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Hate group targets Swedish Muslim School
April 9, 2017
Hate group targets Swedish Muslim School
Far-right group Soldiers of Odin targeted a Muslim school in a Stockholm suburb following allegations that the school had segregated its children by gender on the bus. Far-right group Soldiers of Odin targeted a Muslim school in a Stockholm…
Pope Francis, Muslim scholars meet in Vatican
April 9, 2017
Pope Francis, Muslim scholars meet in Vatican
Four British Muslim scholarspaid a special visit on Wednesday, April 5, to the Vatican, meeting with Pope Francis and coming together to promote peace and solidarity. Four British Muslim scholarspaid a special visit on Wednesday, April 5, to the…
Myanmar demolishes 200-year-old Rohingya mosque
April 9, 2017
Myanmar demolishes 200-year-old Rohingya mosque
A 200-year old historical mosque in Buthidaung Township was bulldozed by the Myanmar military on April 3, 2017. A 200-year old historical mosque in Buthidaung Township was bulldozed by the Myanmar military on April 3, 2017. It was located…
Pakistan resumes repatriating Afghan refugees despite criticism
April 6, 2017
Pakistan resumes repatriating Afghan refugees despite criticism
Pakistan has resumed its mass repatriation of Afghan refugees under a UN program weeks after an international human rights watchdog criticized Islamabad for deporting thousands to a war-torn nation. Pakistan has resumed its mass repatriation of Afghan refugees…
Bahraini rights organization say military judiciary permits execution in 33 cases
April 6, 2017
Bahraini rights organization say military judiciary permits execution in 33 cases
Bahraini human rights organizations issued a joint statement saying that the latest constitutional amendment concerning the military judiciary’s authorities, which the King ratified, shall lead to the failure of the military institution. Bahraini human rights organizations issued a…
UN: 40-50 years needed to clear weapons in Iraq and Syria
April 6, 2017
UN: 40-50 years needed to clear weapons in Iraq and Syria
It will take 40 to 50 years to clear the mines, improvised explosive devices and other unexploded ordnance from Iraq and Syria, the United Nations said. It will take 40 to 50 years to clear the mines, improvised…
Free Muslim condemns St. Petersburg metro attack
April 6, 2017
Free Muslim condemns St. Petersburg metro attack
Non Violence Organization, Free Muslim, has condemned the recent terrorist explosion on a metro in Russia’s second largest city of St. Petersburg and underlined the need to bring those responsible to justice. Non Violence Organization, Free Muslim, has condemned…
Japanese historians to translate Imam Hussein’s revolution into Japanese
April 5, 2017
Japanese historians to translate Imam Hussein’s revolution into Japanese
On the sidelines of the memorandum of understanding between the Middle East Forum for Historical Studies in Tokyo and the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, a Japanese delegation has visited Kerbela Center for Historical Studies and Researches. On the sidelines…
China bans long beards, full-face veils in western region of Xinjiang
April 4, 2017
China bans long beards, full-face veils in western region of Xinjiang
China has banned long beards and face covering veils in the western region of Xinjiang which is home to around 10 million Uighur Muslims. China has banned long beards and face covering veils in the western region of Xinjiang…
Boko Haram terrorists kidnap 22 girls, women in northeast Nigeria
April 4, 2017
Boko Haram terrorists kidnap 22 girls, women in northeast Nigeria
The Boko Haram Takfiri terror group has kidnapped nearly two dozen girls and women in two separate attacks in northeast Nigeria as fears grow of more such raids amid the Nigerian military’s failure to contain the ISIS-linked militancy. The…