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Scholars: UN, Security Council fully responsible for Saudi-led aggression on Yemen

Scholars: UN, Security Council fully responsible for Saudi-led aggression on Yemen

Yemeni scholars and religious figures have strongly denounced a recent deadly airstrike by Saudi warplanes on a bus carrying schoolchildren in the country’s northwestern province of Sa’ada, criticizing the silence and inaction of world bodies vis-à-vis the Saudi-led coalition’s crimes…
UNAMA: Facts in the incident in Kabul educational center have now became clear

UNAMA: Facts in the incident in Kabul educational center have now became clear

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says the Mission has now verified that 40 students were killed and 67 others were injured, the majority of whom were Shia young women and men, in the deadly attack targeting an…
HRW skeptical of Myanmar inquiry into Rohingya abuses

HRW skeptical of Myanmar inquiry into Rohingya abuses

Human Rights Watch has warned that a panel set up by Myanmar to probe atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state does not seem to be performing its task in a “serious and impartial” manner.     Human Rights Watch…
Analyst: Saudis killed children to force Yemenis to submit

Analyst: Saudis killed children to force Yemenis to submit

The recent Saudi attack on a school bus full of children was an act of terror meant to force the Yemenis into submission, according to a military expert.     The recent Saudi attack on a school bus full of…
Armed police rush to Birmingham mosque after thugs attack Muslims

Armed police rush to Birmingham mosque after thugs attack Muslims

Armed police were called to two mosques in Birmingham, Britain, after windows were smashed during evening prayers.     Armed police were called to two mosques in Birmingham, Britain, after windows were smashed during evening prayers. There were initial fears…
Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal

Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal

The Swiss city of Lausanne blocked a Muslim couple’s bid to become Swiss nationals over their refusal to shake hands with members of the opposite sex.     The Swiss city of Lausanne blocked a Muslim couple’s bid to become…
Los Angeles turns down funding for program targeting Muslims

Los Angeles turns down funding for program targeting Muslims

The office of the mayor of Los Angeles, USA turned down a $425,000 grant from the federal government for a program intended to counter violent extremism that has been criticized for targeting and vilifying Muslims, the mayor’s office said on…
UN experts call for release of top Bahraini campaigners

UN experts call for release of top Bahraini campaigners

UN human rights experts say Bahrain’s detention of prominent opposition figures and leading pro-democracy campaigners is unlawful and violates their right to freedom of expression.     UN human rights experts say Bahrain’s detention of prominent opposition figures and leading…
Getty Exhibit features illuminated medieval art in Torah, Bible and Qur’an

Getty Exhibit features illuminated medieval art in Torah, Bible and Qur’an

M Sacred texts of the world’s top three religions – Islam, Christianity and Judaism – are on display at the J. Paul Getty Museum in  Los Angeles, USA, and the most distinctive about the medieval manuscripts are the beautiful illuminated…
‘Letterbox’ insults against Muslim women spike in wake of Boris Johnson comments

‘Letterbox’ insults against Muslim women spike in wake of Boris Johnson comments

Islamophobic attacks on Muslim women who wear veils have risen since Boris Johnson compared them to “letterboxes”, a watchdog has found.     Islamophobic attacks on Muslim women who wear veils have risen since Boris Johnson compared them to “letterboxes”,…
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