BBC News
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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
Women’s Rights
– AFGHAN VOICE
Malalai Joya named, on Friday 07/24/2009, Those "enemies" as NATO forces who bomb from the sky, the resurgent Islamists of the Taliban, and the country's "warlords". Continue reading
– FRANCE THREATENED OVER BURKA
MAGHREB al-Qaeda threatened, on Tuesday 06/30/2009, to take revenge on France for its opposition to the burka, calling on Muslims to retaliate against the country, the U.S. monitoring service SITE Intelligence reported. Continue reading
– TALIBAN EXECUTED YOUNG COUPLE
The Taliban in Afghanistan have publicly killed, on Monday 04/13/2009, a young couple who they said had tried to run away to get married, officials said. Continue reading
THE SOVEREIGNTY OF SHARIAA
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has signed, on Monday 04/13/2009, a controversial bill introducing Islamic Shariaa law to the Swat District. Continue reading
– BEDOUIN GIRL WANTED TO BE MARTYR
On Saturday 04/04/2009 the 15.5 years teenager Bedouin girl, an Israeli citizen from the Bedouin village Houra near Beer-Sheba, attempted to open fire on a Border Police officer in a compound near here home town. Continue reading
– TEEN GIRL FLOGGED IN PUBLIC IN PAKISTAN
Pakistan's top judge has called, on Friday 04/03/2009, for a court hearing into the public flogging of a teenage girl, which was captured on video and shown around the world. Continue reading
– 75-YEARS OLD WOMAN SENTENCED TO LASHES
A 75-year-old widow in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced, on Monday 03/03/2009, to 40 lashes and four months in jail for mingling with two young men who are not close relatives. Continue reading
– WOMEN’S RIGHTS
One of the main reasons for the relapse of most of the Muslim and Arab countries, despite their enormous wealth, especially in oil, is the status of women in Islamic society. Continue reading
– DESERVE TO DIE
The bullnecked president of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, on Saturday 02/28/2009, and with chilling composure explained why seven young women who had been shot in the head deserved to die. Continue reading
– MUZZAMMIL HASSAN ARRESTED FOR BEHEADING HIS WIFE
The founder of a Buffalo Muslim TV station established after The 9/11 to portray Muslims in a good light, Muzzammil Hassan, 44, has been charged, on Sunday 02/15/2009, with murder after his wife was beheaded. Continue reading