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World Hijab Day marked in Ireland

World Hijab Day marked in Ireland

Muslim women living in Ireland marked the seventh World Hijab Day, which aims to challenge stereotypes and shatter boundaries.   Muslim women living in Ireland marked the seventh World Hijab Day, which aims to challenge stereotypes and shatter boundaries. The…
Kenya court’s hijab ban ruling sparks fears over Muslim girls’ schooling

Kenya court’s hijab ban ruling sparks fears over Muslim girls’ schooling

A ruling by Kenyan’s top court that schools can ban the hijab could lead to Muslim girls – already at risk from practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage – dropping out of school, campaigners warned on…
Grenade attack on mosque claims two lives in restive southern Philippines

Grenade attack on mosque claims two lives in restive southern Philippines

At least two people have lost their lives when unidentified assailants hurled a grenade at a mosque in the troubled southern Philippines, just days after twin bomb blasts at a Roman Catholic cathedral killed nearly two dozen people and wounded…
SRW publishes its monthly report

SRW publishes its monthly report

Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements between December 25 and January 25, 2019.   Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements between December 25 and…
UN urges Myanmar to enact Annan’s counsel on Rohingya

UN urges Myanmar to enact Annan’s counsel on Rohingya

The United Nations (UN) has urged Myanmar to implement the recommendations of a panel on the Rohingya crisis that was led by a former UN head, the late Kofi Annan, including ensuring freedom of movement and access to education for…
UN says new Myanmar curbs threatening 50,000 Rohingya

UN says new Myanmar curbs threatening 50,000 Rohingya

The UN says new government curbs on aid activities are affecting at least 50,000 people in Myanmar’s beleaguered Rakhine state, where persecuted Rohingya Muslims are mainly based.   The UN says new government curbs on aid activities are affecting at…
Four arrested for plotting to bomb New York Muslim community

Four arrested for plotting to bomb New York Muslim community

Three men and a high-school student have been arrested for planning to bomb a Muslim community in upstate New York, authorities said on Tuesday.   Three men and a high-school student have been arrested for planning to bomb a Muslim…
Muslim doctors opened a completely free clinic for the poor in Toledo

Muslim doctors opened a completely free clinic for the poor in Toledo

In a bid to help vulnerable and uninsured Americans, a group of Muslim doctors in Toledo, Ohio has opened a new clinic to provide free medical service for people of all faiths, Toledo Blade reported.   In a bid to…
Moroccan hijabi demands justice after Islamophobic attack in Belgium

Moroccan hijabi demands justice after Islamophobic attack in Belgium

CCTV has captured footage of a malicious attack on Moroccan Muslims on December 30, 2018, near Brussels.   CCTV has captured footage of a malicious attack on Moroccan Muslims on December 30, 2018, near Brussels. The footage shows a middle-aged…
Shia board chief writes to PM Modi to shut Madrasas across India, says it promote ISIS ideology

Shia board chief writes to PM Modi to shut Madrasas across India, says it promote ISIS ideology

Uttar Pradesh Shia Waqf Board chief Waseem Rizvi on Tuesday said that madrasas promote ISIS ideology. Rizvi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to shut Islamic seminaries across India so that Muslim children are not influenced by it.  …
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