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Ugandan troops first deployed to Somalia in 2007 as part of an international military coalition to battle Islamic insurgents. But the mission has faced mounting pressure since a US decision to withdraw funding.
The three were among 47 French "Islamic State" suspects transferred from Syrian detention. So far, ten French nationals have received prison terms after being convicted of belonging to the group.
Yahaya Masussuka had posted videos in which he rejected some elements of mainstream Islam.
In Azerbaijan, a new government ban on hijab in schools has provoked rare public protests. The ban prohibits clothing deemed "incompatible with the secular principles of general education". While it does not mention Islamic hijab, girls and teachers wearing hijab have been turned away from schools. The measure has sparked tensions in a country where 96% of the population is Muslim.
Jordanian authorities on Monday arrested three suspects over last week's terror attack that killed nine people in a church funeral procession in the village of Hammoud. Jordan's military later launched strikes on "terrorist organisations" in neighbouring Syria in retaliation for the attack by alleged Islamic extremists, killing at least eight civilians including women and children, a health official said.
Centuries after the end of Islamic rule, some Muslims are choosing Andalusia, drawn by traces of its past.
HSBC bought $130m in shares in firms tied to Israel’s military, in breach of Islamic law compliance requirements.
Samir Mohtadi "strongly rejects" any attempt to associate him or Islamic centre in Melbourne with the alleged attacker.
Abu Hamza, whose Melbourne-based Islamic community centre was linked by Emirati prosecutors to the suspect in the attempted hijacking of an Israel-bound passenger jet, publicly dismissed "false accusations" against him on Monday. While prosecutors alleged that the Omani co-pilot first became radicalised while studying in Australia, neither the community centre nor Hamza are accused of any criminal wrongdoing.
A Syrian man has been reunited with his collection of over 100 Islamic texts, science books and poems,15 years after sealing the collection behind a wall. Mustafa Khaled Alwan had built to conceal the library, which would likely have landed in prison, or worse, under Bashar al-Assad's rule.
After its 2021 defeat, the party with an Islamic reference is rebuilding under Abdelilah Benkirane. Can it regain trust?
