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The Supreme Court of India upholds the legality of the government's decision to demonetise all ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series in 2016.
2023-01-2

Twenty Islamic worshippers are killed during riots in Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
2022-04-26

Indian senior opposition Rajya Sabha MP and former Cabinet Minister Palaniappan Chidambaram is arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation on charges of corruption and money laundering during his term as Minister of Finance. Chidambaram says to the Supreme Court that the government is practicing a "politically-motivated vendetta" against him and his son Karti, who is also an opposition MP.
2019-08-21

An Indonesian court rejects a bid by Islamic group Hizb ut-Tahrir to overturn its ban in the country. The group was outlawed by presidential decree in 2017 on national security grounds.
2018-05-7

The "triple talaq", an Islamic practice allowing men to divorce instantly, is declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of India.
2017-08-22

Angola becomes the first modern country to outlaw Islam, along with other religions unapproved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights. Mosques are being destroyed.
2013-11-24

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rejects demands by Islamists for a new anti-blasphemy law to punish those who defame Islam and Prophet Muhammad.
2013-04-8

At least 37 people are killed in two days of attacks in northeastern Nigeria, after radical Islamic group Boko Haram issues an ultimatum for all Christians to leave the north.
2012-01-7

A Dutch court acquits politician Geert Wilders of hate speech charges for statements against Islam in the Geert Wilders trial.
2011-06-23

The death toll from recent violence between Christians and Muslims in Jos, Nigeria, rises to 80. Islamist group Boko Haram claims responsibility for the deadly Christmas Eve bombings in the city.
2010-12-28