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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A top Nigerian court has cleared dozens of the followers of prominent Shia cleric Ibrahim al-Zakzaky of criminal charges, raising hopes for the release of the cleric himself, who has been held captive for almost three years by the Abuja…

The South Jakarta District Court has declared ISIS-affiliated group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, or JAD, a forbidden organization over its involvement in high-profile terrorist attacks in Indonesia.    The South Jakarta District Court has declared ISIS-affiliated group Jamaah Ansharut Daulah, or…

 China’s close watch over its Islamic minority is being extended abroad, as Muslims from some Chinese regions make the Hajj pilgrimage wearing state-issued tracking devices.      China’s close watch over its Islamic minority is being extended abroad, as Muslims…