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Cultural fascism: Protests in Dhaka as Yunus govt bows to Islamists on music

Bangladesh's interim administration of Muhammad Yunus, has come under fire for scrapping plans to recruit music and physical education teachers in primary schools. The decision by the Yunus ...
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Police in Bangladesh use batons and tear gas to disperse rally by banned Islamist group

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Police used batons and stun grenades on Friday to disperse thousands of members of the banned Hizbut Tahrir group as they marched near Bangladesh’s main Baitul Mokarram Mosque ...
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Finger-wagging Muslim women become Indian protest symbols

A group of Muslim women who formed a barricade around a male student being attacked by baton-swinging police have become symbols of the protests currently gripping India. History student Ayesha Renna ...
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Curfew set in Indian city after Hindu groups demand demolition of Muslim ruler’s tomb

NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of a western Indian city on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes were sparked by Hindu nationalist groups who want to demolish the ...
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Clashes erupt in western India as Hindu groups demand demolition of Mughal ruler’s tomb

Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of a western Indian city on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes were sparked by Hindu nationalist groups who want to demolish the tomb of a ...
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Indian city sets curfew after Hindu groups demand demolition of 17th century Muslim ruler’s tomb

NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of a western Indian city on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes were sparked by Hindu nationalist groups who want to demolish the ...