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A group of young activists gathered in Vienna Monday to protest against a new regulation banning public servants, including teachers, from wearing headscarves.     A group of young activists gathered in Vienna Monday to protest against a new regulation…

The United Nations (UN) humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, Jamie McGoldrick, says the nearly two-year conflict in the impoverished Arab country has claimed the lives of 10,000 people and left 40,000 others wounded.     The United Nations (UN) humanitarian coordinator…

Central Florida’s Muslim leaders unveiled a new free clinic Friday that will serve the poor and uninsured of all backgrounds — a move they hope will help counter negative stereotypes about their faith.     Central Florida’s Muslim leaders unveiled…

A 15-year-old Muslim girl in the US was evicted twice from a school bus by a driver because of her hijab, prompting her family to demand an apology from the school district.   A 15-year-old Muslim girl in the US…

Twin suicide bombers have sneaked into the University of Maiduguri, Borno state, and detonated heavy explosives at a mosque near of the institution.   Twin suicide bombers have sneaked into the University of Maiduguri, Borno state, and detonated heavy explosives…

Muslim villagers in western Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state said Sunday that they hope positive change will result from a U.N. envoy’s visit to the region, where soldiers are accused of widespread abuses against minority Muslims, including murder, rape and the…

Unknown gunmen have abducted five students and two teachers, including a Turkish national, from an international school in southwestern Nigeria, police say.   The incident occurred on Friday evening when some unidentified gunmen gained entrance through the back fence of…

Muslim community in Dijon town eastern French was targeted by an Islamophobic attack, local media reported on Friday.     Muslim community in Dijon town eastern French was targeted by an Islamophobic attack, local media reported on Friday. The France…

Several stalls at the ongoing World Book Fair in New Delhi have books on Islam to communicate the true meaning of the religion and in a bid to spread peace.   Several stalls at the ongoing World Book Fair in…

The Saudi-led coalition has violated laws of war with impunity in 2016, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2017.     The Saudi-led coalition has violated laws of war with impunity in 2016, Human Rights Watch said…