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Two Rohingyas killed as army, rebels clash in Myanmar

Two Rohingyas killed as army, rebels clash in Myanmar

Two Rohingya refugees were killed and five others were injured in Myanmar on Friday when several mortar shells hit their villages during a battle between the junta forces and a rebel group, raising panic among refugees living in Bangladesh’s camps,…
Authorities in Xinjiang collect bodies of Uyghurs who died during COVID lockdown

Authorities in Xinjiang collect bodies of Uyghurs who died during COVID lockdown

Authorities in Xinjiang collected the bodies of Uyghur residents in the northeastern city of Ghulja who died during a strict coronavirus lockdown but did not inform the families of the deceased about whether they handled their remains according to Islamic…
Vietnams firms told to tap Muslim market with halal products

Vietnams firms told to tap Muslim market with halal products

With nearly two billion Muslims in the world and rising demand for halal products, there is potentially a huge market for Vietnamese companies to exploit, experts said. Deputy director of the HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) told…
Poverty forces Afghanistan’s children into backbreaking work

Poverty forces Afghanistan’s children into backbreaking work

The London-based NGO ‘Save the Children’ estimates that half of Afghanistan’s families have put their children to work out of economic necessity. Children as young as 4 cab be seen working at kilns. The situation has gone from bad to…
Joint statement by “50 countries” condemning Chinese violations against Uyghur Muslims

Joint statement by “50 countries” condemning Chinese violations against Uyghur Muslims

In a joint statement, 50 countries from around the world condemned Chinese violations against Uyghur Muslims. A joint statement by “50 countries” from around the world condemning Chinese violations against Uyghur Muslims “50 countries” signed a joint statement condemning the…
Dozens of Uyghurs in Thai prisons fear being returned to China

Dozens of Uyghurs in Thai prisons fear being returned to China

Nearly a decade after fleeing China, more than 50 Uyghurs remain in Thai detention facilities, living in constant fear of being returned as China has been accused of grave human rights abuses.  “The situation is appalling,” a source told AFP,…
At least 151 dead, 82 injured in stampede during Halloween festivities in Seoul

At least 151 dead, 82 injured in stampede during Halloween festivities in Seoul

A mass of mostly young people celebrating Halloween in Seoul became trapped and crushed as the crowd surged into a narrow alley, killing at least 151 people and injuring 82 others in South Korea’s worst disaster in years. Emergency workers…
Rare Islamic manuscripts at Sharjah International Book Fair

Rare Islamic manuscripts at Sharjah International Book Fair

The Sharjah International Book Fair hosted rare Arabic and Islamic manuscripts dating back hundreds of years, some of which were displayed for the first time in the Middle East, and others dating back to the seventh century AH. The collection…
Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’ 

Myanmar crisis deepens, UN envoy warns of ‘catastrophic toll’ 

United Nations special envoy Noeleen Heyzer has condemned an air raid by Myanmar’s military in northern Kachin state that killed as many as 80 people, as she warned that a human rights and humanitarian crisis in the military-ruled country is exacting “a…
Stories of Afghan refugees and their suffering showcased by the Islamic Museum in Qatar

Stories of Afghan refugees and their suffering showcased by the Islamic Museum in Qatar

The Islamic Museum in the Qatari capital (Doha) witnessed the opening of an exhibition dedicated to Afghan refugees, depicting their suffering after their evacuation and their liberation from the oppression and killing they are subjected to at the hands of…
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