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Yemen agreement should be implemented without delay: UNSC
April 18, 2019
Yemen agreement should be implemented without delay: UNSC
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called on warring parties in Yemen to withdraw from the embattled port city of Hudaydah “as soon as possible” in line with a ceasefire deal reached in December 2018. The United Nations…
Hazara community ends sit-in after receiving assurances from state minister, Balochistan CM
April 17, 2019
Hazara community ends sit-in after receiving assurances from state minister, Balochistan CM
Members of the Shia Hazara community, protesting against the Hazarganji suicide bombing, ended their sit-in late on Monday night after receiving assurances from Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Alyani and State Minister for Interior, Sheharyar Afridi. Members of…
Breaking fears, Muslim youth hand out roses to passersby in 10 countries
April 17, 2019
Breaking fears, Muslim youth hand out roses to passersby in 10 countries
Young Muslims across 10 European countries handed out roses and flyers with basic information on Islam in an event designed to break fears and prejudices against Muslims and to promote empathy. Young Muslims across 10 European countries handed out…
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in week-long operations in Zabul
April 17, 2019
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in week-long operations in Zabul
The Afghan military in the South and the Ministry of Defense have confirmed that Taliban militants have suffered heavy casualties during the operations in southern Zabul province in past one week. The Afghan military in the South and…
Bahraini courts give prison sentences to 139 more activists
April 17, 2019
Bahraini courts give prison sentences to 139 more activists
A Bahraini court has handed down prison sentences to 139 activists and stripped almost all of them of their nationality in a mass trial, which was quickly denounced by rights groups as a tool of repression in the hands of…
Malaysia Int’l Quran Contest kicks off
April 16, 2019
Malaysia Int’l Quran Contest kicks off
Malaysia’s 61st international Quran competition officially started in a ceremony on Monday evening in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia’s 61st international Quran competition officially started in a ceremony on Monday evening in Kuala Lumpur. According media, before the opening ceremony, the…
Muslim children are being wrongly reported as terrorists by their teachers
April 16, 2019
Muslim children are being wrongly reported as terrorists by their teachers
Muslim children, some as young as four-years-old, are being wrongly reported as terrorists by their teachers. Several students have been reported by teachers fearing they are radicalized Muslim children, some as young as four-years-old, are being wrongly reported as…
Proposal to ban hijab, religious clothing, ignites debate in Canada’s Quebec
April 16, 2019
Proposal to ban hijab, religious clothing, ignites debate in Canada’s Quebec
A proposal to ban many public employees from wearing religious symbols is creating a fiery debate in the Canadian province of Quebec, where people are fighting to freely practice their religion — or to be free of it. …
UN Security Council condemns Taliban announcement of spring offensive
April 16, 2019
UN Security Council condemns Taliban announcement of spring offensive
The UN Security Council has condemned the announcement by the Taliban of a spring offensive, saying it will only result in more unnecessary suffering and destruction for the Afghan people. The UN Security Council has condemned the announcement…
Danish Police arrest 23 people at an anti-Islam rally
April 16, 2019
Danish Police arrest 23 people at an anti-Islam rally
Danish Police said on Monday that 23 people had been arrested following violent protests over an anti Islam rally earlier. Danish Police said on Monday that 23 people had been arrested following violent protests over an anti Islam rally…