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#ZakiraBelkhiri: The Muslim girl\'s viral selfie in front of an anti-Islam protest
#ZakiraBelkhiri: The Muslim girl's viral selfie in front of an anti-Islam protest

An anti-Islam protest in Belgium has backfired after a Muslim girl posed in front of the group to take selfies.

Religion in Israel: Muslims more devout than Jews or Christians
Religion in Israel: Muslims more devout than Jews or Christians

Muslims in Israel are more devout than any other religious group in the country, according to data from the Pew Research Centre.

Last words of Christian girl, 12, burnt to death by ISIS: \'Forgive them\'
Last words of Christian girl, 12, burnt to death by ISIS: 'Forgive them'

A Christian girl cried "forgive them" as she died in her mother's arms after ISIS fighters torched their home.

Pro-LGBT campaign gains ground in North America, Mexico: Canadian PM pushes for transgenders\' protection
Pro-LGBT campaign gains ground in North America, Mexico: Canadian PM pushes for transgenders' protection

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tabled a bill that would protect transgenders from discrimination.

Churches in Florida welcome Venezuelans fleeing their country amid economic crisis
Churches in Florida welcome Venezuelans fleeing their country amid economic crisis

Churches in Orlando, Florida are helping families from Venezuela who have fled their country due to political and economic crisis.

South Carolina set to become 17th state in U.S. to ban abortion after 19 weeks gestation
South Carolina set to become 17th state in U.S. to ban abortion after 19 weeks gestation

Lawmakers in South Carolina passed a bill on Tuesday that prohibits abortion after 19 weeks of pregnancy.

U.S. military gets first openly gay leader as Eric Fanning is sworn in as Army Secretary
U.S. military gets first openly gay leader as Eric Fanning is sworn in as Army Secretary

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Eric Fanning as U.S. Army secretary, becoming the first openly gay head of any military service in the country.

EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has crashed, says French president
EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo has crashed, says French president

Later Tweets by EgyptAir said the plane, which was travelling at an altitude of 37,000 feet (11,280 metres), disappeared at 02:45 am.

Pastor and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao promises 15-M Filipinos who voted for him as senator: \'I won\'t let you down\'
Pastor and boxing icon Manny Pacquiao promises 15-M Filipinos who voted for him as senator: 'I won't let you down'

His election victory assured, Christian born-again boxer and pastor Manny Pacquiao made a sacred vow to the Filipino people on Tuesday that he "won't let them down" when he begins assuming his duty as one of the 12 newly elected senators of the Philippines.

Obama administration threatens hospitals: Do abortions and \'sex changes\' or else lose federal funding
Obama administration threatens hospitals: Do abortions and 'sex changes' or else lose federal funding

The Obama administration actually dropped not one but two bombshells on Friday when he threatened the nation's public schools with the loss of billions of dollars of federal funding unless they comply with its vision of gender ideology, LifeSiteNews reports.

Top Vatican cardinal blasts gender theory, same-sex marriage, transgender bathroom policies, calling them \'demonic attacks\'
Top Vatican cardinal blasts gender theory, same-sex marriage, transgender bathroom policies, calling them 'demonic attacks'

Cardinal Robert Sarah, whose name often comes up on the short list of papal candidates, denounced gender ideology, same-sex "marriage," and transgender bathroom policies at the National Catholic Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, describing them all as "demonic attacks on humanity."

Boko Haram: Abducted Chibok schoolgirl found in Nigeria
Boko Haram: Abducted Chibok schoolgirl found in Nigeria

One of the missing Chibok girls has been found in Nigeria, the BBC has reported.

German lawmakers risk Turkey\'s wrath with Armenia \'genocide\' vote
German lawmakers risk Turkey's wrath with Armenia 'genocide' vote

The vote, expected to be held in the first week of June, comes at a particularly sensitive time.

India drought: Christians urged to help, pray for millions at risk of death amid extreme heat, lack of water
India drought: Christians urged to help, pray for millions at risk of death amid extreme heat, lack of water

Water is a commodity we can easily take for granted because it is so available and accessible to us. In some parts of India, however, water is so scarce that some are dying on their way to get this precious liquid.

More U.S. state leaders raise their voices against Obama\'s transgender restroom decree: No surrender to \'federal bayonet\'
More U.S. state leaders raise their voices against Obama's transgender restroom decree: No surrender to 'federal bayonet'

The top officials in more than 12 states in America have made known their defiance of President Barack Obama's pro-LGBT "guidance" on the use of restrooms and other facilities in all U.S. public schools.

ISIS news: Caliphate shrinking, could be defeated in just 90 days with \'right mix of troops and air power\' — U.S. officials
ISIS news: Caliphate shrinking, could be defeated in just 90 days with 'right mix of troops and air power' — U.S. officials

The Islamic State (ISIS) is losing territory and power and that the United States would need just three months to completely defeat its forces in Iraq and Syria with "the right mix of troops and air power."