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Headscarf ban in West Kazakhstan prevents girl from entering school 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 October 2014 18:10

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

27 October 2014 13:09

German police injured in clashes with far-right protesters 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 October 2014 12:46

Turkey says US can use air bases for IS fight: US official Turkey has granted the United States access to its air bases for the campaign against the Islamic State group.

13 October 2014 16:36

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

06 October 2014 11:28

Hard-line Myanmar monk to battle 'jihad threat' A controversial Buddhist cleric from Myanmar announced he is linking up with hardline monks in Sri Lanka.

29 September 2014 12:49

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

25 September 2014 21:25

Turkey lifts ban on headscarves at high schools The Turkish government announced it was lifting a ban on female students wearing the Islamic headscarf at high schools.

23 September 2014 15:43

Consumer Rights fight against fake-halal goods in Kazakhstan Consumer Rights Protection Agency continues battling with fake-halal goods.

07 August 2014 16:32

Nursultan Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Fitr Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated the citizens of Kazakhstan on Eid al-Fitr.

28 July 2014 20:49

Chain of halal shops may open in Astana A chain of specialized halal shops may soon open in every neighborhood of Astana.

25 July 2014 13:41

Iraqi jihadists order genital mutilation of all women Jihadists in Iraq have ordered that all women between the ages of 11 and 46 must undergo female genital mutilation, which could affect up to four million women and girls in the war-ravaged country, a UN official said

25 July 2014 13:22

Sudanese Christian woman spared death sentence meets Pope A Sudanese Christian woman whose death sentence for renouncing Islam sparked a global outcry that eventually led to an acquittal, met Pope Francis after arriving in Italy en route to the United States.

25 July 2014 11:14

Children's Quran recital competition at Almaty Mosque The Central Mosque Almaty has announced a Quran recital competition among children.

11 July 2014 17:12

ISIL declares 'caliphate' as Iraq presses counter-offensive The ISIL jihadists whose sweeping Sunni militant offensive has captured swathes of Iraq have declared an "Islamic caliphate" in their territory as Iraqi forces battle to retake Saddam Hussein's hometown Tikrit.

30 June 2014 11:57

US condemns Sudan over Christian woman's death penalty US Secretary of State John Kerry criticized Sudan on Thursday for sentencing a Christian woman to hang for apostasy, urging Khartoum to repeal its laws banning Muslims from converting.

13 June 2014 11:41

Brunei delays introduction of tough Islamic law Brunei has postponed its implementation of tough Islamic criminal punishments that were due to begin Tuesday and have drawn condemnation from the UN's human rights office and rare criticism at home.

22 April 2014 18:42

Kazakhstan is an example for Muslim countries: Fouad Siniora Lebanese politician and former Prime Minister Fouad Siniora named Kazakhstan a prime example for other Muslim countries in his letter to President Nazarbayev.

03 April 2014 22:48

What is behind anti-vaccination movements in Kazakhstan? Every day there are more and more parents refusing to get their children vaccinated for religious reasons.

27 March 2014 16:15

Daughter aims to spread 'true Islam' of executed Sudan activist Almost three decades after peaceful Muslim activist Mahmoud Muhammad Taha was hanged for apostasy, his daughter plans to revive his Republican Party and spread his notion of "true Islam".

28 February 2014 15:07

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