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Large wooden Quran in Indonesia attracts visitors from around world

Large wooden Quran in Indonesia attracts visitors from around world

The world has many giant copies of the Quran, and one of the giant wooden copies can be found in Palembang, the capital of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province.     The world has many giant copies of the Quran, and…
UNSC calls for ‘transparent’ inquiry into Saudi-led strike in Yemen’s Sa’ada

UNSC calls for ‘transparent’ inquiry into Saudi-led strike in Yemen’s Sa’ada

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has called for launching a “credible and transparent” investigation into a recent airstrike by the Saudi-led military coalition that killed dozens of schoolchildren in northern Yemen.     The United Nations Security Council (UNSC)…
Shabab militants ‘kill 5 soldiers’ in Kenya’s north

Shabab militants ‘kill 5 soldiers’ in Kenya’s north

Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants in Kenya have killed at least five soldiers in a roadside bomb attack in the country’s north, a senior government official says.     Al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants in Kenya have killed at least five soldiers in a…
British PM urges former foreign secretary to apologize for comment about Muslim women

British PM urges former foreign secretary to apologize for comment about Muslim women

British Prime Minister Theresa May has backed calls for Boris Johnson to apologize for saying Muslim women in burkas look like “bank robbers”.   British Prime Minister Theresa May has backed calls for Boris Johnson to apologize for saying Muslim…
Boko Haram attack leaves 5 dead in Nigerian village

Boko Haram attack leaves 5 dead in Nigerian village

At least five people have been killed and a village razed in an attack by Boko Haram extremists in the northern Nigerian Borno state.     At least five people have been killed and a village razed in an attack…
Mosques built without permission to be destroyed in Kazakhstan

Mosques built without permission to be destroyed in Kazakhstan

The government of Kazakhstan said it would demolish mosques in the country that have been built without obtaining the necessary permissions.     The government of Kazakhstan said it would demolish mosques in the country that have been built without…
Suspects sought in vandalism at Minnesota mosque

Suspects sought in vandalism at Minnesota mosque

Police in Maplewood, US state of Minnesota, are asking for the public’s help in finding two men who defaced a mosque last month.     Police in Maplewood, US state of Minnesota, are asking for the public’s help in finding two…
A Chinese province digs graves of Muslim citizens

A Chinese province digs graves of Muslim citizens

Chinese activists have circulated videos that caused a lot of disquiet because of their showing that the local authorities in east China’s Jiangxi Province were carrying out a large digging campaign on public graves in protest against not burning the…
EU: “Yemen ‘worst humanitarian crisis in the world”

EU: “Yemen ‘worst humanitarian crisis in the world”

Yemen has become the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world”, the European Union said, demanding the protection of civilians who continue to die in the three-year-old conflict.     Yemen has become the “worst humanitarian crisis in the world”, the…
Danish Muslims defy niqab ban

Danish Muslims defy niqab ban

Hundreds of Muslim women in Denmark will defiantly wear niqabs when a nationwide ban on the face veil comes into action this week.      Hundreds of Muslim women in Denmark will defiantly wear niqabs when a nationwide ban on…
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