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Tennessee Festival showcases Muslim diversity

Tennessee Festival showcases Muslim diversity

In a bid to foster and strengthen the relationships between the diverse communities of Memphis, American Muslims organized a special festival, which introduced Islam and Muslim culture to the public.   In a bid to foster and strengthen the relationships…
UN launches investigation into Myanmar security forces’ torturing and raping

UN launches investigation into Myanmar security forces’ torturing and raping

The top United Nations human rights body has agreed to send a fact-finding mission to investigate Myanmar security forces killing, raping and torturing Rohingya Muslims.   The top United Nations human rights body has agreed to send a fact-finding mission…
Irish Muslims rally against workplace ‘Hijab Ban’

Irish Muslims rally against workplace ‘Hijab Ban’

Demonstrators took to the streets of Dublin on Tuesday, protesting the European court ruling, which allows employers to ban the Muslim headscarf in workplace.   Demonstrators took to the streets of Dublin on Tuesday, protesting the European court ruling, which…
Red Cross: World has just months to stop starvation in Yemen, Somalia

Red Cross: World has just months to stop starvation in Yemen, Somalia

The world has got three to four months to save millions of people in Yemen and Somalia from starvation, as war and drought wreck crops and block deliveries of food and medical care, the International Committee of the Red Cross…
BCHR records 112 peaceful protests and 62 arrests last week

BCHR records 112 peaceful protests and 62 arrests last week

Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that it documented 112 peaceful protests in 40 different villages across Bahrain, within the third week of March.   Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) said that it documented 112 peaceful protests in…
ISIS poster found in Rohtas district in Bihar, India

ISIS poster found in Rohtas district in Bihar, India

A poster carrying the name ISIS asking youths in Bihar to join the terror organizationwas found pasted on an electricity pillar in Rohtas district on Saturday, police said.    A poster carrying the name ISIS asking youths in Bihar to…
Thousands of Scots protest racism, Islamophobia

Thousands of Scots protest racism, Islamophobia

Thousands of Scots took to the streets of Glasgow armed with banners, flags and posters in a national protest against racism and Islamophobia.   Thousands of Scots took to the streets of Glasgow armed with banners, flags and posters in…
Boko Haram raid Nigeria town, loot food supplies

Boko Haram raid Nigeria town, loot food supplies

Boko Haram militants have raided a town in restive northeast Nigeria, looting food supplies and burning homes after overwhelming troops, residents told AFP on Thursday.     Boko Haram militants have raided a town in restive northeast Nigeria, looting food…
Rights group slams UN, EU for blocking independent probe into Rohingya plight

Rights group slams UN, EU for blocking independent probe into Rohingya plight

A Europe-based rights group has slammed the global community, particularly the UN and the EU, for hindering an independent probe into Myanmar’s crimes against Rohingya Muslims, warning that the persecuted minority group is suffering a “slow-burning genocide.”     A…
SRW: Bahraini government responsible for Muhammad Sahwan death in jail

SRW: Bahraini government responsible for Muhammad Sahwan death in jail

Shia Rights Watch International Organization received the death news of civil rights activist, Muhammad Sahwan’s, with grief and sorrow, imposing all responsibilities on the Bahraini government.     Shia Rights Watch International Organization received the death news of civil rights…
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