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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…

A number of volunteers from the Islamic Center in the Canadian city of Fort McMurray distributed charitable aid to the needy to help them overcome the winter cold.The volunteers were able to distribute 500 sets of aid to those suffering…

The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the United Nations to conduct an investigation to reveal the facts in the Ethiopian region of Tigray, warning that military forces committed serious violations against the population.In a statement received by Shia…

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…

The Islamic Association of North Texas is inviting neighbors of all backgrounds to attend a mosque open house on Saturday, Feb. 19.The open house will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Islamic Center of North Texas, 840…

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…

On the occasion of the International Hijab Day, the Hijab Exhibition was organized in Tanzania, in cooperation with the Pink Hijab Institute, in the presence of a number of ambassadors of Islamic countries, the head of the women’s section in…

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…

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has welcomed the confirmation of a Florida judge ruling that Laura Loomer, a supporter of the far-right anti-Islam conspiracy theory, and her company, Illoominate Media, will be fined nearly $124,000 in favor of CAIR.The…

French activists and tweeters announced on Twitter their rejection of the “Forum of Islam” initiative launched by the authorities as a replacement for the “French Council of the Muslim Faith”, which was established in 2003 and was dissolved due to…