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Muslims in France worry about rising bias in wake of Toulouse shootings

Although the Toulouse scooter-riding shootings ended with the al-Qaeda-inspired gunman being killed, to Muslims in ...

Pakistan-Indonesia relations solid: ambassador

The relations between Pakistan and Indonesia are solid and moving in the right direction with greater emphasis on ...

PMI allocates Rp1 billion for cataract operations

The Indonesian Red Cross (PMI) has allocated Rp1 billion for free cataract operations in 2012 for poor people ...

RI-Iran relations have no limit

President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said the development of bilateral relations between ...

Pakistani president slams militants for exploiting religion of Islam

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday condemned the militants for "exploiting religion of Islam" through ...

Religion should not be used for political interest

Rector of Syarief Hidayatullah National Islamic University Jakarta Prof Komaruddin Hidayat has said religion should ...

2,000 Tamils stage protest at UN in Geneva

Thousands of Tamils from across Europe protested in front of UN headquarters in Geneva Monday demanding the creation ...

Jakarta Int`l Defense Dialogue to discuss strategy against terrorism

The Jakarta International Defense Dialogue 2012 will discuss steps to design global, regional and national strategies ...

Guatemalan Human Rights Activist Rosalina Tuyuc to Receive 29th Niwano Peace Prize

-     The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the 29th Niwano Peace Prize to Ms. Rosalina Tuyuc ...

Imam of New York Islamic Centre asks FPI to rethinking their methods

Imam Shamsi Ali of the New York Islamic Centre, US, has asked the Islam Defender Front (FPI) to rethink their methods ...

Diversity brings harmony in Indonesia: religious figures

Thousands of religious congregation representatives in Indonesia gathered at Nusantara Hall of Parliamentary Building ...

About 97 percent of family guidance books show gender bias

Minister of Women Empowerment and Children Protection Linda Gumelar has said that about 97 percent of family life or ...

Russian Islamist chief orders halt to civilian attacks

The leader of Russia`s Islamist rebels ordered a halt to attacks on civilians, saying mass opposition protests showed ...

China says to increase police in Xinjiang for stability

China will boost police forces in its western Xinjiang region, state media said on Monday, in an effort to tackle ...

Coup plot foiled in Bangladesh, says army

The Bangladesh army said Thursday it had foiled a plot last month by some "religiously fanatic" serving officers to ...