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A year later: PM Jacinda Ardern pays tribute to Fijians killed in Christchurch mosque attacks

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Jacinda Ardern unveils a memorial plaque at Lautoka Jame Masjid. Photo: Supplied to RNZ Jacinda Ardern has paid tribute to the three Fijians who died in last year’s Christchurch mosque shootings. Ardern spoke this morning at Lautoka Mosque as part of her trip to Fiji to remember Imam Hafiz Musa Patel, Ashraf Ali Razak and… Continue reading A year later: PM Jacinda Ardern pays tribute to Fijians killed in Christchurch mosque attacks

‘Not a terrorist’ ordinary Muslim stabber shot by Brisbane police.
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‘Not a terrorist’ ordinary Muslim stabber shot by Brisbane police.

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The man shot dead by police after stabbing a young tourist in Brisbane’s CBD this morning was on a counter terror watch list, police have revealed. The 25-year-old was born in Afghanistan but had been living in Australia and was known to police, but detectives say at this stage they are not treating his actions… Continue reading ‘Not a terrorist’ ordinary Muslim stabber shot by Brisbane police.

Aussie Islamics rise to the ISIS fire challenge
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Aussie Islamics rise to the ISIS fire challenge

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Quran 4:56 Indeed, those who disbelieve in Our verses – We will drive them into a Fire. Every time their skins are roasted through We will replace them with other skins so they may taste the punishment. Indeed, Allah is ever Exalted in Might and Wise. See also: ISIS fanatics urged to attack the West… Continue reading Aussie Islamics rise to the ISIS fire challenge

Muslim drug dealer forces friend to bark and recite Islamic prayer before stabbing him SEVEN times
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Muslim drug dealer forces friend to bark and recite Islamic prayer before stabbing him SEVEN times

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A drug dealer who kidnapped and stabbed a former friend when he tried to reconnect made him recite and Islamic death prayer and bark like an animal because he thought he was a police informant. Husseim Dennaoui and Fadl Rahal had fallen out in 2006 after he labelled him a ‘dog’ but 11 years later tried… Continue reading Muslim drug dealer forces friend to bark and recite Islamic prayer before stabbing him SEVEN times

Christians banned from celebrating Christmas in two Muslim-majority West Sumatra villages
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Christians banned from celebrating Christmas in two Muslim-majority West Sumatra villages

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One of NZ’s biggest Halal trading partners is Indonesia, where our culture is banned in some places. Police in Kampung Baru warned Catholics against holding services, urging them to attend a church 120 kilometres away. Some 210 Protestant and Catholic families in Sungai Tambang have also been prevented from practising their faith. Jakarta (AsiaNews) –… Continue reading Christians banned from celebrating Christmas in two Muslim-majority West Sumatra villages

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NZ’s first convicted human trafficker freed after serving third of prison sentence.

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Faroz Ali exploited vulnerable workers from Fiji. He will now be freed after serving only a third of his nine-and-a-half year prison sentence. A man who promised migrant workers everything, only to rip them off, has been freed from prison after serving just a third of his sentence. Faroz Ali, also known as Feroz Ali, was… Continue reading NZ’s first convicted human trafficker freed after serving third of prison sentence.