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Uyghur prisoners subjected to forced labor on farmland rented by Chinese
October 22, 2023
Uyghur prisoners subjected to forced labor on farmland rented by Chinese
Hundreds of Uyghur inmates at Keriye Prison in the far-western Chinese region of Xinjiang are forced to work 12-14 hours a day in vast fields, Radio Free Asia reported. Many inmates also work in factories located inside and outside the…
Earthquake in Afghanistan leaves survivors suffering staggering health consequences
October 22, 2023
Earthquake in Afghanistan leaves survivors suffering staggering health consequences
The World Health Organization warns that tens of thousands of survivors of a series of powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquakes that struck western Afghanistan’s Herat province between October 7 and 15 are in desperate need of humanitarian aid and essential health…
British FCDO advises citizens against travel to Afghanistan amid heightened security risks
October 22, 2023
British FCDO advises citizens against travel to Afghanistan amid heightened security risks
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) of the British Government has advised the English against all travel to Afghanistan. According to its statement, there is a heightened threat of terrorist attacks in or around religious sites and during religious…
OIC demands immediate cease-fire in Gaza
October 21, 2023
OIC demands immediate cease-fire in Gaza
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Geneva on Friday called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, which is a scene of violent conflict after Israel’s massive response to Hamas’ Oct. 7 operation. The remarks came after OIC Ambassadorial Group’s…
Kabul calls on Pakistani Government to rethink eviction of Afghan refugees
October 21, 2023
Kabul calls on Pakistani Government to rethink eviction of Afghan refugees
Afghanistan on Friday asked Pakistan to reconsider its decision to evict Afghan refugees. Afghan second Deputy Prime Minister Abdul Salam Hanafi met with Obaid ur Rehman Nizamani, the charge d’affaires of Pakistan in Afghanistan, and discussed the recent tension between…
Kenya: Stampede kills 4, injures dozens before public holiday celebrations
October 21, 2023
Kenya: Stampede kills 4, injures dozens before public holiday celebrations
Four people were killed and many others were injured in a stampede on Friday during National Heroes’ Day celebrations on Mashujaa Day in the western Kenyan city of Kericho, police said. The incident occurred at around 03:00 local time when…
Indian court sentences Gujarat police officers who flogged Muslims to 14 days in prison
October 21, 2023
Indian court sentences Gujarat police officers who flogged Muslims to 14 days in prison
Gujarat high court sentenced four policemen on Thursday to 14 days’ simple imprisonment for contempt of court as they had violated Supreme Court’s orders about treatment of accused in police custody by flogging members of Muslim community in full public…
Utah Shiites secure $250K grant toward renovation work on mosque
October 21, 2023
Utah Shiites secure $250K grant toward renovation work on mosque
Northern Utah’s growing Shiite Muslim community won a $250,000 boost in its quest to preserve a historic Latter-day Saint chapel-turned-mosque. While Taylorsville’s Alrasool Islamic Center is the happy recipient of a highly competitive grant from National Fund for Sacred Places,…
Spain’s far-right Vox bids to stop granting residence permits to ‘Islamic culture’ people
October 20, 2023
Spain’s far-right Vox bids to stop granting residence permits to ‘Islamic culture’ people
Following this week’s terrorist attack in Brussels the Spanish far right Vox party has registered a proposal in Congress to suspend the granting of Spanish nationality and residence permits to people from Islamic countries, Euronews reported yesterday. Specifically, the party…