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Nigeria on Wednesday faced calls to prosecute soldiers for using excessive force against Shia Muslim protesters, exactly three years after a military crackdown killed more than 300 Shias.   Nigeria on Wednesday faced calls to prosecute soldiers for using excessive…

China’s relentless campaign to erase the identity of the Uighurs continues, as the world remains silent.   China’s relentless campaign to erase the identity of the Uighurs continues, as the world remains silent. Notwithstanding the estimates, the number of Uighur…

A family Hyderabad, the capital of southern India’s Telangana state, is engaged in the fascinating and painstaking task of engraving the Holy Quran on iron plaques.   A family Hyderabad, the capital of southern India’s Telangana state, is engaged in…

Pingliang Arabic School, a charity that caters to underprivileged students, has been told by city education officials to close by December 17 and send its 200 students and 20 teachers home.   Pingliang Arabic School, a charity that caters to…

Amnesty International urges the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a full-blown probe into the atrocities committed by both the Boko Haram terrorists and the Nigerian military during the militancy campaign in the African country, criticizing Abuja for not doing…

Thousands of Hindus, including monks, have gathered in the Indian capital of New Delhi to participate in a demonstration calling for the construction of a temple on the site of a historical mosque demolished by Hindu extremists in 1992.  …

Pastor John Shuck of Southminster Presbyterian Church of Beaverton has returned from the pilgrimage of a lifetime — the Arbaeen.   Pastor John Shuck of Southminster Presbyterian Church of Beaverton has returned from the pilgrimage of a lifetime — the…

The Indian national carrier Air India is looking to start a flight service to Iraqi holy city of Najaf from Lucknow in UP via New Delhi, starting early next year.    The Indian national carrier Air India is looking to…

Religious Board of Muslims of Tatarstan announced 2019 the Year of Interpretation of the Quran.   Religious Board of Muslims of Tatarstan announced 2019 the Year of Interpretation of the Quran. Next year 2019, the Presidium of the Religious  Board…

A man was shot dead outside a mosque in Springs in Ekurhuleni, East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa.   A man was shot dead outside a mosque in Springs in Ekurhuleni, East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa. Gauteng…