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Yemen’s growing cholera epidemic may accelerate looming famine, as limited resources are shifted away from malnutrition and other programs to try to contain the disease, the top U.N. aid official in the country said on Tuesday.     Yemen’s growing…

Amnesty: Saudi Arabia silence Shia dissent with execution     Saudi Arabia is using the death penalty as a means to silence Shia dissent, says Amnesty International. “These brutal executions are the latest act in the Saudi Arabian authorities’ ongoing…

A UK-based monitoring group has announced that at least 744 civilians have been killed in US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria last month.     A UK-based monitoring group has announced that at least 744 civilians have been killed in…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upheld Belgium’s ban on the Islamic full-face veil on Tuesday (July 11), rejecting a legal challenge by two Muslim women wearing the niqab.    The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upheld Belgium’s…

The Guardian has issued an editorial opinion saying that the high court judgment that continuing British arms sales to Saudi Arabia are legal may not be surprising but it is nonetheless profoundly shocking.   The Guardian has issued an editorial…

Thousands of Indians gathered recently in several cities to protest recent violent attacks across the country targeting minority Muslims, according to media reports.   Thousands of Indians gathered recently in several cities to protest recent violent attacks across the country…

An embattled mosque in the US state of Tennessee was vandalized again overnight, spokesman Saleh Sbenaty said.   An embattled mosque in the US state of Tennessee was vandalized again overnight, spokesman Saleh Sbenaty said. At the Islamic Center of…

The largest halal food fest in North America, the Halal Food Festival Toronto is coming to Mississauga for its fifth year on July 15 and July 16 at the International Centre in Mississauga.     The largest halal food fest…

Amnesty International says a recent UK court ruling that the British government is entitled to continue authorizing arms supplies to Saudi Arabia is a deadly blow to Yemeni civilians.     Amnesty International says a recent UK court ruling that…

The Red Cross says the number of suspected cholera cases in Yemen has now surpassed 300,000 amid fears of a runaway outbreak of the disease and the threat of famine looming over the war-stricken country.   The Red Cross says…