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Humanitarian organizations warn: Yemen on brink of famine
July 24, 2018
Humanitarian organizations warn: Yemen on brink of famine
Humanitarian organizations have warned that Yemen is close to famine following a 25 percent increase in severe hunger and Saudi Arabia’s assault on the key port city Hudaydah. Humanitarian organizations have warned that Yemen is close to famine…
Street attacks on Muslims rocket in UK
July 24, 2018
Street attacks on Muslims rocket in UK
Islamophobic street attacks are on the rise in the UK as perpetrators feel “emboldened” by terror attacks and political discourse, a report has found. Islamophobic street attacks are on the rise in the UK as perpetrators feel “emboldened”…
Muslim man accused of cow smuggling beaten to death in India
July 24, 2018
Muslim man accused of cow smuggling beaten to death in India
A Muslim man has been beaten to death by mobs in western India over allegations of smuggling cows, the latest in a series of similar attacks blamed on hard-line Hindus who consider the animal sacred. A Muslim man…
Islamophobia making US Muslims ill
July 22, 2018
Islamophobia making US Muslims ill
A University of California-San Francisco researcher says that Islamophobia in the United States is literally a public health issue as it’s making Muslims ill. A University of California-San Francisco researcher says that Islamophobia in the United States is…
750,000 internally displaced Syrians returned home in first half of 2018, UNHCR says
July 22, 2018
750,000 internally displaced Syrians returned home in first half of 2018, UNHCR says
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says an estimated 750,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Syria returned to their homes in the first half of the current year, adding that the figure equals the amount for all of last…
Man convicted of hate crime for burning Texas mosque
July 19, 2018
Man convicted of hate crime for burning Texas mosque
A man accused of torching a South Texas mosque last year has been convicted of a hate crime charge along with charges of federal arson and possessing unregistered explosives. A jury in Victoria, Texas, deliberated about three hours before convicting…
UK’s first access course in Islamic education launched at Warwick
July 18, 2018
UK’s first access course in Islamic education launched at Warwick
The UK’s first access course in Islamic education has been launched by the Centre for Education Studies at the University of Warwick. The UK’s first access course in Islamic education has been launched by the Centre for Education Studies…
Hui Muslims: China seeking to eradicate Islam
July 17, 2018
Hui Muslims: China seeking to eradicate Islam
Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China’s “Little Mecca”, but they have undergone a profound change — no longer do boys flit through their stone courtyards en route to classes and prayers. Green-domed mosques still dominate the…
Council in UK bans unstunned halal meat for schools.
July 16, 2018
Council in UK bans unstunned halal meat for schools.
Lancashire council in the UK has voted to stop supplying schools with halal meat from animals killed without being stunned, in a move described as “discriminatory and Islamophobic” by Muslim leaders. Lancashire council in the UK has voted to…
President Macron promises to reform practice of Islam in France
July 12, 2018
President Macron promises to reform practice of Islam in France
French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday night that work on the “framework and rules” would start in the coming months to ensure that Islam “will be practiced everywhere in accordance with the laws of the republic.” French President…