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France is to end funding for its biggest Muslim high school on the grounds of administrative failures and questionable teaching practices, a local official said on Monday, the latest in what some rights groups say is a wider crackdown on…

On the 31st anniversary of the historic Babri Mosque’s demolition, Indian Muslims have called it a “Black Day,” with some vowing to continue their fight for legal rights in the country. The 16th-century Babri Mosque in Ayodhya in the northern…

The European Commission has promised a €30m (£26m) fund to increase security at mosques and places of worship across the continent as it condemned a recent rise in levels of antisemitism and Islamophobia as “un-European”. Saying that tensions surrounding the…

The Turkish local newspaper “Flaş Gazetesi” reported that the mayor of Keçiören, Ankara, Turgut Altınok, confirmed that Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, is the king of all religions, sects and nationalities. The newspaper quoted Altınok as saying in a…

At least five people were killed and two others injured in a ferocious blaze that engulfed a shopping plaza, Arshi Centre, in Aisha Manzil area of Karachi on Wednesday night, local outlets reported. The fire erupted in a shop due…

Authorities say dengue fever is on the rise in Mali, posing a new threat to the West African nation struggling with extremist attacks and political turbulence. A senior Malian health and public hygiene official confirmed 21 deaths and 600 cases…

The shrine of Sayyida Fatimah, daughter of Imam Hussein, peace be upon them—located in the middle of the Lebanese Bekaa region—holds a high place in the hearts of the followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, and is widely visited…

Indian authorities have ordered a probe after reports emerged that a hospital in the Indian capital New Delhi was allegedly “embroiled” in trade of kidneys, an official told Anadolu. The National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization, which falls under the…

Human Rights Watch (HRW) in a report released on Wednesday highlighted that the Taliban’s “draconian educational policies” in Afghanistan are adversely affecting not only girls and women but also boys. The 19-page report titled “‘Schools are Failing Boys Too’: The…

Over 20% of children, or 69 million, grapple with poverty across the 40 wealthiest nations, UNICEF said in a report released Wednesday, criticizing Britain and France for their poor standings. That’s despite a drop in child poverty rates in the…