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China’s Hui Muslims fearful Chinese New Year education ban a sign of curbs to come
World
February 17, 2018
China’s Hui Muslims fearful Chinese New Year education ban a sign of curbs to come
For some in China’s ethnic Hui Muslim minority here, a recent ban on young people engaging in religious education in…
Nearly 1,000 rights abuses committed in Bahrain in January: Report
Islam World
February 12, 2018
Nearly 1,000 rights abuses committed in Bahrain in January: Report
A new report on the rights situation in Bahrain has suggested that regime of Manama committed around 1,000 cases of…
Tajikistan converts 2,000 mosques into public facilities
Islam World
February 6, 2018
Tajikistan converts 2,000 mosques into public facilities
Tajikistan last year converted 2,000 mosques into facilities for general public use in its latest attempt to marginalize those not…
Saudi Arabia should be dropped from UN Human Rights Council, say British lawyers
World
February 4, 2018
Saudi Arabia should be dropped from UN Human Rights Council, say British lawyers
A campaign to remove Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council has been launched by a group of British…
Thousands of Uighur Muslims detained in Chinese ‘re-education’ camps
World
January 28, 2018
Thousands of Uighur Muslims detained in Chinese ‘re-education’ camps
More than 100,000 minority Uighur Muslims are reportedly being indefinitely detained in overcrowded “re-education” camps on China’s western border. …
Germany stops arms sales to Saudi Arabia
World
January 20, 2018
Germany stops arms sales to Saudi Arabia
Germany has stopped selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and almost all of its allies waging war on Yemen, in a…
Bahrain military court gives death sentence to six dissidents
Islam World
December 26, 2017
Bahrain military court gives death sentence to six dissidents
A court in Bahrain has sentenced six anti-regime protesters to death and revoked their citizenship as the ruling Al Khalifah…
Daesh on verge of final collapse in Iraq, Syria after losing last major cities
Islam World
November 7, 2017
Daesh on verge of final collapse in Iraq, Syria after losing last major cities
The Daesh Takfiri group has virtually reached the point of annihilation in Iraq and Syria after its last two substantial…
Spain to finally implement plan for teaching Islam in schools
World
October 24, 2017
Spain to finally implement plan for teaching Islam in schools
It has been twenty-five years since the Spanish government and the country’s Islamic organizations reached an agreement on teaching Islam…
Syrian army troops, allies liberate central town in Homs from Daesh
Islam World
October 23, 2017
Syrian army troops, allies liberate central town in Homs from Daesh
Syrian government forces, supported by fighters from allied popular defense groups, have managed to wrest complete control over a town…