Yearly Archives: 2016

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Hate crimes against Muslims in Britain spike after ‘jihadi’ attacks, study finds

June 17, 2015 By Alan Travis Anti-Muslim attacks in the UK nearly quadrupled after the Charlie Hebdo massacre in Paris but fell overall on 2013-14, when Lee Rigby was murdered. Muslims in Britain are becoming the target of hate crimes in retribution for terrorist attacks around the world, according to a new report based on

Isis claims it carried out Baghdad mall attack that leaves 18 dead

January 11, 2016 By Associated Press in Baghdad Gunmen stormed into a Baghdad mall on Monday after setting off a car bomb and launching a suicide attack at its entrance, killing at least 18 people and wounding 50 in the city’s mainly Shia east, Iraqi officials said. Islamic State claimed responsibility. The officials initially described