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6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar only in one month
December 14, 2017
6,700 Rohingya killed in Myanmar only in one month
MSF The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders says at least 6,700 members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority group were killed in state-sponsored violence in Myanmar only in a period of one month beginning on August 25. MSF …
Denmark bans another Saudi ‘hate preacher’
December 14, 2017
Denmark bans another Saudi ‘hate preacher’
Saudi cleric Abdullah bin Radi Almoaede Alshammary was added to the Danish list, which already included 10 other “hate preachers,” Danish paper Jyllands-Posten reported Tuesday. Denmark’s Immigration Authority has added a Saudi cleric to a blacklist of “hate preachers”…
Myanmar demolishes 16 mosques in Rakhine
December 14, 2017
Myanmar demolishes 16 mosques in Rakhine
Myanmar authorities have recently bulldozed 16 mosques out of 17 mosques in villages of Haindafara, Maungdaw township in the northern Rakhine state of the country. Myanmar authorities have recently bulldozed 16 mosques out of 17 mosques in villages of…
Two dead in suicide bombing in Cameroon mosque
December 12, 2017
Two dead in suicide bombing in Cameroon mosque
Two people were killed on Monday when a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in far northern Cameroon, a region that has been shaken by attacks blamed on Nigeria’s Boko Haram terrorists, sources said. Two people were killed on Monday…
Activists protest against Anti-Muslim hate crimes in India
December 11, 2017
Activists protest against Anti-Muslim hate crimes in India
Scores of students, activists and members of Muslim community took out a silent protest ‘Muslim lives matter’ in New Delhi, India, on Saturday following the hacking of a Muslim man in Rajasthan by a Hindu man. Scores of students,…
ISWF condemns the American action and demands cancellation to embassy relocating decision
December 11, 2017
ISWF condemns the American action and demands cancellation to embassy relocating decision
Imam Shirazi World Foundation (ISWF) expresses its deep indignation and condemnation of the recent US decision to transfer the US Embassy to Jerusalem, considering this action a clear violation of the feelings of all Muslims and a flagrant violation of…
Miscreants burn Quran in Himachal, India
December 10, 2017
Miscreants burn Quran in Himachal, India
Unidentified miscreants burnt religious literature, including copies of the Quran, at a mosque in Himachal’s Melayo village in Sirmour district, northern India, recently. Unidentified miscreants burnt religious literature, including copies of the Quran, at a mosque in Himachal’s Melayo…
SRW publishes its monthly report
December 6, 2017
SRW publishes its monthly report
Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in November 2017. Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in November 2017. The report includes terror attacks…
Rare handwritten Quran on display at world heritage week in Kashmir
November 23, 2017
Rare handwritten Quran on display at world heritage week in Kashmir
A handwritten copy of the Holy Quran with gold, besides 700-year-old books in Sanskrit, Persian and Kashmiri languages are attracting large number of people at World Heritage Week in Srinagar, Kashmir. A handwritten copy of the Holy Quran with…
More than 13 million Syrians in need of aid: UN
November 23, 2017
More than 13 million Syrians in need of aid: UN
The United Nations says more than 13 million Syrians are in need of aid despite a relative drop in fighting between the government troops and foreign-backed militant outfits in the war-torn Arab country in recent months. The United…