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Large wooden Quran in Indonesia attracts visitors from around world
August 11, 2018
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
August 11, 2018
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
August 9, 2018
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
August 8, 2018
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
August 8, 2018
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
August 7, 2018
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
August 7, 2018
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
August 5, 2018
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”
August 5, 2018
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
August 2, 2018
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…