The militant group in charge of the country is aggressively enforcing a decree requiring coverings from head to toe and crushing rare public protests against the order.
Tag: Muslims and Islam
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India’s Dangerous New Pattern of Communal Tensions
As a national campaign by right-wing groups inflames local tensions, Muslim communities are facing the harshest punishments, according to activists, analysts and retired officials.
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Israel Plans Zip Line for Ancient Jerusalem
A Jewish settler group is promoting projects that opponents say will change the delicate historic, religious and political balance in highly symbolic areas around Jerusalem’s Old City.
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Bangladesh Shutters Dozens of Schools Set Up by Rohingya in Camps
More than 30 schools, teaching tens of thousands of Rohingya students, were closed in Bangladesh, where officials are said to have feared the schools would encourage the refugees to stay permanently.
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Some Muslims Are Using Digital Rings to Count Recitations
Much like the fitness tools that count steps, these electronic devices help keep a record of the day’s religious recitations.