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Japan gave key intel on China’s Uighur crackdown to U.S. and Britain

Japan gave key intel on China’s Uighur crackdown to U.S. and Britain

Japan provided intelligence to the United States and Britain last year showing evidence of China’s forceful detainment of the Muslim Uighur minority on condition of keeping the source confidential, a person close to Japan-U.S. relations said Monday.Based on the information,…
UN experts say Trump’s pardon of Blackwater contractors violates international law

UN experts say Trump’s pardon of Blackwater contractors violates international law

U.S. President Donald Trump’s pardon of four American men convicted of killing Iraqi civilians while working as contractors in 2007 violated U.S. obligations under international law, U.N. human rights experts said on Wednesday.Nicholas Slatten was convicted of first-degree murder, while…
Free Muslim commends the efforts of the Indonesian authorities in combating terrorism

Free Muslim commends the efforts of the Indonesian authorities in combating terrorism

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, praised the special operation carried out by the Indonesian security services to combat terrorism.In a statement received by Shiawaves, the organization stated, “The Indonesian authorities recently revealed the dismantling of one of the most…
Indian state brings in law against religious conversion

Indian state brings in law against religious conversion

The cabinet in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on Saturday passed a bill to stop Hindu women from converting to Islam.According to reports, followed by Shiawaves, the bill to curb so-called “Love Jihad” — a term used by…
The closure of more than 600 religious schools ignites anger in the Indian state of Assam

The closure of more than 600 religious schools ignites anger in the Indian state of Assam

The decision of the government of the Indian state of Assam to close religious schools sparked widespread anger among Islamic institutions and educational centers, as well as strong rejection by members of the opposition Congress.The Minister of Education and Finance…
Islamic associations in Ukraine organize competition ‘muezzin in every home’

Islamic associations in Ukraine organize competition ‘muezzin in every home’

The Islamic Associations in the Religious Administration of the Muslims of Ukraine in Kherson province organized a competition for the call to prayer for children and teenagers under the name “muezzin in every home”, which encouraged some believers to participate.The…
The Great Mosque of Paris withdraws from the National Council of Imams project

The Great Mosque of Paris withdraws from the National Council of Imams project

The rector of the great Mosque of Paris (GMP) announced to withdraw from the project of the National Council of Imams (CNI), wanted by the Elysee and entrusted to the French Council of Muslim Worship (CFCM), denouncing the influence of…
UN envoy calls for solving Yemen conflict in 2021

UN envoy calls for solving Yemen conflict in 2021

UN envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, called on Sunday for reaching a solution to the conflict in war-torn Yemen by 2021.“2020 has been another year of cruelty for Yemenis with the continuation of bloodshed, displacement, economic freefall, and the outbreak…
Sri Lanka stokes Muslim and Christian ire with COVID burial rules

Sri Lanka stokes Muslim and Christian ire with COVID burial rules

Predominantly Buddhist Sri Lanka’s ultranationalist government is forcing families of the country’s Muslim and Christian minorities to abandon their faith-based burial rites for relatives who die of COVID-19 — consequently inviting fresh international scrutiny of the nation’s already troubled human…
Free Muslim condemns the Indian arrests of Muslim dissidents in Kashmir

Free Muslim condemns the Indian arrests of Muslim dissidents in Kashmir

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its strong condemnation of the political arrests of Muslim dissidents and activists in the Indian Kashmir region, calling on the authorities to release all detainees and to stop the policy of racial discrimination…
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