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Muslim woman sues Virginia nursing home over Hijab

Muslim woman sues Virginia nursing home over Hijab

A Muslim woman in Mechanicsville, US state of Virginia, has filed suit against a nursing home she used to work for, claiming her bosses had ordered her to remove her hijab.   A Muslim woman in Mechanicsville, US state of…
Watchdog finds over 20,000 civilians killed in nine years in Afghanistan

Watchdog finds over 20,000 civilians killed in nine years in Afghanistan

The Independent Human Rights Watch has found that more than 64,100 civilians were killed and wounded in wars and suicide attacks in Afghanistan during during the past nine years.      The Independent Human Rights Watch has found that more…
Saudi activists suffer heavy crackdown

Saudi activists suffer heavy crackdown

A new UN report has blasted Saudi Arabia for torturing those arrested on “terror-related” charges and persecuting those exercising free speech, saying reports of the kingdom’s so-called liberalization efforts are “completely wide of the mark.”     A new UN…
Birmingham Muslims feed homeless during Ramadan

Birmingham Muslims feed homeless during Ramadan

 A group of Muslims who fed the city’s homeless and hungry over the Christmas period are doing the same again, this time throughout Ramadan.    A group of Muslims who fed the city’s homeless and hungry over the Christmas period…
Islamic centers in Latin America receive Spanish translation of holy Quran

Islamic centers in Latin America receive Spanish translation of holy Quran

Islamic centers in Latin America receive Spanish translation of holy Quran     Spanish translations of the holy Quran were distributed among Islamic centers and mosques in a number of Latin American countries. According to Anadolu Agency, Turkey’s Religious Waqf…
U.S. warns United Arab Emirates against assault on Yemeni port Hodeidah

U.S. warns United Arab Emirates against assault on Yemeni port Hodeidah

The United States has warned its close ally the United Arab Emirates not to launch an assault on Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, which United Nations experts fear could precipitate a new humanitarian crisis, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.  …
US coalition actions in Syria’s Raqqah broke international law: Amnesty International

US coalition actions in Syria’s Raqqah broke international law: Amnesty International

US-led coalition attacks against Daesh in Syria’s Raqqah last broke international law by endangering the lives of civilians, says international rights group.     US-led coalition attacks against Daesh in Syria’s Raqqah last broke international law by endangering the lives…
Shots fired at New York Mosque

Shots fired at New York Mosque

For the second straight year, a mosque on Alexander Avenue in the Bronx, New York, USA was shot at during Ramadan.     For the second straight year, a mosque on Alexander Avenue in the Bronx, New York, USA was…
US-led strikes leave dozen civilians dead in Syria’s Hasakah

US-led strikes leave dozen civilians dead in Syria’s Hasakah

A dozen civilians have lost their lives when the US-led coalition purportedly fighting the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group carried out a series of airstrikes on Syria’s northeastern province of Hasakah.     A dozen civilians have lost their lives when…
Ongoing conflict leaves nearly half of children in Afghanistan out of school: UNICEF

Ongoing conflict leaves nearly half of children in Afghanistan out of school: UNICEF

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says nearly half of children aged between 7 and 17 years old – 3.7 million – in Afghanistan are missing out on school due to ongoing conflict.     The United Nations Children’s Fund…
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