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OIC: Ghouta Killings Are a Violation of Islamic Teachings
March 05, 2018
The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) issued an official statement deploring the targeting of non-combatant civilians as “a gross transgression of Islamic teachings,” calling on the UN to broker an immediate ceasefire and multi-stakeholder peace in Syria.
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Turkey Uses Hostage Politics Against Western Allies
March 05, 2018
Turkey’s Islamist regime is resorting with increasing frequency to hostage politics in its relations with the US and European countries, imprisoning and detaining their citizens in exchange for lucrative arms contracts and as leverage for forced extradition of Kurdish and Turkish nationals.
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Iraqi Officials Deny IS Responsibility for Nineveh Mass Grave
March 05, 2018
Local Iraqi officials in Nineveh Province denied that the mass grave of Christians discovered near Mosul, which borders the Nineveh Plains and is the historic heartland of Iraq's ancient Christian community, is the result of Islamic State (IS) atrocities, claiming instead that the grave is decades old.
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OIC Demands Religious Freedom for South Asian Muslims
March 05, 2018
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is active in advocating for Muslim communities in South Asia, expressing concerns over the religious-freedom rights for Muslims in Sri Lanka and sending a multilateral delegation to Thailand to evaluate the impact of security measures and economic development initiatives on Muslims in that country.
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Al Shabaab Attack Highlights Jihadi Footprint in East Africa
March 05, 2018
Al Shabaab, the Islamist militant group fighting to make Somalia a sharia state, staged a lethal attack on five police officers across the border in African Union member-state Kenya, underscoring the activity of jihadis expanding their footprint in East Africa.
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