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Jan 19 2021
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Pompeo Declares China’s Crackdown on Uighurs ‘Genocide’
With less than 24 hours left in office, the Trump administration on Tuesday declared that China’s violent repression against its Uighur population constituted a genocide, following widespread condemnation of the Chinese government’s campaign of mass internment, forced labor, forced sterilization, and other human rights violations against more than 1 million Muslim minorities.
The move
Foreign PolicyMar 17 2024
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US schools becoming more supportive of Muslim students fasting during Ramadan
While Muslim students remain a rarity in many US school districts, they are a major presence in some communities, prompting public schools to be more attentive to their needs during the holy month of Ramadan when dawn-to-sundown fasting is a duty of Islam. For example, in Dearborn, Michigan — where nearly half the 110,000 residents are of Arab descent — public school teachers and staff strive
The Times of IsraelJun 17 2020
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Trump told China's president that building concentration camps for millions of Uighur Muslims was 'exactly the right thing to do,' former adviser says
President Donald Trump expressed approval of a concentration camp for Uighur Muslims in China during a private meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to former national security adviser John Bolton's upcoming memoir, "The Room Where It Happened."
In a private meeting during the 2019 G20 meeting in Japan, Trump and Xi were accompanied only by their interpreters, according
Business InsiderMar 13 2024
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White House officials expected to meet with Arab and Muslim leaders in Chicago Thursday
Senior White House officials are planning to meet with Arab-, Muslim- and Palestinian-American community leaders in Chicago on Thursday, multiple sources familiar with the meeting told CNN, as President Joe Biden continues to grapple with anger and concern across the country about the Israel-Hamas war. Thursday’s meeting would mark the latest in ongoing efforts by the Biden White House to hear
CNN (Online News)Mar 15 2024
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Jurors weigh fate of Afghan refugee charged with murder in a case that shocked Muslim community
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Prosecutors on Friday wrapped up their case against an Afghan refugee on charges that he gunned down a man in 2022 in what turned out to be the first of three ambush-style killings involving members of the Muslim community in New Mexico's largest city. Muhammad Syed, who settled in the U.S. several years ago with his family, quickly became the main suspect after authorities
Click OrlandoMar 14 2024
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White House officials meeting with Arab, Muslim leaders in Chicago ahead of Illinois primary
White House officials are set to meet on Thursday with Arab, Muslim, and Palestinian Americans leaders in Chicago, a source familiar with the meeting confirmed to The Hill. The meeting, which was first reported by CNN, comes as President Biden has faced increasing pushback from the pro-Palestinian community over his stance on the Israel-Gaza war. The Illinois Democratic primary is next week
The HillJun 18 2020
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Trump signs bill for sanctions on China officials over Uighurs
President Donald Trump signed legislation on Wednesday calling for sanctions against those responsible for the repression of Uighur Muslims in China's far western region of Xinjiang, the White House said in a statement.
The bill, which passed the US Congress with only a single 'no' vote, was intended to send China a strong message on human rights by mandating sanctions against those
Al JazeeraDec 31 2020
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Here Are The Companies Linked To Forced Uighur Slave Labor
A number of companies and brands have been linked to labor forced on Uighur Muslims by the Chinese government, according to multiple reports.
The Washington Post reported Tuesday that Apple supplier Lens Technology uses Uighur workers in its factories, according to documents obtained by the Tech Transparency Project. These workers were transferred from labor camps in the Xinjiang region
The Daily CallerMar 20 2024
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A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim migrants has capsized off Indonesia’s Aceh province
San Diego Union-TribuneFeb 07 2024
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Young Mexican-Muslim Stabbing Classified as Hate Crime
Last Sunday, February 4th, a violent incident occurred at the intersection of West 26 and Nueces streets in Austin, Texas. A young man, Zachary, was attacked after participating in a protest over the conflict between Palestine and Israel. Members of the Muslim community in Austin are asking authorities to investigate the case as a hate crime, as they believe that the violence happening in Gaza
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