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Islamophobia petition seeks inquiry following reported spike in anti-Muslim hate

Islamophobia petition seeks inquiry following reported spike in anti-Muslim hate

A petition demanding an independent inquiry into islamophobia in political parties has gained more than 30,000 signatures in just two days.     A petition demanding an independent inquiry into islamophobia in political parties has gained more than 30,000 signatures…
Couple fined in Kazakhstan for teaching Quran

Couple fined in Kazakhstan for teaching Quran

After police raided their home in a village in the southern Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan where 48 girls were studying the Quran in the school holidays, a husband and wife have both been fined for illegal religious lessons.    …
Saudi warplanes hit Yemen’s Hajjah, Sa’ada

Saudi warplanes hit Yemen’s Hajjah, Sa’ada

On another day of the deadly campaign led by the regime in Riyadh against Yemen, Saudi warplanes have conducted airstrikes on the provinces of Hajjah and Sa’ada..     On another day of the deadly campaign led by the regime…
Sedition charge sanction granted after 2 years over Quran desecration in India

Sedition charge sanction granted after 2 years over Quran desecration in India

More than two years after the Quran desecration incident in Malerkotla in June 2016, India’s Punjab government has finally granted the mandatory sanction for prosecuting the accused for sedition and outraging religious feelings.     More than two years after…
Scholars: UN, Security Council fully responsible for Saudi-led aggression on Yemen

Scholars: UN, Security Council fully responsible for Saudi-led aggression on Yemen

Yemeni scholars and religious figures have strongly denounced a recent deadly airstrike by Saudi warplanes on a bus carrying schoolchildren in the country’s northwestern province of Sa’ada, criticizing the silence and inaction of world bodies vis-à-vis the Saudi-led coalition’s crimes…
UNAMA: Facts in the incident in Kabul educational center have now became clear

UNAMA: Facts in the incident in Kabul educational center have now became clear

The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) says the Mission has now verified that 40 students were killed and 67 others were injured, the majority of whom were Shia young women and men, in the deadly attack targeting an…
HRW skeptical of Myanmar inquiry into Rohingya abuses

HRW skeptical of Myanmar inquiry into Rohingya abuses

Human Rights Watch has warned that a panel set up by Myanmar to probe atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine state does not seem to be performing its task in a “serious and impartial” manner.     Human Rights Watch…
Analyst: Saudis killed children to force Yemenis to submit

Analyst: Saudis killed children to force Yemenis to submit

The recent Saudi attack on a school bus full of children was an act of terror meant to force the Yemenis into submission, according to a military expert.     The recent Saudi attack on a school bus full of…
Armed police rush to Birmingham mosque after thugs attack Muslims

Armed police rush to Birmingham mosque after thugs attack Muslims

Armed police were called to two mosques in Birmingham, Britain, after windows were smashed during evening prayers.     Armed police were called to two mosques in Birmingham, Britain, after windows were smashed during evening prayers. There were initial fears…
Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal

Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal

The Swiss city of Lausanne blocked a Muslim couple’s bid to become Swiss nationals over their refusal to shake hands with members of the opposite sex.     The Swiss city of Lausanne blocked a Muslim couple’s bid to become…
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