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Nonviolence calls on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to evoke effective laws to confront it

Nonviolence calls on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to evoke effective laws to confront it

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called the on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to evoke effective laws to counter this internationally criminal behaviour.   The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called the on the International…
Anti-Muslim sentiment higher in Quebec than rest of Canada

Anti-Muslim sentiment higher in Quebec than rest of Canada

Even though Quebec politicians routinely claim otherwise, a recent study suggests Islamophobia is widespread in Quebec and more prevalent than elsewhere in Canada. The study, published in the current issue of the Canadian Review of Sociology, also found that Muslims…
700 cases of enforced disappearances from Pakistan pending with UN: AI

700 cases of enforced disappearances from Pakistan pending with UN: AI

The Amnesty International has demanded Pakistan to resolve hundreds of cases of enforced disappearances as the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) adopted on Monday the outcome of the Universal Periodic Review of Pakistan. Many innocent Shia Muslims have also…
India confirms death of 39 men kidnapped by Isis in Iraq in 2014

India confirms death of 39 men kidnapped by Isis in Iraq in 2014

India says 39 of its citizens who were kidnapped by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq in 2014 have been confirmed dead after remains recovered from a mass grave outside Mosul were DNA tested. The Indian external affairs minister, Sushma…
German minister’s Islam comments criticized

German minister’s Islam comments criticized

A hardline minister said Islam is “not part of Germany” in an interview published on Friday, setting off a political storm.   A hardline minister said Islam is “not part of Germany” in an interview published on Friday, setting off…
Belgium regains control of Saudi-run Mosque over fears of promoting extremism

Belgium regains control of Saudi-run Mosque over fears of promoting extremism

Belgium says it is retaking control of the Grand Mosque of Brussels by breaking Saudi Arabia’s lease of the building due to fears that the center is promoting extremism and segregationist attitudes.   Belgium says it is retaking control of…
Security Council voices concern over worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen

Security Council voices concern over worsening humanitarian situation in Yemen

The United Nations Security Council has warned about the worsening humanitarian situation in war-battered Yemen, stating the status quo is having a “devastating” impact on the lives of civilians in the impoverished Arab country.     The United Nations Security…
Mosque finally approved in US city after Muslim group sues

Mosque finally approved in US city after Muslim group sues

A US city finally gave approval for the construction of a mosque in the state of New Jersey, ending a saga that started last year when the local government rejected the effort and a group of Muslims sued in response.…
Indian scholars hold a conference under the title of “Restoration of World Peace and Protection of Humanity”

Indian scholars hold a conference under the title of “Restoration of World Peace and Protection of Humanity”

 One of the oldest religious organization in India is organizing a 2-day conference under the title “Restoration of World Peace and Protection of Humanity.” Several prominent social, religious and spiritual figures from across the world addressed on the first day…
A joint statement demands immediate release of Ayatollah Shirazi issued and distributed

A joint statement demands immediate release of Ayatollah Shirazi issued and distributed

A joint statement has been issued by the Iranian Islamic Center, in Canada, Al Huda Islamic Center, in Sweden, and Imam Ali Islamic Center, in USA, demanding the immediate release of Ayatollah Sayyid Hussein al-Husseini al-Shirazi.     A joint…
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