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Extra space has been allocated within a cemetery to accommodate Muslim burials for the foreseeable future.   Extra space has been allocated within a cemetery to accommodate Muslim burials for the foreseeable future.   After more than two decades of…

The Bangladeshi police say they have shot dead two Rohingya Muslims during a gunfight in a refugee camp, accusing the pair of killing a ruling party official.  The Bangladeshi police say they have shot dead two Rohingya Muslims during a…

Some three weeks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi controversially stripped Indian-controlled Kashmir of its autonomous status, the Muslim Some three weeks after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi controversially stripped Indian-controlled Kashmir of its autonomous status, the Muslim-majority region’s main…

Traditional methods of halal and kosher animal slaughter will be banned across most of Belgium within months, sparking a backlash from Jewish and Muslim communities.   Traditional methods of halal and kosher animal slaughter will be banned across most of…

Authorities in the Russian region of Chechnya on Friday inaugurated the largest mosque in Europe in a ceremony attended by local and foreign officials.     Authorities in the Russian region of Chechnya on Friday inaugurated the largest mosque in…

The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has expressed concern over reports that Bahrain’s government is preventing Shia prisoners from accessing prayer The US Commission on International Religious Freedom has expressed concern over reports that Bahrain’s government is preventing Shia…

Human Rights Watch has called on Myanmar and Bangladesh to cancel plans to begin the repatriation of 3,454 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh camps to Rakhine State.   Human Rights Watch has called on Myanmar and Bangladesh to cancel plans to…

One person and a policeman were killed in Indian Kashmir in a shootout between militants and security forces, authorities said Wednesday.     One person and a policeman were killed in Indian Kashmir in a shootout between militants and security…

Armed terrorist groups on Thursday targeted al-Zahraa neighborhood of Aleppo province with shells and rockets.   Armed terrorist groups on Thursday targeted al-Zahraa neighborhood of Aleppo province with shells and rockets. According to the Russia Today news agency, “The armed…

Fifteen studies about transplanted organs by researchers in China have been retracted this month due to concerns the work may have used organs from executed prisoners.  Fifteen studies about transplanted organs by researchers in China have been retracted this month…