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Human rights defenders are seeing a surge in potentially deadly boat journeys by Rohingya refugees as they try to reach countries in Southeast Asia where they can access schools, food and jobs. Many of the stateless people have grown desperate…

The (Forum 18) news website reported that two courts in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, imposed two fines on two Shia women, for holding mourning ceremonies inside school classes, which they had revived during the sacred month of Muharram, mourning Imam…

Muslim football fans in Qatar have been urged to show respect for the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) during Morocco’s semi-final game against France in the 2022 World Cup. The game will be held at the…

Human Rights Watch has said that the military junta in Myanmar is waging a war against its own people, and it has called on world governments, including Japan, to step up their response. The group released a statement on December…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has called for the rescue of a group of Rohingya refugees stranded on a ship in the Andaman Sea after leaving Myanmar. A statement issued by the UNHCR office in Geneva indicated…

The Government of Japan extended its support to the Pakistan Polio Eradication Programme by providing more than US$ 3.87 million as a grant. The grant will be used for the procurement of essential oral polio vaccine, which will reach more…

Thailand’s halal food industry has a bright future with rising value of export to Muslim nations and the increasing number of Muslim tourists visiting the country, the Trade Policy and Strategy Office said on Thursday. TPSO PoonpongNaiyanapakorn said Thailand exported…

An interfaith group in South Korea organized a seminar to help people clear misconceptions about Islam, including wearing the hijab, to forge better ties with the minority faith in the country. The Korean Religious Peace Conference held a public seminar…

The new research, by Sheffield Hallam University’s Helena Kennedy Centre for International Justice and NomoGaia, a nongovernmental organization, details Xinjiang’s role in the production of metals critical to auto manufacturing, including aluminum, steel, and copper, as well as the region’s…

Demonstrations have been taking place across the world over the large-scale repression of the Uyghur Muslim population living in Xinjiang by the Chinese government amounting to “crimes against humanity.” Recently, on December 3, a few activists gathered in Tokyo to…