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International organizations call on the European Union to “pressure” Egypt on the human rights file

International organizations call on the European Union to “pressure” Egypt on the human rights file

In a joint letter, 12 international and Egyptian human rights organizations called on the European Union to put pressure on Egypt to make a change in the human rights file, and to take measures towards what it described as Egypt’s…
Gunmen kill six villagers in northwestern Nigeria

Gunmen kill six villagers in northwestern Nigeria

Authorities in Nigeria’s northwestern state of Kaduna said Saturday that a group of unidentified gunmen attacked two local government-controlled areas in the state and killed six people, while eight others sustained varying degrees of injuries.The gunmen, suspected to be bandits,…
European Parliamentarians express their concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain

European Parliamentarians express their concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain

Members of the European Parliament sent a letter to the European Union Minister of Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell before his meeting with the Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs next week, in which they expressed their concern about the deteriorating human…
Tackle French ‘abuse’ of Muslims, civil society groups tell UN

Tackle French ‘abuse’ of Muslims, civil society groups tell UN

A group of lawyers, NGOs and religious bodies from 13 countries have submitted formal complaints to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR), calling for action against France’s “breadth of state abuse against Muslims” stretching back more than two decades.The…
Free Muslim: China targets Muslim minorities through smart applications

Free Muslim: China targets Muslim minorities through smart applications

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, confirmed that China is racially targeting Muslim minorities through smart applications.In a statement, the organization stated that it had recently seen testimonies and statements confirming a dangerous racist trend committed by the Chinese authorities…
Australia: Funeral held for the martyrs of the Baghdad suicide blasts

Australia: Funeral held for the martyrs of the Baghdad suicide blasts

The mosque and Husseiniyah of Al Yasin, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the Australian city of Sydney, held a funeral ceremony for the martyrs of the Baghdad suicide blasts.The twin explosions left 32 martyrs and more than a…
Al-Abbas Islamic Center in Britain turns into a center for Covid vaccination

Al-Abbas Islamic Center in Britain turns into a center for Covid vaccination

The Al-Abbas Islamic Center in Birmingham has turned into a temporary vaccination center, to be one of 65 sites across Britain where people can receive the vaccine against the Coronavirus.The carpet was covered with vinyl flooring to protect it and…
The United Nations condemns the Baghdad suicide blasts and calls for a full accountability

The United Nations condemns the Baghdad suicide blasts and calls for a full accountability

The Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, called on the Iraqi government to hold accountable those responsible for the twin blasts that took place in Baghdad on Thursday.“I am deeply shocked and outraged…
More than 50 mosques restored and built in Astrakhan

More than 50 mosques restored and built in Astrakhan

Over recent years, more than 50 mosques have been restored and built in the Astrakhan region. The head of the region, Igor Babushkin, recalled this during a meeting with the chairman of the Central Spiritual Administration of Muslims, Supreme Mufti…
Bengal to get Muslim-Dalit-Adivasi party

Bengal to get Muslim-Dalit-Adivasi party

Abbas Siddiqui, a cleric from Furfura Sharif, is set to announce his new party of Muslims, Dalits and Adivasis on January 21, giving a new dimension to identity politics in West Bengal. “I am going to launch the new outfit…
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