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                                <title><![CDATA[ Anwar must speak out against inflammatory campaign targeting 'kuil haram' ]]></title>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Interfaith harmony committee to be reactivated, says religious affairs minister ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Mohd Na'im Mokhtar says it will function as a medium of discussion between religious leaders to resolve issues related to religion and race. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ When the PM plays the role of a priest ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 02:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ What happened on Friday at a mosque, where the prime minister led the process of an individual converting to Islam, is not proper. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pakistan crowd vandalises churches, torches homes after two accused of blasphemy ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 00:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan and though no one has ever been executed for it, numerous accused people have been lynched by outraged crowds. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Proposal for strict action against those who ridicule Islam submitted to Agong, says Anwar ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2023 23:52:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The prime minister says the proposal is to defend the interests of all Malaysians, not just the Malays. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ The controversial Indian Muslim leader feted by Anwar ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Kanthapuram AP Aboobacker Musliyar was one of the first to congratulate Anwar Ibrahim last year, and was bestowed the top Islamic award from the Malaysian government eight months later. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ In Muslim-majority Indonesia, Islamic preacher under fire over unorthodox views ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Panji Gumilang, head of the Al-Zaytun school in conservative West Java province, faces a maximum 10 years in prison if found guilt of blasphemy and hate speech. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ At least 5 killed in Hindu-Muslim clashes south of capital ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Another 60 people, including 10 police personnel, were injured in the clashes. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ 'Limited political support' in Sweden to ban Quran burnings ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 22 Jul 2023 00:31:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Sweden's laws, current politics and social traditions mean such incidents are unlikely to be halted any time soon. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Sweden condemned as police green-light Bible, Torah burning protest ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2023 00:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The controversial protest comes weeks after a man set fire to pages of the Quran outside Stockholm's main mosque. ]]></description>
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