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
– SAMIRA JASSIM – MONSTROUS FACE OF JIHAD
On Friday 02/06/2009, Iraqi authorities made public the arrest of suspected militant recruiter Samira Ahmed Jassim, 51, detained, on 01/21/2009, by Iraqi security forces. Continue reading
– SCHOOLS BLOWN UP BY PAKISTANI TALIBAN
Taliban militants have blown up, on Monday 01/19/2009, another five schools in North-West Swat District in Pakistan, officials say. Continue reading
– AISHAT BAKUEVA
Aishat Bakueva was born in Ilinovka, Chechnya, near Grozny in 1973. Continue reading
– TALIBAN BAR GIRLS FROM SCHOOLS
Taliban militants in Pakistan's restive North-Western Swat District valley have banned girls from attending schools, warning, on Thursday 12/25/2008, that any violators would face death. Continue reading
– RAPE VICTIM STONED IN SOMALIA
A Somali girl who said she had been raped has been stoned to death, on Monday 10/27/2008, in Somalia, after being accused of adultery, a human rights group has said. Continue reading
– MUSLIM GIRLS RIGHTS
Sheikh Mohammed al-Maghraoui runs a web site in which he issued last week a Fataw where he argued that girls as young as 9 could marry because Islam's Prophet Mohammed had done so, Moroccan media reported on Friday 09/26/2008. Continue reading
– TAJ EL-DIN HILALY
Taj el-Din Hamid Hilaly was born in Egypt in 1941 and is a follower of Sayyid Qutb. He arrived to Australia from Lebanon in 1982 on a tourist visa. Continue reading
– FRANCE REJECTED MUSILM WHOMAN CITIZENSHIP
In an unprecedented verdict a French court has denied, on Saturday 07/12/2008, citizenship to a Muslim woman from Morocco, ruling that her practice of "radical" Islam is not compatible with French values. Continue reading
– FORCED MARRIAGE
In Europe and other Western Democracies the political and social status of women is anchored in law Continue reading
– ‘DEMOCRATIC AFGHANISTAN’ FACADE
Sayed Perwiz Kambakhsh, a 23 year old journalist for the local Jahan-e Naw (New World)was sentenced to death on 01/23/2008 for downloading material from the web related to the role of women in Islamic societies. Continue reading