Asia

A court in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, imposed a fine on a young Shia man named Rashid Ibrahimov for having Shia religious material on his mobile phone.According to what was published by Forum 18, and followed by Shia Waves, Ibrahimov’s phone was…

Fresh clashes between Myanmar security forces and regional armed groups have displaced thousands across the country, the UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Tuesday.According to the Office, almost 50 clashes between the military and the Kachin…

Shia cleric and imam of Zuma Mosque in India, Syed Jawad Naqvi, proposed that all mosques in the country be converted into hospitals to treat Coronavirus patients.Media outlets followed by Shia Waves reported that, “The Shia cleric, Maulana Syed Jawad…

Russian media reported that the National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan, located in central Russia, displays the largest Quran in the world, as well as ancient treasures and antiquities that show the close relationship of the Tatarstanis to Islam…

The United Nations reiterated its call on the military forces in Myanmar to immediately stop violence against children and respect the will of the people, institutions and the democratic process in the country.This came in a press conference held by…

The International Quranic Preaching Center, affiliated with the Quran House of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine, has opened four branches in several Indonesian cities and islands in order to expand international Quranic activities and events.The Supervisor of the International Quranic Reporting…

The Chinese government is committing crimes against humanity against Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims in the northwest region of Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.The Chinese leadership is responsible for widespread and systematic policies of mass…

Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne confirmed that her country has reports documenting China’s brutal practices against the Uyghur Muslim minority in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region.Payne said that the Chinese embassy in Canberra called on Australian journalists to convince them that…

Two Uighur ex-government officials in China’s Xinjiang have been handed death sentences for carrying out “separatist activities”, a court said, as Beijing comes under increasing fire for its actions towards minority groups in the region.Shirzat Bawudun, a former head of…

For the first time, the Rohingya Muslims will be able to listen to an authentic recitation of the Quran in their own language as an audio and video translation of Islam’s holiest scripture will go online in a few days.The…