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Gunmen abduct students, teachers from school in SW Nigeria
January 17, 2017
Gunmen abduct students, teachers from school in SW Nigeria
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…
Islamophobic attack targets Muslims in eastern France
January 14, 2017
Islamophobic attack targets Muslims in eastern France
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…
Visitors to New Delhi book fair receive free Quran copies
January 14, 2017
Visitors to New Delhi book fair receive free Quran copies
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…
Human Rights Watch calls for Saudi weapons sale halt for war crimes in Yemen
January 14, 2017
Human Rights Watch calls for Saudi weapons sale halt for war crimes in Yemen
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…
Almost 1,400 children killed in Yemen since March 2015 – UNICEF
January 12, 2017
Almost 1,400 children killed in Yemen since March 2015 – UNICEF
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Yemen MeritxellRelano stated that almost 1,400 children were killed and 2,140 were injured during conflict in Yemen. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) representative in Yemen MeritxellRelano stated that almost 1,400 children were…
London diner ‘tried to rip off Muslim woman’s hijab’ in restaurant
January 12, 2017
London diner ‘tried to rip off Muslim woman’s hijab’ in restaurant
A British Muslim woman having dinner at a London fish and chip restaurantwas told she “shouldn’t be here” and had her hijab grabbed at, an anti-racism organization said. A British Muslim woman having dinner at a London fish…
Mosque vandalized in Simon’s Town, South Africa
January 10, 2017
Mosque vandalized in Simon’s Town, South Africa
Noorul Islam Masjied in Simon’s Town was “vandalised” on Saturday morning. Noorul Islam Masjied in Simon’s Town was “vandalised” on Saturday morning. The 15-centimetre long butchered snout, with a part of its mouth still attached, was discovered by…
U.N. rights envoy visits Myanmar amid border violence, report of abuse
January 10, 2017
U.N. rights envoy visits Myanmar amid border violence, report of abuse
U.N. human rights envoy Yanghee Lee has arrived in Myanmar on a 12-day visit amid growing concern about reports of abuse of members of the Rohingya Muslim minority in a government security crackdown. U.N. human rights envoy Yanghee…
Buddhist extremists stop Muslim ceremony in Myanmar
January 10, 2017
Buddhist extremists stop Muslim ceremony in Myanmar
Extremist Buddhist nationalists have stopped a Muslim religious ceremony in Myanmar’s commercial capital, Yangon, amid an ongoing bloody campaign against Rohingya Muslims in the western state of Rakhine. Extremist Buddhist nationalists have stopped a Muslim religious ceremony in…
Martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima in Sydney
January 10, 2017
Martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima in Sydney
The Islamic Center of Al Yassin organizes a memorial ceremonies to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Lady Fatima, Peace be upon her, in Sydney. The Islamic Center of Al Yassin organizes a memorial ceremonies to mark the martyrdom anniversary…