comments The Ryanair boss says Muslim men should be profiled at airports because "that is where the threat is". BBC News - Published on February 22, 2020	London mosque stabbing: Muslim prayer leader says he forgives attacker who slashed him in the neck 'I feel very sorry for him,' says Raafat Maglad, who checked himself out of hospital less than 24 hours after attack Independent - Published on February 21, 2020