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Hundreds of male and female students demonstrated in the eastern city of Kolkata, chanting slogans and blocking roads to protest against a headscarf ban in the southern state of Karnataka, as the row over the wearing of headscarves in schools…

The United Nations announced the killing of at least 144 children by Myanmar security forces since the military coup in early February 2021.This came in a press conference held by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United…

A ban on Islamic headscarves at schools has prompted an outcry among Muslims in southern India, with large crowds taking to the streets on Monday to protest against the restrictions.The stand-off in Karnataka state has galvanized fears among the minority…

UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres has called on Chinese leader to allow Michelle Bachelet to make a ‘credible visit’ to the country, including Xinjiang.Guterres met with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of the Winter…

In an editorial article, the Indonesian online newspaper Req News praised the “Zulfiqar” sword of the Commander of the Faithful, Ali ibn Abi Talib, peace be upon him, and described it as a symbol of Islamic history.The newspaper said in…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, has expressed its strong condemnation of the brutal crime of assault against the President of the All India Muslim Council, Mr. Asaduddin Owaisi, calling on the Indian authorities to track down and hold the…

The Japanese ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Fumio Iwai, revealed the reasons for his recitation and knowledge of the Holy Quran.Speaking to the “Ya Hala” program, Fumio Iwai said: “After studying the Arabic language for such a long…

The President of the United Nations Security Council, Norwegian Ambassador, Mona Juul, called on the authorities in Myanmar to immediately stop the violence and release all political detainees.This came in a statement by the Norwegian ambassador, whose country holds the…

In the past few days, activists on Indian social media circulated a video of a group of Hindu extremists storming a public school in the southern state of Karnataka, to protest against allowing Muslim students to perform Friday prayers inside…

The Japanese convert Sheikh Hachaki Shan expressed his eagerness to visit the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussain and his brother Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas, peace be upon them, at the earliest opportunity.Sheikh Shan, who holds a prestigious scientific certificate and whose…