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Muslim Student Association organizes weeklong cultural event at Rutgers

Muslim Student Association organizes weeklong cultural event at Rutgers

Every spring at Rutgers University in New Jersey, the Muslim Student Association (MSA) hosts Islam Awareness week to engage with the larger Rutgers community and educate people about the Islamic religion and culture.    Every spring at Rutgers University in…
Myanmar begins shuttering three Rohingya camps

Myanmar begins shuttering three Rohingya camps

Myanmar has started shutting down three displacement camps in strife-torn Rakhine state, a senior official said Tuesday, although it was not immediately clear where the inhabitants would go.   Myanmar has started shutting down three displacement camps in strife-torn Rakhine…
Japan’s Royal Holdings to expand halal food offerings

Japan’s Royal Holdings to expand halal food offerings

Restaurant chain operator Royal Holdings in Japan plans to broaden its halal food menu and step up sales of such fare at exhibition halls and college cafeterias.   Restaurant chain operator Royal Holdings in Japan plans to broaden its halal…
Nigeria: Five injured near mosque by suicide bomb attack

Nigeria: Five injured near mosque by suicide bomb attack

Five people were injured when two suicide attackers blew themselves up outside a mosque in a northeastern Nigerian city.   Five people were injured when two suicide attackers blew themselves up outside a mosque in a northeastern Nigerian city. The…
UNICEF urges Myanmar to release detained Rohingya children

UNICEF urges Myanmar to release detained Rohingya children

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the release of the Rohingya children detained by Myanmar’s government as part of a heavy-handed crackdown on the Muslim minority group in Rakhine State.   The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
Vienna Islamic Center to celebrate birth anniversary of Imam Ali

Vienna Islamic Center to celebrate birth anniversary of Imam Ali

The birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, will be celebrated in a ceremony at Imam Ali Islamic Center in Vienna, Austria.   The birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, will be celebrated in a…
Hate group targets Swedish Muslim School

Hate group targets Swedish Muslim School

Far-right group Soldiers of Odin targeted a Muslim school in a Stockholm suburb following allegations that the school had segregated its children by gender on the bus.   Far-right group Soldiers of Odin targeted a Muslim school in a Stockholm…
Pope Francis, Muslim scholars meet in Vatican

Pope Francis, Muslim scholars meet in Vatican

Four British Muslim  scholarspaid a special visit on Wednesday, April 5, to the Vatican, meeting with Pope Francis and coming together to promote peace and solidarity.   Four British Muslim  scholarspaid a special visit on Wednesday, April 5, to the…
Myanmar demolishes 200-year-old Rohingya mosque

Myanmar demolishes 200-year-old Rohingya mosque

A 200-year old historical mosque in Buthidaung Township was bulldozed by the Myanmar military on April 3, 2017.   A 200-year old historical mosque in Buthidaung Township was bulldozed by the Myanmar military on April 3, 2017. It was located…
Pakistan resumes repatriating Afghan refugees despite criticism

Pakistan resumes repatriating Afghan refugees despite criticism

Pakistan has resumed its mass repatriation of Afghan refugees under a UN program weeks after an international human rights watchdog criticized Islamabad for deporting thousands to a war-torn nation.     Pakistan has resumed its mass repatriation of Afghan refugees…
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