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Accused 'ISIS bride' loses bail bid due to public risk

Accused 'ISIS bride' loses bail bid due to public risk

A woman who returned to Australia from Syria after marrying a then-Islamic State fighter has remained expressionless in court after losing her bail application.

Police push for accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars

Police push for accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars

Police push for accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars

Police push for accused ISIS bride to stay behind bars

A police prosecutor has urged a magistrate to refuse bail for a woman who returned from Syria after allegedly being married to an Islamic State fighter.

ISIS bride rejects extremism, decries Syrian 'hell'

ISIS bride rejects extremism, decries Syrian 'hell'

ISIS bride rejects extremism, decries Syrian 'hell'

ISIS bride rejects extremism, decries Syrian 'hell'

A lawyer for an accused ISIS bride has told a court her client rejects the terror group and is grateful to be back in multicultural Australia.

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Rural sparky who researched missiles for IS headed home

Rural sparky who researched missiles for IS headed home

Jailed electrician Haisem Zahab has been denied parole twice but will walk from prison in days after serving nine years for designing missiles for terrorists.

'Reset button': Ramadan binds community amid tensions

'Reset button': Ramadan binds community amid tensions

Fasting from sunrise to sunset, about one million Muslims in Australia are marking the holy month of Ramadan amid wars and as multiculturalism is tested.

Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque

Israeli settlers torch and deface a West Bank mosque

Israeli settlers have allegedly attacked a West Bank mosque at a time when Muslims are observing the holy month of Ramadan.

Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal

Ramadan arrives in Gaza under shaky ceasefire deal

Amid the hardships, some in Gaza are working to bring a taste of Ramadan’s festivities as Palestinians Muslims prepare to celebrate the Islamic holy month.

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Community supports imam after house damaged by fire

Community supports imam after house damaged by fire

Community supports imam after house damaged by fire

Community supports imam after house damaged by fire

A distressed imam and his family will rebuild their lives after their family home was damaged in a fire deemed by police to be non-suspicious.

Islamic prayer hall fined for defying shutdown order

Islamic prayer hall fined for defying shutdown order

Islamic prayer hall fined for defying shutdown order

Islamic prayer hall fined for defying shutdown order

A fine has been issued over an unlawful prayer hall linked to a notorious Islamic preacher for allegedly breaching a shutdown order.

Accused unable to front court after alleged imam attack

Accused unable to front court after alleged imam attack

Accused unable to front court after alleged imam attack

Accused unable to front court after alleged imam attack

One of three people arrested over an alleged attack on a Muslim religious leader has remained in the court cells because he was not fit to face a magistrate.

One Nation senator slapped down over sharia law rant

One Nation senator slapped down over sharia law rant

One Nation senator slapped down over sharia law rant

One Nation senator slapped down over sharia law rant

A senator has been accused of driving Islamophobia by spreading false information about sharia law during a hearing probing efforts to tackle anti-Muslim hate.

'Fearful' Muslim Australians demand action, not words

'Fearful' Muslim Australians demand action, not words

'Fearful' Muslim Australians demand action, not words

'Fearful' Muslim Australians demand action, not words

More than 50 recommendations to tackle prejudice against Muslims have been outlined in a landmark report by Australia's special envoy to combat Islamophobia.

Religious protections push to combat Islamophobia rise

Religious protections push to combat Islamophobia rise

Religious protections push to combat Islamophobia rise

Religious protections push to combat Islamophobia rise

A red line is being drawn to tackle a rise in hatred and attacks towards Muslims in Australia as the prime minister pledges to stamp out discrimination.

Muslims, Palestinian supporters face surge in hate

Muslims, Palestinian supporters face surge in hate

Muslims, Palestinian supporters face surge in hate

Muslims, Palestinian supporters face surge in hate

Incidents of Muslim hate have spiked to historic levels and appear to be emerging within key institutions, according to the Islamophobia Register Australia.

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Unity call to end hate attacks on Muslim Australians

Political and faith leaders call for unity to stamp out hateful attacks against the Muslim community on the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.

Global food bazaar helps eat into discrimination

More than one million people are expected to visit one of Australia's most popular food markets, Lakemba Nights, celebrating Muslim faith and culture.

Mosque unveiling tainted by alleged massacre taunt

A teen has been charged after allegedly threatening to "Christchurch 2.0" a mosque as worshippers gather for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Bail granted to woman accused of attacking Muslim women

A woman accused of assaulting two Muslim women at a shopping centre has been bailed, as details of a previous assault on a woman in a hijab was aired in court.

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Islamophobia accused sobs in court, victim traumatised

A woman charged with attacking two Muslim women in separate assaults at a suburban shopping centre has appeared in court sobbing as she was remanded in custody.

Leaders condemn Islamophobic attacks, PM still silent

Alleged assaults of two Muslim women at a shopping centre in separate attacks have been denounced by politicians, as Islamic groups call out double standards.

Islamic groups decry response 'disparity' after attacks

The political and police responses to alleged assaults on two Muslim women have sparked allegations of double standards from Islamic organisations.

Anti-Islam hate spikes with shocking details revealed

There is a surge in reports of Muslims facing abuse and hateful vitriol and anti-Islam graffiti is commonplace, comprehensive data reveals.

Formal complaint over Dutton's alleged Islamophobia

An anti-Islamophobia group has lodged a religious vilification complaint against Peter Dutton, alleging he called Muslim political candidates a "disaster".

Accused terrorist was 'enticed by inflammatory sermon'

Notorious alleged terrorist Neil Prakash changed from a peaceful convert after being influenced by an inflammatory brand of Islam, a magistrate has heard.

NSW leader defends judgment after iftar event canned

Leaders of the states where three in four Australian Muslims live have cancelled annual iftar dinners over community anger about the Gaza conflict.

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