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30 Nov 2019
India has proposed creating a list of all people who legally fulfill Indian citizenship requirements. Opponents fear the list could be used to target minority groups. Murali Krishnan reports.
10 Nov 2019
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a temple to be built at the site hotly disputed for centuries by Hindus and Muslims. A mosque at the site was razed by Hindu mobs in 1992 and deadly riots killed 2,000 people.
31 Oct 2019
European countries backed a United Nations statement criticizing China's treatment of Uighurs and other Muslims. But many more countries were quick to defend Beijing.
23 Jul 2019
An undisclosed number of lives were lost on Monday in Abuja following clashes in the Nigerian capital between security forces and members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria.
6 May 2019
1m Muslims, Christians intercede for Buhari ahead of swearing-in.
15 Mar 2019
At least 49 people have been killed in two attacks targeting Muslims in the New Zealand city of Christchurch. Officials have called it a "right-wing extremist terrorist attack." DW has the latest.
21 Aug 2018
An estimated two million Muslims from different parts of the world travel to Saudi Arabia to participate in Hajj annually. The ceremony is performed in accordance to the dictates of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W). Here are the steps carried out during the rites.
25 Mar 2018
At least 1,472 people — both non-Muslims and secular Muslims — have been charged under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws since 1987. Despite international pressure, Pakistani authorities are unwilling to amend or repeal the laws.
10 Dec 2017
Thousands of Muslims across the globe took to the street to express their anger about US President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
7 Dec 2017
Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East condemn the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital as an incendiary move in a volatile region.
1 Nov 2017
A small wooden fishing boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims fleeing ethnic violence in Myanmar, capsized off the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday.
23 Oct 2017
Nearly 600,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since August 2017.

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Starting on Saturday September 23, China is hosting the Asian Games, a major multi-sport event held every four years between the Olympics. The 19th edition, postponed from last year, brings together some 12,000 athletes from across the continent, competing in 40 sports over two weeks in the eastern city of Hangzhou. For the first time, e-sports are featured as an official medal sport event, with seven golds on offer. But a lot of attention is also focused on what's happening outside the tracks and arenas. FRANCE 24's Oliver Farry tell us more about the geopolitical aspect of the event.
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