Islam World

Members of Canada’s Muslim community say recent tensions between Ottawa and Saudi Arabia are affecting some people’s ability to perform what’s seen in the faith as a fundamental religious right.     Members of Canada’s Muslim community say recent tensions…

Shia Rights Watch is extremely concerned as Israa al-Ghamgham, a detainee and a female Shia rights activist is sentenced to the death penalty for her involvement in peaceful demonstrations in Qatif.     Shia Rights Watch is extremely concerned as…

Nearly 50 people have been killed in a bomb attack in front of an educational center in a mainly Shia Muslim area of western Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.     Nearly 50 people have been killed in a bomb…

At least six civilians have lost their lives when Saudi military vessels deployed in  the Red Sea launched a barrage of missiles at a residential area in Yemen’s northwestern province of Hajjah as the Riyadh regime continues with its atrocious…

Displaced Afghan families from Ghazni province were seen arriving in Kabul on Tuesday, as government’s forces continue battling against the Taliban.   Displaced Afghan families from Ghazni province were seen arriving in Kabul on Tuesday, as government’s forces continue battling…

Rights campaigners are continuing to call on Manama to free the Shia Bahraini human rights defender Dr Abduljalil Al-Singace, who was sentenced to life in prion for his role in Bahrain’s 2011 pro-democracy protests.      Rights campaigners are continuing…

Four days of fierce fighting between Afghan forces and Taliban militants over the embattled provincial capital of Ghazni have claimed the lives of about 100 policemen and soldiers, as well as at least 20 civilians.     Four days of…

An Egyptian teacher and entrepreneur has translated the Quran into Arabic sign language to help the hearing-impaired.     An Egyptian teacher and entrepreneur has translated the Quran into Arabic sign language to help the hearing-impaired. According to al-Watan daily,…

Five members of a one Yemeni family have been killed in a Saudi Arabian airstrike in the war-torn country’s Hudaydah province.     Five members of a one Yemeni family have been killed in a Saudi Arabian airstrike in the…

Three policemen were martyred and two injured in a pre-dawn attack yesterday in Gilgit-Baltistan when takfiri militants of a banned terrorist outfit attacked a police station in Kargah area.     Three policemen were martyred and two injured in a…