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German minister questions Islam's place in the country

Germany'snewinteriorministersaidFridayhedoesn'tconsiderIslamtobeapartofGermany,apositionthatputshimatoddswithChancellorAngelaMerkelonthecentralquestionofmigrati

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Bangladesh Muslims protest against justice goddess statue

Thousands of supporters of a conservative Islamist group have protested in Bangladesh against a statue of the goddess of justice erected outside the supreme court.

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Attack on Aust'n bank that injured 27 not terrorism: Victorian Premier

An attack on a Melbourne bank that resulted in 27 injuries should not be used as a "political weapon", Victoria's Premier has urged.

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ASEM performs well in bringing together Asia, Europe: European Expert

​Shada Islam, director of policy at the Brussels-based think-tank Friends of Europe, said that the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) has performed well in terms of bringing together the two continents.

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Syrian army confirms killing of Islam Army leader near Damascus

The Syrian Army General Command confirmed the killing of the leader of the Islam Army rebel group by a Syrian airstrike east of the capital Damascus on Friday, according to a statement carried by state news agency SANA.

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Obama calls for unity against violent extremism

​U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday echoed his Wednesday's call for Muslim communities around the world to resist the notion that the West was at war with Islam in his final speech at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism.

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Critics blast Obama for bizarre silence on Islamist terror amid spreading threat

Critics continue to blast U.S. President Barack Obama for what they call a bizarre refusal to link radical Islam with terrorism, even as multiple terror groups are on the march in the Middle East, Africa and Europe.

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Strike enforced in Bangladesh to demand arrest of sacked minister

​A one-day strike enforced by a coalition of several Islamist parties demanding arrest and punishment of a sacked minister was observed peacefully in Bangladesh on Sunday.