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Hardline Indonesian Muslims Call for Church Closures in Aceh
Hardline Muslims in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province today demanded the local government close 10 Christian churches, just days after a mob burnt down a church, leaving one person dead and several injured.
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Saudi Arabia Lashing Sentence for Blogger 'Medieval': Swedish Foreign Minister
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom today accused Saudi Arabia of handing a "medieval" punishment to a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.
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Wanted, Executioners: Saudi Arabia Places Ads Online
Saudi Arabia advertised vacancies for eight executioners Tuesday after beheading nearly as many people since the start of the year as it did in the whole of 2014.
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Indian Beheaded in Saudi for Murdering Boss
Saudi Arabia beheaded two people for murder Wednesday, one of whom was from India, the interior ministry said.
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Tradition Meets Twitter as Saudis Pledge to New King
Decades ago, Saudis trekked across their desert kingdom to pledge allegiance to their new kings at their palaces. Now they are just using Twitter.
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United States Raises Concerns Over Brunei Sharia Penal Code
The United States has raised concerns with Brunei about a new penal code introduced by the sultan, which would include Islamic sharia law penalties such as stoning to death, US officials said Tuesday.
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Hardline Indonesian Muslims Call for Church Closures in Aceh
Hardline Muslims in Indonesia's conservative Aceh province today demanded the local government close 10 Christian churches, just days after a mob burnt down a church, leaving one person dead and several injured.
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Saudi Arabia Lashing Sentence for Blogger 'Medieval': Swedish Foreign Minister
Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom today accused Saudi Arabia of handing a "medieval" punishment to a blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes for insulting Islam.
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Wanted, Executioners: Saudi Arabia Places Ads Online
Saudi Arabia advertised vacancies for eight executioners Tuesday after beheading nearly as many people since the start of the year as it did in the whole of 2014.
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Indian Beheaded in Saudi for Murdering Boss
Saudi Arabia beheaded two people for murder Wednesday, one of whom was from India, the interior ministry said.
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Tradition Meets Twitter as Saudis Pledge to New King
Decades ago, Saudis trekked across their desert kingdom to pledge allegiance to their new kings at their palaces. Now they are just using Twitter.
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United States Raises Concerns Over Brunei Sharia Penal Code
The United States has raised concerns with Brunei about a new penal code introduced by the sultan, which would include Islamic sharia law penalties such as stoning to death, US officials said Tuesday.
