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Myanmar facing ‘bloodbath’, UN envoy tells Security Council

Myanmar facing ‘bloodbath’, UN envoy tells Security Council

The United Nations’ envoy on Myanmar implored the Security Council on Wednesday to take action amid an escalating crisis in the Southeast Asian nation, warning of the risk of civil war and an imminent “bloodbath” amid a violent crackdown on…
Photographic exhibition in Moscow reflects the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen

Photographic exhibition in Moscow reflects the humanitarian catastrophe in Yemen

On Saturday, March 27th, the Russian capital witnessed the opening of a photographic exhibition entitled “Six Years of War, the Yemeni Humanitarian Disaster.”The exhibition was organized with the efforts of the “Movement against Globalization in Russia” and the relief of…
Indonesia: Several injured in church suicide bombing

Indonesia: Several injured in church suicide bombing

A Catholic cathedral in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province was rocked by a suicide bombing on Sunday, police said.The blast, in the city of Makassar, wounded 14 people including church workers and worshippers, officials said.They added that two suicide bombers were…
Major celebrations in the Indian city of Lucknow to commemorate the joyous month of Sha’ban

Major celebrations in the Indian city of Lucknow to commemorate the joyous month of Sha’ban

An atmosphere of joy and pleasure is spreading in the Indian city of Lucknow, on the occasion of the birth anniversaries of Imam Hussein, al-Abbas and Imam Zain al-Abideen, peace be upon them, as a large number of residents participated…
Kyrgyzstan repatriates children of terrorists in Iraq

Kyrgyzstan repatriates children of terrorists in Iraq

Dozens of children of terrorists were returned to Kyrgyzstan from Iraq Tuesday in the ex-Soviet country’s first major repatriation since hundreds of its citizens joined terrorist groups fighting there and in Syria, the foreign ministry said.Kyrgyzstan’s foreign ministry said in…
Malaysia appeals court ruling repealing a ban on non-Muslims from using the word ‘Allah’

Malaysia appeals court ruling repealing a ban on non-Muslims from using the word ‘Allah’

The Malaysian government decided to appeal a court ruling issued last week that repealed a ban on non-Muslims using the word ‘Allah’ in their publications, according to local media reports.According to media reports, the appeal warrant was submitted to the…
Cambodia exempts Muslims from COVID-19 cremation order

Cambodia exempts Muslims from COVID-19 cremation order

Muslims will be exempt from Cambodia’s mandatory order to cremate the bodies of all people who die of COVID-19, the country’s premier said on Wednesday.Prime Minister Hun Sen, who announced the cremation order a day earlier, said Muslims in the…
Uzbekistan: Widespread controversy over new law undermining freedom of “religion and belief”

Uzbekistan: Widespread controversy over new law undermining freedom of “religion and belief”

Uzbekistan is witnessing intense controversy and concerns between Muslims and Christians due to the state’s new criminal law, which will enter into force on January 1 of next year, and may undermine religious freedom in the country.Members of religious sects…
Shia and Sunni clerics issue fatwa to prevent distortion of the Qur’an in India

Shia and Sunni clerics issue fatwa to prevent distortion of the Qur’an in India

Shia and Sunni Muslim scholars in India issued a fatwa against former chief of UP Shia central Waqf Board, Waseem Rizvi, who has racked up a controversy by moving a plea before the Supreme Court (SC) to remove 26 Quranic…
Uttar Pradesh: Muslim Child Thrashed For Drinking Water Inside Temple, Ghaziabad Police Arrests Attacker

Uttar Pradesh: Muslim Child Thrashed For Drinking Water Inside Temple, Ghaziabad Police Arrests Attacker

A Muslim child was allegedly thrashed by a man identified as Shringi Nandan Yadav for drinking water inside a temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad. A disturbing video of the incident has gone viral on social media.In the video, the accused,…
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