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Syrian Rebels Celebrate Declaration of Caliphate; Talk of Erasing Borders

BEIRUT (Reuters) — Militant Islamist fighters held a parade in Syria’s northern Raqqa province to celebrate their declaration of an Islamic “caliphate” after the group captured...

What’s Wrong With Us? Time For Serious Muslim Introspection

Why is the Muslim world burning? What explains this turmoil everywhere? We have long blamed the West for this mess. Perhaps it’s time we...

THOUSANDS OF INDIAN MUSLIMS SIGNING UP TO FIGHT IN IRAQ

India’s Shia Muslims are responding to the call given by Iraq’s clerics to help defend the country’s holy sites NEW DELHI — Thousands of Muslims...

Sissi Rebuffs Global Calls to Free Al Jazeera Journalists

 In Tuesday speech, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi refuses clemency saying he cannot interfere with judiciary CAIRO — Egypt’s president Tuesday said the authorities will...

EGYPT JAILS 3 AL JAZEERA JOURNALISTS

7 AND 10 YEAR SENTENCE FOR 3 MEMBERS OF QATAR-BASED NETWORK FOR ‘AIDING’ MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD CAIRO — Two Al Jazeera English journalists have been sentenced...

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