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Clerics & Preachers
Islamic centre connected to terror plots plans expansion
(Age) An Islamic centre in Melbourne’s north that has been linked to the Bourke Street attacker and Christmas Day terror plot is seeking council approval to accommodate up to 500 people at once as its community grows. The Hume Islamic Youth Centre […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Ilhan Omar urges creation of special envoy role to combat global anti-Muslim hate 'We are seeing a rise in Islamophobia in nearly every corner of the globe,' the Democratic representative said.
(HuffPost) The federal government would have a dedicated, high-ranking official monitoring Islamophobic incidents worldwide under a new bill being introduced Thursday by Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.). The special envoy for monitoring and combatting Islamophobia, which would be embedded […]
Government & Politics
Muslim groups ask Gates foundation to rescind honor to Indian prime minister
(Hill) A coalition of Muslim and human rights organizations called on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to cancel its plans to award Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi its Global Goalkeeper Award, citing Modi’s controversial revocation of the Kashmir region’s special status. In […]