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Activists on social networking sites in India circulated video clips showing Muslim students and workers in a school in the southern state of Karnataka, forced to remove the hijab before entering the school.The clips show a woman who appears to…

A group of veiled women in Kashmir protested in support of Muslim students, after a government decision to ban the wearing of the veil.Media from Kashmir reported that a number of veiled women from Srinagar offered flowers, in support of…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) announced that about 600,000 Myanmar Muslims in Rakhine State, including about 148,000 displaced people in camps, villages and displacement sites, are still extremely vulnerable and need humanitarian support.UNHCR spokesperson Mateus Soltmarsh said…

Muslim students in Indian universities denounced the decision of their colleges to expel veiled women, considering it a humiliating decision that will force them to choose between religion and education.A 21-year-old Muslim student, who lives in the Udupi neighborhood in…

There has been much talk about extremism and the sharp rise of Wahhabism in India in recent years, with the aim of destabilizing the country’s Shias by launching terrorist attacks.One India newspaper reported yesterday, that India is witnessing a frightening…

The Spanish newspaper “El Mundo” published a report in which it talked about the campaign launched by the Hindus to ban the veil in schools, coinciding with the electoral season in seven Indian states.In its report, the newspaper said that…

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…