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The US State Department on Tuesday expressed deep concern over China’s “worsening crackdown” on minority Muslims in the Xinjiang region, as the US administration considered sanctions against Chinese senior officials and companies linked to of human rights abuses.   The…

Every year, Pakistan government and its provinces governments had to arrange extraordinary security preparations to those who observe Muharram rituals to commemorate the Martyrs of Karbala and their leader the infallible Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, the grandson of…

The death toll in a suicide bombing among a group of people protesting a local police commander in eastern Afghanistan has risen to 68, up from 32, provincial officials Wednesday.   The death toll in a suicide bombing among a…

The ongoing aggression by the Saudi-led coalition has devastated Yemen, one of the poorest countries in the Middle East. The war is estimated to have cost the Saudis upwards of $100 billion, eroded the international image of the kingdom and…

On the outbreak of the sorrowful month of Muharram, the Saudi authorities demolished a number of Husseini foundations, locally known as Husseiniyat.   On the outbreak of the sorrowful month of Muharram, the Saudi authorities demolished a number of Husseini…

A mosque in northwestern Germany’s Lower Saxony state was attacked early Monday by unidentified assailants who defaced the building with racist slogans and left pork products on the property.    A mosque in northwestern Germany’s Lower Saxony state was attacked…

A new report by a Paris think-tank underlines “the progress of Islamist ideology among Muslims in France”, suggesting that Salafi Islam can be stamped out through a “halal tax” and Arabic being taught in French schools.    A new report…

A total of 275,000 people have been displaced by drought in western Afghanistan — 52,000 more than the number uprooted by conflict this year — with over two million threatened by the effects of water shortages, the United Nations said. …

Bahraini forces have arrested five children during raids across the besieged Shia village of Diraz..   Bahraini forces have arrested five children during raids across the besieged Shia village of Diraz.. Troops raided the village outside the capital Manama in…

The United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet has called on Saudi Arabia to hold to account the perpetrators of deadly airstrikes on civilians in Yemen.      The United Nations human rights boss Michelle Bachelet has called on Saudi…