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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…
20 killed in Saudi airstrike in Yemen’s Hudaydah province
Islam World
December 31, 2017
20 killed in Saudi airstrike in Yemen’s Hudaydah province
At least 20 people have been killed after warplanes belonging to the Saudi-led military coalition hit a residential locality in…
Saudi-led airstrikes kill 10 women in western Yemen
Islam World
December 31, 2017
Saudi-led airstrikes kill 10 women in western Yemen
Warplanes operated by a Saudi Arabian-led coalition waging war on Yemen have raided a farm in the west of the…
200 memorizers attend Quran Competition for women in Iraq+Photos
Holy Shrines
December 28, 2017
200 memorizers attend Quran Competition for women in Iraq+Photos
The first edition of a national Quran competition for women in Iraq was organized by the custodianship of al-Abbas holy…
Quranic booths set up for women in Arbaeen Pilgrimage
Islam World
October 30, 2017
Quranic booths set up for women in Arbaeen Pilgrimage
As many as 100 Quranic booths have been set up for women on the path of pilgrims taking part in…
Quebec bans Muslim women full-face veils
World
October 19, 2017
Quebec bans Muslim women full-face veils
Quebec has passed legislation banning Muslim women from covering their faces while receiving public services such as public transport. …
Iraqi PMUs uncover 10 mass graves near Hawijah
Islam World
October 9, 2017
Iraqi PMUs uncover 10 mass graves near Hawijah
Iraqi pro-government fighters from the Popular Mobilization Units have found nearly a dozen mass graves containing bodies of security forces…
Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya may be crimes against humanity: UN rights committees
World
October 5, 2017
Myanmar atrocities against Rohingya may be crimes against humanity: UN rights committees
The United Nations committees for women’s and children’s rights say atrocities against Rohingya Muslims “at the behest of the military”…
Nine civilians dead as Saudi warplanes bomb NW Yemen
Islam World
September 21, 2017
Nine civilians dead as Saudi warplanes bomb NW Yemen
At least nine civilians have been killed when Saudi military aircraft carried out an airstrike against a residential area in…
US-led airstrike kills 16 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
World
August 12, 2017
US-led airstrike kills 16 civilians in eastern Afghanistan
An air raid conducted by foreign forces in Afghanistan has claimed the lives of at least 16 civilians in the…