B.C. Ismaili Muslim community mourns Aga Khan
The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world's 15 million Shia Ismaili Muslims, has died at 88. Worshipers gathered today to ...
Trumps tariff threats leading to layoffs
Some Canadian companies announce layoffs amid uncertainty around U.S. tariffs. U.S. tariff threat: Quebec furniture company ...
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Migrant Sex Workers’ Resistance Offers a Blueprint for Fighting Authoritarianism
Hyper-criminalized migrant sex workers show us how everyday people evade, defy and resist state control and punishment.
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In Japan, a Muslim community’s ‘straightforward request’ to bury its dead stirs hostility
A wave of social media hostility is thwarting a simple request from a Muslim community in Japan: the right to bury their dead according to their faith. In September 2020, the Beppu Muslim ...
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The Aga Khan IV, Leader of the Ismaili Muslims, Dies at 88
At the age of 20, he inherited the reins of a Shia Muslim lineage and used his entrepreneurship to become one of the world’s wealthiest hereditary rulers. By Alan Cowell The Aga Khan IV ...
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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the world’s Ismaili Muslims, has died at age 88
The Aga Khan, who became the spiritual leader of the world’s millions of Ismaili Muslims at age 20 as a Harvard undergraduate and poured a material empire built on billions of dollars in tithes ...
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China bans Uyghurs from ‘sensitive’ Muslim-majority countries
According to a report by HRW, China has imposed stricter travel restrictions on members of the Muslim minority, who can travel only to a limited number of countries. Contact and interaction with ...
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Japan home to a growing Muslim presence as it embraces change
but also mosques. The latter is due to a sharp rise in marriages between Muslims and Japanese citizens and Japanese converts over two decades that has seen a seven-fold increase in the number of ...
Parade through chic Parisian district celebrates Lunar New Year
As part of the Lunar New Year celebrations, a parade featuring colourful dragons and an elaborate snake made its way through ...
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China bans Uyghurs from visiting ‘sensitive countries’ with large Muslim populations
Members of the minority community are prohibited from visiting "sensitive countries" with large Muslim populations such as Turkey. They can only travel to a limited number of countries such as ...
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China bans Uyghurs from visiting ‘sensitive countries’ with large Muslim populations
Members of the minority community are prohibited from visiting "sensitive countries" with large Muslim populations such as Turkey. They can only travel to a limited number of countries such as ...
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This snowy Japanese town represents love. But overtourism is turning the sweetness sour
Tranquil and blanketed in pristine white snow, the Japanese city of Otaru serves as the backdrop of a popular 1995 romance blockbuster that continues to bring starry-eyed travelers to the region ...