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Malaysian author and scholar Syed Farid Alatas blamed the silent majority of Muslims in Malaysia for the existence of sectarianism and the oppression and harassment of Shia Muslims in the country.     Malaysian author and scholar Syed Farid Alatas…

A prominent American expert on the Middle East labeled the hard-line Sunni scholar Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin as “ignorant” about Shia Islam, after the Perlis mufti launched a series of attacks on the second largest branch in Islam.    …

A conference on the Quran and Islamic tradition is scheduled to be held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, this summer.   A conference on the Quran and Islamic tradition is scheduled to be held in Helsinki, the capital of…

More than 100,000 minority Uighur Muslims are reportedly being indefinitely detained in overcrowded “re-education” camps on China’s western border.     More than 100,000 minority Uighur Muslims are reportedly being indefinitely detained in overcrowded “re-education” camps on China’s western border.…

A local politician from the far-right, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has converted to Islam, media reports said.   A local politician from the far-right, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has converted to Islam, media reports said. Arthur Wagner, AfD’s vice-president in…

Unknown vandals spray-painted swastikas on the facade of a central Stockholm mosque on Friday night, mosque officials said.   Unknown vandals spray-painted swastikas on the facade of a central Stockholm mosque on Friday night, mosque officials said. The Nazi graffiti…

Jesus, peace be upon him, in the Quran will be the subject of first congregational talk in Ridgefield, US state of Connecticut.   Jesus, peace be upon him, in the Quran will be the subject of first congregational talk in…

Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) president Rateb Jneid says that anti-Islam sentiment in the country is growing.   Australian Federation of Islamic Councils (AFIC) president Rateb Jneid says that anti-Islam sentiment in the country is growing. “Australia has a…

Shiat Ali Foundation in Essen city, Germany prepares to hold the Grand Fatimyah Festival under the slogan of ‘oh Allah Hasten the reappearance of your vicegerent’ marking the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima al-Zahra, peace be upon her, on Thursday…

Hundreds of right-wing demonstrators crowded a main square at Rotterdam’s central station Saturday to protest what they describe as the “discrimination against ordinary Dutch citizens” in favor of immigrants and Muslims.     Hundreds of right-wing demonstrators crowded a main…