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Seven countries have called on the UN Security Council to convene a meeting to discuss the ongoing atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.   Seven countries have called on the UN Security Council to convene a meeting to discuss the…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for harsh international sanctions against the Myanmar military over its brutal “ethnic cleansing campaign” against the country’s Rohingya Muslims.   Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called for harsh international sanctions against the Myanmar military…

313 Foundation held the second annual celebration in Washington DC celebrating the auspicious occasion of Eid al-Ghadeer.   313 Foundation held the second annual celebration in Washington DC celebrating the auspicious occasion of Eid al-Ghadeer. The celebration was attended by…

The leader of the extreme right-wing party in the Netherlands, Geert Wilders, called for the removal of Islam from the scope of religious freedoms guaranteed by the country’s constitution, claiming that Islam is not a religion.   The leader of…

The humanitarian situation in parts of Bangladesh sheltering hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees continues to deteriorate, making the crisis one of the fastest growing refugee crises of recent years, according to the United Nations.   The humanitarian situation in…

Indonesia is on a drive to lure Chinese-Muslim tourists from three major cities – Xi’an, Yinchuan and Beijing – to promote the country as a halal destination in the region.   Indonesia is on a drive to lure Chinese-Muslim tourists…

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday called on Myanmar authorities to suspend military action and end violence against the majority-Buddhist nation’s Rohingya Muslims, saying the crisis was destabilizing the region.     UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday…

The European Parliament on Wednesday urged the EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, to impose a ban on the sale of arms to Saudi Arabia over concerns that Riyadh might have delivered the imported weaponry to terrorists in Syria and…

 Representatives of a number of Shia groups and associations from different nationalities held a gathering in Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday.    Representatives of a number of Shia groups and associations from different nationalities held a gathering in Melbourne, Australia, on…

In a statement read out at the 36th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the European Union (EU) said that it was “following with deep concern the continuing deterioration of the human rights situation” in Bahrain.  …