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Human Rights Act amendment to protect religious communities ‘very disappointing’, says Commission

Human Rights Act amendment to protect religious communities ‘very disappointing’, says Commission

New Zealand announced on Saturday that it will amend the current law “to make sure religious communities feel safe and welcome”. Minister of Justice Kiri Allan said under the Human Rights Act 1993 it was already illegal to publish or…
Colombia: Growing interest in Islam and a long history of coexistence and tolerance

Colombia: Growing interest in Islam and a long history of coexistence and tolerance

Like other South American countries, the presence of Muslims in Colombia dates back to many decades ago. The Islamic presence in this country dates back to more than 500 years ago, specifically with the official discovery of the Americas, when…
18.3 million Nigerian children not in school – UNICEF

18.3 million Nigerian children not in school – UNICEF

No fewer than 18.3 million Nigerian children are currently identified to have lacked access to the four walls of the classrooms, UNICEF said in a statement on Saturday. According to the statement “discrimination and exclusion deepen intergenerational deprivation and poverty…
Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide

Racism and discrimination against children rife in countries worldwide

World Children’s Day is annually marked as set by the UN on November 20, and the 2022 celebration comes under the theme: “Inclusion for Every Child”. However, racism and discrimination against children based on their ethnicity, language and religion, are…
Muslim figure criticizes religious restrictions against followers of Islam in France   

Muslim figure criticizes religious restrictions against followers of Islam in France   

Speaking on the sidelines of a diplomatic conference held on the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance, Mohammed Moussaoui said Muslims in France are facing growing limitations and this is leading to a social crisis, media outlets reported. The…
Analytical article reveals what is under Ibn Taymiyyah’s turban

Analytical article reveals what is under Ibn Taymiyyah’s turban

An analytical article published by the Nigerian website (HumAngle Media), on Friday, acknowledged that the extremist fatwas of Ibn Taymiyyah are the first reason for the emergence of the takfiri terrorist groups that plague Islamic countries and the world. The…
US: Fairfield students push for Muslim holidays to be added to school calendar

US: Fairfield students push for Muslim holidays to be added to school calendar

Families are working to change the Fairfield School District in Connecticut, USA, to be more inclusive of Muslim holidays. Students throughout the Fairfield School District asked the Board of Education to add Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to the school…
Kenyan Muslims hold prayers as drought worsens

Kenyan Muslims hold prayers as drought worsens

Muslims in Garissa, Northern Kenya, held prayers for divine intervention against a long-running drought. A lack of rainfall over the last four rainy seasons has 378,000 people on the brink of starvation. Kenya’s National Drought and Weather Authority says there…
New York: ‘Islam & Modernism’ exhibition at Aicon Gallery

New York: ‘Islam & Modernism’ exhibition at Aicon Gallery

Islam & Modernism – a seminal exhibition by Pakistan-born, London-based conceptual artist and long-time activist and organizer Rasheed Araeen – is currently being presented at Aicon Gallery in New York. The exhibition at the art gallery takes as its core…
HRW: US child welfare system harms families

HRW: US child welfare system harms families

Child welfare systems in the United States too often treat poverty as the basis for charges of neglect and decisions to remove children from their parents, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said in a report…
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