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Interfaith celebration of Eid al-Ghadeer in Oase, Indonesia
September 4, 2018
Interfaith celebration of Eid al-Ghadeer in Oase, Indonesia
An interfaith gathering of students, religious, cultural and public figures have celebrated Eid al-Ghadeer in a ceremony that was hosted by Shias in Malaysia. An interfaith gathering of students, religious, cultural and public figures have celebrated Eid al-Ghadeer in…
Ali Mushaima to resume hunger strike
September 3, 2018
Ali Mushaima to resume hunger strike
Ali Mushaima is set to continue his hungers strike outside the Bahraini embassy in London despite being hospitalized. Ali Mushaima is set to continue his hungers strike outside the Bahraini embassy in London despite being hospitalized. After 30 days…
Program preparing Muslim spiritual leaders to give emergency support in Swiss hospitals
September 2, 2018
Program preparing Muslim spiritual leaders to give emergency support in Swiss hospitals
The Swiss Center for Islam and Society announced the start of a training program that will prepare Muslim spiritual leaders to give emergency support in hospitals, at care-homes or after an accident. The Swiss Center for Islam and…
Man in Germany sentenced to 10 years in jail for attacking mosque
September 1, 2018
Man in Germany sentenced to 10 years in jail for attacking mosque
A German man who used a homemade bomb to attack a mosque in the eastern city of Dresden was on Friday sentenced to nearly 10 years in jail for what prosecutors called a xenophobic crime. A German man…
Amnesty calls on Nigeria to account for missing Shias
September 1, 2018
Amnesty calls on Nigeria to account for missing Shias
Amnesty International has accused Nigeria’s government of carrying out unlawful arrests and practicing “enforced disappearance,” calling on Abuja to clarify the fate of hundreds of Shia activists taken into custody. Amnesty International has accused Nigeria’s government of carrying…
UN calls on China to free 1 million Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
September 1, 2018
UN calls on China to free 1 million Uighurs from alleged re-education camps
United Nations’ human rights experts have voiced alarm over alleged Chinese political re-education camps for Muslim Uighurs and called for the immediate release of those detained on the grounds of what China describes as “countering terrorism”. United Nations’…
Bahraini court upholds six-month jail term against high school Shia student
August 29, 2018
Bahraini court upholds six-month jail term against high school Shia student
A court in Bahrain has upheld a six-month jail term against a Shia high school student as the ruling Al Khalifah regime intensifies its crackdown against political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Gulf kingdom. A court…
UN accuses Saudi-led coalition of committing war crimes in Yemen
August 29, 2018
UN accuses Saudi-led coalition of committing war crimes in Yemen
The United Nations accused the Saudi-UAE military alliance of committing possible war crimes in Yemen, adding there was “little evidence of any attempt … to minimize civilian casualties.” The United Nations accused the Saudi-UAE military alliance of committing…
Malaysia expecting 10% rise in halal exports
August 28, 2018
Malaysia expecting 10% rise in halal exports
The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) is expecting an increase of 10 per cent in halal exports this year from RM45 billion in 2017. The Malaysian Islamic Development Department (Jakim) is expecting an increase of 10 per cent in…
ARTE to broadcast program on ‘Quran and Jesus’
August 27, 2018
ARTE to broadcast program on ‘Quran and Jesus’
The “ARTE” Franco-German TV network has produced a seven-episode program titled “The Holy Quran and Jesus Christ,” peace be upon him. The “ARTE” Franco-German TV network has produced a seven-episode program titled “The Holy Quran and Jesus Christ,”…