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A girl in southern Kazakhstan is prevented from attending school classes unless she takes off her headscarf.

• 29 января 2015, 18:17

Thousands of people joined a march by the German anti-Islamisation PEGIDA movement.

• 26 января 2015, 12:33

The Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris were a "wake-up event" for freedom of expression, movie legend Robert Redford said as he launched the Sundance Film Festival.

• 23 января 2015, 11:11

US Secretary of State John Kerry headed for London late to co-host talks on the fight against Islamic militants.

• 22 января 2015, 14:34

The Danish wing of Germany's anti-Islamic PEGIDA movement staged its first rallies.

• 20 января 2015, 14:00

German police banned public open-air gatherings in the eastern city of Dresden Monday, citing a terrorist threat against a planned rally.

• 19 января 2015, 10:00

German President told the country's Muslim community that "we are all Germany" at a rally to condemn the Paris jihadist attacks.

• 14 января 2015, 11:45

Turkish Prime Minister hailed the unprecedented rally against terror in Paris as a strong message to the world.

• 12 января 2015, 12:04

The 12th Sammit of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) will take place in Almaty from May 19 to 21.

• 07 января 2015, 18:53

I don’t support the idea that Islam is associated with terrorism. Genuine Islam proclaims peace, he said.

• 22 декабря 2014, 11:35

Pope Francis urged Muslim leaders worldwide to "clearly" condemn terrorism carried out in the name of Islam.

• 01 декабря 2014, 12:19

Pope Francis heads to Turkey with a brief to use his populist touch to rebuild bridges with the Islamic world that were damaged by his predecessor Benedict XVI.

• 27 ноября 2014, 13:10

A professor from Gumilyov Eurasian National University has asked President Nursultan Nazarbayev to protect the Mausoleum of famous Sufi scholar located at the territory for Kazakhstan from religious fanatics.

• 20 ноября 2014, 20:18

A six-year old girl in West Kazakhstan cannot go to school because of the ban on headwear in the school's charter. Parents of the girl filed a lawsuit citing the Constitution but lost. They are going to appeal.

• 27 октября 2014, 18:10

Canadian expert Rafal Rohozynsky claims that the Islamic State has already recruited thousands of Central Asian nationals.

• 27 октября 2014, 13:09

At least 13 German riot police were injured in clashes with far-right hooligans rallying against Islamist extremism in the western city of Cologne.

• 27 октября 2014, 12:46

Turkey has granted the United States access to its air bases for the campaign against the Islamic State group.

• 13 октября 2014, 16:36

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the people of Kazakhstan on the Kurban Ait holiday.

• 06 октября 2014, 11:28

A controversial Buddhist cleric from Myanmar announced he is linking up with hardline monks in Sri Lanka.

• 29 сентября 2014, 12:49

Well-known Kazakh political scientists Dosym Satpayev advises not to downplay the threat posed by the Islamic State terrorists.

• 25 сентября 2014, 21:25