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Hungarian PM dismisses multicultural society as something from which Hungary must be spared.
  • Viktor Orban denounces “mass-scale” intermingling of different faiths.
  • He has been outspoken in his opposition to the EU’s response to the Mediterranean migration crisis.

“Multiculturalism means the coexistence of Islam, Asian religions and Christianity. We will do everything to spare Hungary from that.”

More on this story at Reuters.

Local and national politics in Myanmar plays upon and is at times driven by society’s anti-Rohingya sentiment (and anti-Muslim sentiment more generally). More from Al Jazeera.

Bosnia and Herzegovina sees excitement from Catholics, Muslims, and its Orthodox communities alike ahead of Pope Francis’s visit. More from Reuters.

The Dalai Lama calls on Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to speak out against the country’s persecution of the Rohingya. More from Al Jazeera.

As some call for expansion of laïcité laws in France, observant French Muslim women struggle with discrimination and exclusion from opportunity.  More from The New York Times.

Genocide researcher finds early signs forecasting possible future genocide in the Rohingya situation in Myanmar.  More from Public Radio International.

Tens of thousands attend funeral of the 21 murdered in the suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque, protesting sectarian violence in Saudi Arabia.  More from Reuters.

French filmmaker profiles the niqab and the complexities of Salafist female identity in Tunisia. More from Le Monde (in French).

New law authorizing Myanmar provincial authorities to mandate 3-year gap between births suspected by rights groups as attempt to inhibit Muslim population growth.  More from The Guardian.

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