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Omar Yassine, 50, was arrested and charged with stalking and intimidation after allegedly hurling insults at year 8 student wearing a hijabA middle-aged man accused of a “disgusting” Islamophobic attack on a 13-year-old girl has berated a judge after he was denied bailOmar Yassine made an eventful court appearance on Wednesday after being held by police overnight for allegedly verbally abusing the Muslim schoolgirl on a Sydney bus. Continue reading...

• A predominantly Muslim region in the southern Philippines held its first elections for a regional parliament to move closer to self-rule. • The vote follows decades of insurgency and violence that resulted in the deaths of approximately 150,000 combatants and civilians since the 1970s. • This political transition aims to bring stability and growth to the country's poorest region where development has been stunted for years.

• Voters in the Philippines’ autonomous Muslim region began casting ballots for their first elected parliament on September 14. • The election started hours after gun violence left three people dead on the eve of the vote. • High voter turnout is considered crucial for consolidating a fragile peace in a region historically marked by political violence.

• Voters in a Muslim autonomous region of the Philippines held a landmark election on Monday after years of delays due to security concerns. • A shootout during the voting process killed three people, according to officials. • Up to 2.3 million voters were expected to select 80 representatives who will then choose a chief minister to lead the region.

• Three people were killed and 15 others wounded in a shooting in the Bangsamoro region of the Philippines. • The violence occurred in the Muslim enclave as the region prepares for its first parliamentary elections. • This instability threatens the security of voters and the legitimacy of the upcoming democratic process in the region.

• Voters in the Philippines' autonomous Muslim region began casting ballots for their first elected parliament on Monday morning. • At least three people were killed in a shooting outside a polling station hours before the polls opened. • The violence highlights the risk to voters in a region defined by long-standing blood feuds between powerful families.

• Voters in the Muslim Mindanao region of the Philippines began casting ballots for a landmark parliamentary election despite a deadly shooting. • Party leaders told AFP last week that a peaceful election would be considered a success given the region's history of blood feuds between powerful families. • The violence during the opening of the vote threatens the stability of a region long defined by political conflict.