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Libya Flood Death Toll Rises, , Official Warns Retrieving ‘Severely Decomposed Bodies’ May Not be Possible

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by Fatma Khaled/The Messenger A representative from one of the rescue missions in Libya warned that it might be difficult to recover the dead bodies that were “severely decompos

American Muslim Relief Groups Should Combine their Relief Work in Morocco and Libya

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by Dr. Aslam Abdullah During the last seven decades, no other religious community has suffered more than Muslims in wars imposed by fellow humans and tsunamis, earth

French students, teachers join protests against school Abaya ban

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by Aysha Qamar A school in the northeast of Paris has joined students in the movement against France’s school abaya ban. Teachers and students at Maurice Utrillo High Scho

Canadian Accused of Killing Muslim Family in Hate Attack Pleads Not Guilty

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by Aysha Qamar A Canadian man who is accused of running down four members of a Canadian Muslim family with his pickup truck because of their religious faith pleaded not guilty t

Ohio State Issue 1 defeated, Muslims urged to vote “No”

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by Samana Aslam COLUMBUS, OH--Ohio's Special Election took place on Aug. 8, deciding the future fate of the abortion amendment in the state. Voters took to the polls defeating S

Millions More Afghans Are Being Cut Off From Food Aid

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by Aysha Qamar Food rations to an additional two million Afghans will be cut this month, the UN World Food Program (WFP) said in an announcement Tuesday. The agency said it w

Op Ed Mattel Commercial, The Barbie Movie

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By Mahvish Akhtar The Barbie movie has changed the way we look at movies, advertisements, and promotions of a product and the ideology attached. The brilliance of this film is u

Athan can be broadcast publicly in New York City without permit

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by Rehan Qamar New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Edward A. Caban launched a new NYPD initiative to support and facilitate th

Denmark Proposes Bill to Prevent Public Burning of Religious Texts including the Qur’an

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By Yousuf Ali The Danish government presented a bill on Friday, that could lead to a ban on publicly burning the Quran. This proposed legislation comes as a response to recent i

Pakistan Gives Cash to Nearly 100 Homeless Christian families

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Pakistani authorities on Monday handed out thousands of dollars to nearly 100 Christian families whose homes were destroyed or damaged by a Muslim mob angered over an alleged desec