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Uyghur Muslims: International Brands Complicit in Chinese Slave Trade
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COVID-19: Nearly 100 medical professionals die from virus in war-torn Yemen
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The Times publishes apology to Al Rayan Bank’s ex-CEO Sultan Choudhury OBE
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Reaction as Hagia Sophia reopens its doors to Muslim worshippers
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Hagia Sophia: Full transcript of the sermon delivered at the first jumuah in 86 years
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Hagia Sophia: What Western news isn’t telling you | Dr Yakoob Ahmed | Unscripted #55
On the grand reopening of Masjid Aya Sophia, Ottoman historian Dr Yakoob Ahmed discusses the history and broader Eurocentric discourses surrounding the Hagia Sophia, Islamic history and conquest.
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Egypt: At least 14 people dead as COVID-19 spreads in Egyptian dungeons
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