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Taliban Displays Rocket Launchers, Bombs Next To Artefacts In Afghan Museum
Alongside antique Korans and ancient Afghan coins, rocket launchers and homemade bombs are displayed in a Mazar-i-Sharif museum as a testament to the Taliban's victory over foreign soldiers.
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Christians Pray Among Rubble Of Vandalised Church In Pakistan
Christians sat among the rubble of their ransacked church for the first Sunday service since a Muslim mob rampaged through their neighbourhood in eastern Pakistan.
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Riots In Sweden After Anti-Islam Activities, 9 Police Officers Injured
Counter-protesters demonstrating against a far-right group's intention to burn a Koran in Orebro in central Sweden clashed with police on Friday, leaving four police officers injured, authorities said.
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A Transgender Islamic School In Pakistan Breaks Barriers
A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan's first transgender-only madrasa, or Islamic religious school, which she set up herself using her life savings.
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7 Students Killed, Scores Injured In Blast At Madrassa In Peshawar
At least seven students were killed and scores more wounded Tuesday in a bomb attack on a Koran study class at a religious school in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.
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At Least 26 Children, 2 Teachers Killed In Liberia School Fire: Official
A fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia overnight killed at least 26 children and two teachers, the president's office said Wednesday.
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New Zealand Mosque Survivor Says Koran Bookshelf Saved Him
As the bullets tore into worshippers during Friday prayers, taxi driver Abdul Kadir Ababora threw himself to the floor and wedged himself under a bookshelf used to hold Korans, praying he would see his wife and kids again.
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Trump Writes To Kim Jong Un As US, North Korea Seek Second Meeting
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to North Koran leader Kim Jong-un, an informed familiar with the ongoing denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang told CNN.
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Indonesia Village Cuts WiFi After Students Were Caught Watching Porn
A village in a conservative region of Indonesia is pulling the plug on wireless Internet after children were caught accessing porn sites instead of going to Koran study class, officials said Monday.
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Turkey Acts Against French Studies At Universities Amid Koran Row
Turkey on Thursday suspended the opening of any new French studies departments at its universities, an education official said, amid a growing row with France over a call there for some passages to be removed from the Koran.
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Malaysian State Wants Koranic Recitals For Cows To ''Improve Beef Quality''
Cows in a conservative Malaysian state could be played Koranic recitals in the hope it will help them relax and improve the quality of their beef, a senior official said Thursday.
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Mumbai Doctor Who Treated Eman Ahmed Tweets Verse From Koran To Mourn Her
An Egyptian national believed at one point to be the "world's heaviest woman" died Monday at a hospital in the United Arab Emirates, putting a tragic end to a months-long campaign - spanning three countries - to save her life.
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'Un-Islamic' Lady Justice Statue Removed In Dhaka, Hardliners Want All Idols To Go
The statue of Lady Justice - a blindfolded woman holding scales and a sword in her hands - was removed from the Bangladesh Supreme Court complex early today after a hardline Islamic group said it was un-Islamic and Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina agreed it was not nice.
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Indonesia Court To Proceed With Blasphemy Trial Of Jakarta's Governor
An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy trial against Jakarta's Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Koran, a judge said on Tuesday, a case seen as a test of religious freedom in the Muslim-majority nation.
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Jakarta Governor Basuki Purnama Fights Blasphemy Charges In Court
Jakarta's Christian Governor returned to court on Tuesday to fight allegations of insulting the Koran that could see him jailed under tough blasphemy laws in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
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Taliban Displays Rocket Launchers, Bombs Next To Artefacts In Afghan Museum
Alongside antique Korans and ancient Afghan coins, rocket launchers and homemade bombs are displayed in a Mazar-i-Sharif museum as a testament to the Taliban's victory over foreign soldiers.
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Christians Pray Among Rubble Of Vandalised Church In Pakistan
Christians sat among the rubble of their ransacked church for the first Sunday service since a Muslim mob rampaged through their neighbourhood in eastern Pakistan.
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Riots In Sweden After Anti-Islam Activities, 9 Police Officers Injured
Counter-protesters demonstrating against a far-right group's intention to burn a Koran in Orebro in central Sweden clashed with police on Friday, leaving four police officers injured, authorities said.
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A Transgender Islamic School In Pakistan Breaks Barriers
A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan's first transgender-only madrasa, or Islamic religious school, which she set up herself using her life savings.
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7 Students Killed, Scores Injured In Blast At Madrassa In Peshawar
At least seven students were killed and scores more wounded Tuesday in a bomb attack on a Koran study class at a religious school in northwestern Pakistan, officials said.
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At Least 26 Children, 2 Teachers Killed In Liberia School Fire: Official
A fire at a Koranic school near the Liberian capital Monrovia overnight killed at least 26 children and two teachers, the president's office said Wednesday.
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New Zealand Mosque Survivor Says Koran Bookshelf Saved Him
As the bullets tore into worshippers during Friday prayers, taxi driver Abdul Kadir Ababora threw himself to the floor and wedged himself under a bookshelf used to hold Korans, praying he would see his wife and kids again.
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Trump Writes To Kim Jong Un As US, North Korea Seek Second Meeting
US President Donald Trump has sent a letter to North Koran leader Kim Jong-un, an informed familiar with the ongoing denuclearization talks between Washington and Pyongyang told CNN.
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Indonesia Village Cuts WiFi After Students Were Caught Watching Porn
A village in a conservative region of Indonesia is pulling the plug on wireless Internet after children were caught accessing porn sites instead of going to Koran study class, officials said Monday.
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Turkey Acts Against French Studies At Universities Amid Koran Row
Turkey on Thursday suspended the opening of any new French studies departments at its universities, an education official said, amid a growing row with France over a call there for some passages to be removed from the Koran.
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Malaysian State Wants Koranic Recitals For Cows To ''Improve Beef Quality''
Cows in a conservative Malaysian state could be played Koranic recitals in the hope it will help them relax and improve the quality of their beef, a senior official said Thursday.
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Mumbai Doctor Who Treated Eman Ahmed Tweets Verse From Koran To Mourn Her
An Egyptian national believed at one point to be the "world's heaviest woman" died Monday at a hospital in the United Arab Emirates, putting a tragic end to a months-long campaign - spanning three countries - to save her life.
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'Un-Islamic' Lady Justice Statue Removed In Dhaka, Hardliners Want All Idols To Go
The statue of Lady Justice - a blindfolded woman holding scales and a sword in her hands - was removed from the Bangladesh Supreme Court complex early today after a hardline Islamic group said it was un-Islamic and Prime Minister Shiekh Hasina agreed it was not nice.
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Indonesia Court To Proceed With Blasphemy Trial Of Jakarta's Governor
An Indonesian court will proceed with a controversial blasphemy trial against Jakarta's Christian governor, who is accused of insulting the Koran, a judge said on Tuesday, a case seen as a test of religious freedom in the Muslim-majority nation.
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Jakarta Governor Basuki Purnama Fights Blasphemy Charges In Court
Jakarta's Christian Governor returned to court on Tuesday to fight allegations of insulting the Koran that could see him jailed under tough blasphemy laws in the world's largest Muslim-majority country.
