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recitation competition for school students was organized in Basra Province of Iraq   This year’s edition of an annual Quran memorization and recitation competition for school students was organized in Basra Province of Iraq. According to Qaaf news agency, the…

A mosque in west Wichita, Kansas State, was vandalized over the weekend when someone tagged the building near Kellogg and West Street with graffiti.     A mosque in west Wichita, Kansas State, was vandalized over the weekend when someone…

Spanish Photographer Joan Alvado’s photo series, “Cuban Muslims,” focuses on the lives of those who have reverted to Islam.   Spanish Photographer Joan Alvado’s photo series, “Cuban Muslims,” focuses on the lives of those who have reverted to Islam. “When…

The Kaduna State government announced on Monday that 347 Shiites were killed by Nigerian troops and buried in mass graves in December 2015. Secretary to the State Government Balarabe Lawal made the announcement during the Public Hearing of the Judicial…

The University of California, Riverside, professors and students are holding a forum to counter Islamophobia, where they will discuss recent anti-Muslim vandalism on campus.       The University of California, Riverside, professors and students are holding a forum to…

Ottawa police have launched a hate crime investigation after someone spray-painted messages on the wall of a Muslim elementary school in Ottawa overnight.     Ottawa police have launched a hate crime investigation after someone spray-painted messages on the wall…

The Department of Tourism (DOT) in the Philippines is pushing for “halal consciousness” in the country’s tourist hubs as a way of inculcating respect for the Islamic religion and to attract more Muslim visitors.   The Department of Tourism (DOT)…

At least 12 people were killed and dozens wounded on Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a bus carrying Afghan army recruits near Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad, officials have said.     At least 12 people were killed and…

 Nigeria’s Shiite Muslims has been left near-blind and underwent several operations to remove bullets   The detained leader of Nigeria’s Shiite Muslims has been left near-blind and underwent several operations to remove bullets from when he was shot in an…

6.6 earthquake has been felt across a number of major cities across south-west Asia   A magnitude 6.6 earthquake has been felt across a number of major cities across south-west Asia. The earthquake struck in Afghanistan, close to its border…