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Hatred of Muslims has "no place in Germany" says German Chancellor Angela Merkel

The German President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel have condemned an apparent Neo-Nazi attack on accommodation for refugees. Three

Iraq

Pilgrims defy ISIL militants flocking to Kerbala in record numbers

One person has been killed by rocket fire in the Iraqi city of Kerbala where Shi’ite pilgrims gathered for religious ceremonies. Despite the threat

Iraq

Shi'ite pilgrims flock to Kerbala despite security threat

Roads and highways across Iraq have filled with hundreds of thousands of Shi’ite pilgrims heading to Kerbala to celebrate a religious ceremony amid

Syria

Kurdish fighters vow to go on fighting as long as the ISIL threat remains.

Women Kurdish peshmerga are fighting alongside their male compatriots to repel the ISIL assault on Kobani on the Syrian border with Turkey. The siege there has a become a powerful international symbol

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Turkey

Pope Francis prays with spiritual leaders in Istanbul

Syria

How nasheeds became the soundtrack of jihad

Saudi Arabia

Sacred selfie? Muslim cleric hits out over new Hajj trend at Mecca

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Don't confuse Islam with Islamism

Germany

Muslims set to protest over Islamic State fear-mongering

World

Egyptian cleric condemns terror acts

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The business of Eid

Malaysia

Halal vaccines "to be ready in three years"

Turkey

Turkey: Four MPs wear head scarves in parliament

My Europe Series

Family fears for Belgium's foreign fighters in Syria

Syria

The difference between Shi’a and Sunni explained

My Europe Series

Two years on, Utoya still chills Norwegian summer

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Fasting for longer: the challenge of Ramadan in Europe

Focus

Azerbaijan: A Caucasian mosaic

World

Turkey: bridging cultures

World

Muslim anger mostly for America