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Muslim woman set on fire on New York’s Fifth Avenue in possible hate crime
World
September 15, 2016
Muslim woman set on fire on New York’s Fifth Avenue in possible hate crime
A Muslim woman wearing traditional garments had her clothes set on fire by a man with a lighter as she…
Muslim clerics in Kenya want Eid al-Adha to be an official holiday
World
September 14, 2016
Muslim clerics in Kenya want Eid al-Adha to be an official holiday
Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) national chairperson Prof Abulghafur El-Busaidy led other leaders in calling on the government to…
Woman faces hate crime charges for attack on two Muslim moms
World
September 14, 2016
Woman faces hate crime charges for attack on two Muslim moms
A woman faces a number of hate crime charges after she attacked two Muslim women and tried to rip their…
French school bars veiled Muslim mothers
World
September 8, 2016
French school bars veiled Muslim mothers
Two Muslim mothers wearing headscarves were accosted and prevented from entering a nursery school on the French island of Corsica…
Hundreds protest in Myanmar over Suu Kyi’s panel on Rohingya Muslims
World
September 7, 2016
Hundreds protest in Myanmar over Suu Kyi’s panel on Rohingya Muslims
Hundreds in Myanmar rallied on Tuesday against an advisory commission led by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan to find solutions…
CCIB warns against Islamophobia in Belgium
World
September 5, 2016
CCIB warns against Islamophobia in Belgium
The Collective against Islamophobia in Belgium (CCIB) stated in Le Soir newspaper on Monday that a “series of Islamophobic events…
Muslim woman in headscarf stabbed to death in New York
World
September 4, 2016
Muslim woman in headscarf stabbed to death in New York
In a suspected case of hate crime, a 60-year-old Muslim woman wearing a headscarf was brutally stabbed to death by…
Thirty-four Muslim reverts visit Imam Redha Holy Shrine
Holy Shrines
September 4, 2016
Thirty-four Muslim reverts visit Imam Redha Holy Shrine
About 34 Muslim reverts have visited Imam Redha Holy Shrine in Mashhad, northern Iran. The visitors were from the United…
Muslim body slams ‘Hijab Ban on Nurses’ in Nigeria town
World
September 1, 2016
Muslim body slams ‘Hijab Ban on Nurses’ in Nigeria town
A Muslim advocacy group has slammed the maltreatment of hijab-wearing female nurses at government hospitals in southwest Nigeria. …
UN chief urges Myanmar to respect human rights
World
August 30, 2016
UN chief urges Myanmar to respect human rights
Myanmar’s new leadership must overcome discrimination and promote inclusive development with “full respect” for human rights, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon…