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Sri Lanka sticks to cremate COVID-19 Muslim victims

Sri Lanka sticks to cremate COVID-19 Muslim victims

Brushing aside pressure from various Muslim countries to stop cremating Muslim bodies, Sri Lanka on Thursday declared that it will continue to cremate all the bodies that have died of COVID-19.Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told the Parliament on Thursday, stressing…
Putin: Those converts to Islam have carefully dealt with Christian monuments deserve respect

Putin: Those converts to Islam have carefully dealt with Christian monuments deserve respect

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is grateful to the people who convert to Islam for carefully conserving Christian monuments in Syria.In an interview with journalist Yevgeny Poddubny, Putin added in the documentary “There is no room for error. The…
Turkish prosecutor launches probe into ex-CHP deputy’s anti-headscarf remarks

Turkish prosecutor launches probe into ex-CHP deputy’s anti-headscarf remarks

The Ankara Public Prosecutor’s Office has launched an investigation into a former Republican People’s Party (CHP) lawmaker for inciting public hatred following the ex-official’s recent anti-headscarf comments, reports said Monday.The remarks were made during a TV appearance by ex-main opposition…
After objections to forced cremation, Sri Lanka allows Muslims to bury the Covid-19 dead

After objections to forced cremation, Sri Lanka allows Muslims to bury the Covid-19 dead

The Sri Lankan Doctors Association has set conditions for burying the bodies of the dead due to the Coronavirus, following objections by Muslims and Christians to the forced burning of bodies in the country.A report prepared by a committee consisting…
Japan gave key intel on China’s Uighur crackdown to U.S. and Britain

Japan gave key intel on China’s Uighur crackdown to U.S. and Britain

Japan provided intelligence to the United States and Britain last year showing evidence of China’s forceful detainment of the Muslim Uighur minority on condition of keeping the source confidential, a person close to Japan-U.S. relations said Monday.Based on the information,…
Free Muslim commends the efforts of the Indonesian authorities in combating terrorism

Free Muslim commends the efforts of the Indonesian authorities in combating terrorism

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, praised the special operation carried out by the Indonesian security services to combat terrorism.In a statement received by Shiawaves, the organization stated, “The Indonesian authorities recently revealed the dismantling of one of the most…
Indian state brings in law against religious conversion

Indian state brings in law against religious conversion

The cabinet in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday passed a bill to stop Hindu women from converting to Islam.According to reports, followed by Shiawaves, the bill to curb so-called “Love Jihad” — a term used by…
The closure of more than 600 religious schools ignites anger in the Indian state of Assam

The closure of more than 600 religious schools ignites anger in the Indian state of Assam

The decision of the government of the Indian state of Assam to close religious schools sparked widespread anger among Islamic institutions and educational centers, as well as strong rejection by members of the opposition Congress.The Minister of Education and Finance…
Sri Lanka stokes Muslim and Christian ire with COVID burial rules

Sri Lanka stokes Muslim and Christian ire with COVID burial rules

Predominantly Buddhist Sri Lanka’s ultranationalist government is forcing families of the country’s Muslim and Christian minorities to abandon their faith-based burial rites for relatives who die of COVID-19 — consequently inviting fresh international scrutiny of the nation’s already troubled human…
Free Muslim condemns the Indian arrests of Muslim dissidents in Kashmir

Free Muslim condemns the Indian arrests of Muslim dissidents in Kashmir

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its strong condemnation of the political arrests of Muslim dissidents and activists in the Indian Kashmir region, calling on the authorities to release all detainees and to stop the policy of racial discrimination…
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