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Republicans grill Biden judicial pick for upholding COVID-19 religious service curbs
Republicans accused Lee of treating houses of worship unfavorably by upholding Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker’s March 2020 order, which limited gatherings to no more than 10 people at churches and other establishments to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
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'Win for the Unborn!' Appeals Court Dismisses Central Challenge Against Texas Heartbeat Act
The measure isn't enforced by law enforcement or any other state officials. Rather, private citizens are authorized to report abortion providers or anyone involved in facilitating an abortion after a heartbeat is detected.
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3 US Muslims Sue Over Religious Questioning by Officers
Three Muslim Americans have filed a lawsuit alleging that U.S. border officers questioned them about their religious beliefs in violation of their constitutional rights when they returned from international travel.
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Saudi's money avoid Buhari to discharge Zakzaky; Court grants his freedom: When will law succeed?
The Chairman of IMN Resource Forum, Prof. Abdullahi Danladi, said in Kaduna that yesterday marked the fourth anniversary of the expiration of the 45-day caveat, when the Federal Government was ordered to release Sheikh Zakzaky in a historic judgment delivered by Justice Gabriel Kolawole of the Abuja Federal High Court.
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Man in court accused of attacking Sydney Mosque
A man who allegedly destroyed windows and antique chandeliers at a mosque in Sydney's west has been ordered to undergo a mental health assessment.
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Muslim woman 38 weeks pregnant feared she'd die during brutal, unprovoked Sydney attack
A heavily pregnant Muslim woman viciously attacked by a stranger at a Sydney cafe feared being killed if others did not intervene, a court has heard.
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Christchurch mosque attacks: More details released about gunman's sentencing
Further details of the plans for the sentencing of the March 15 mosque gunman have been released today ahead of the hearing in Christchurch next week.
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Christchurch Mosque shooter sentencing: Foreign media told to obey rules
Brenton Tarrant will be sentenced in the High Court in Christchurch beginning on Monday, 24 August.
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New Zealand mosque gunman to represent himself in court
Brenton Tarrant, an Australian white supremacist who carried out the worst massacre in New Zealand's modern history, will be sentenced for murder and terrorism on Aug 24, according to Radio New Zealand.
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Ban on opening for Friday prayers ‘is breach of human rights’, says mosque owner
Tabassum Hussain, chairperson of the executive committee of the Jamiyat Tabligh-ul-Islam Mosque in Bradford, has requested an urgent injunction against the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC). The injunction would allow his place of worship to open for communal prayers on Friday, ahead of the end of Ramadan this weekend.
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Court in India overrules prohibits Islamic call to prayer
Ruling that the Adhan was an integral part of the Islamic religion, the Allahabad High Court urged authorities against hindering its practice under the pretext of COVID-19 guideline violations.
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Nigerian court delays trial of Sheikh Zakzaky yet again
According to the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) website, at the court session on Monday, the judge decided that the trial be adjourned until April 23-24.
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Rohingya Muslims fleeing mistreatment in Rakhine state face charges for 'illegal travel'
The group of nearly 20, including children, who appeared in court on Friday were among 54 people from the Rohingya minority detained on Wednesday on the outskirts of Yangon while trying to escape the country to Malaysia, Reuters reported, citing judge Thida Aye.
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German arsonist sentenced to jail time over mosque attack
The 53-year-old man was sentenced by a court in Hagen for attempted serious arson. The man set fire to a trash dumpster and cartons outside with the flames spreading to the mosque. The fire didn't spread any further but caused significant damage and prompted the evacuation of the building.
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Germany detains 12 over plot to kill refugees, Muslims
German federal prosecutors won a court order to detain 12 men arrested on suspicion of involvement in a far-right plot to overthrow the political order by means of targeted attacks on politicians, asylum seekers, and Muslims.
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Nigeria postpones trial of Sheikh Zakzaky
According to the Islamic Human Rights Commission, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) and his wife Zeenat had been scheduled to attend the court on Thursday but couldn’t do it due to their illness.
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Muslim Kosovo woman in custody for condemning US assassination of Gen. Soleimani
The court in Pristina accepted a prosecutor’s request to keep in detention Ikballe Berisha Huduti for one month. She is the mother of three and the founder of a pro-Islam organization in Kosovo.
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Babri Mosque ruling, no model for other claims: India
A statement issued by the Indian embassy in Ankara recalled that all religious places in India are protected under a law, enacted by the parliament in 1991.
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Terrorist Neo-Nazi appears in court over Norwegian mosque shooting
22-year-old Philip Manshaus, who faces terror charges, appeared for a brief court session at which his preliminary detention was extended, Norwegian media reported.
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Suspect in mass mosque killing halts bid to move trial away from Christchurch
The move was welcomed by survivors and grieving relatives of the March 15 attacks, who had worried they would have had to travel to Auckland to appear as witnesses or watch the proceedings.
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Saudi Arabia sentences Shia cleric to 12 years in Jail
The rights group Prisoners of Conscience, which is an independent non-governmental organization advocating human rights in Saudi Arabia, announced in a post on its official Twitter page on Thursday .
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UK man who voiced 'racist, anti-Muslim and anti-immigration views appeared in Court for hearing
Prosecuter Dan Pawson-Pounds said one of the documents gave "detailed instructions on how to kill people, as simple as that", while another contained instructions on how to "fight against a government".
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Sri Lanka bars Buddhist plans to dislocate Muslim event
On Sunday, Colombo Magistrate’s court issued restraining orders against two extremist groups led by Buddhist monks who intended to disrupt a gathering of members of Dawoodi Bohra, a Shia sect
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Gun-toting anti-Muslim guilty of hate crime
The prosecution told Cardiff Crown Court that although Davison regretted his actions now, at the time his intention was clearly to stir up hatred of Muslims. Being drunk was no excuse.