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UN: NATO airstrikes kill 18 civilians in Afghanistan

UN: NATO airstrikes kill 18 civilians in Afghanistan

At least 18 civilians were killed in US-led coalition airstrikes in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand province last week, according to the UN.     At least 18 civilians were killed in US-led coalition airstrikes in Afghanistan’s restive Helmand province last week,…
Budapest to host Quranic manuscript conference

Budapest to host Quranic manuscript conference

The center for religious studies at the Central European University, Budapest is going to host a conference on Quranic Manuscript Studies: State of the Field on May 4-6, 2017.   The center for religious studies at the Central European University,…
Muslim doctors serve Ohio needy

Muslim doctors serve Ohio needy

As Islamophobia increases across the west, Muslim doctors at the Noor Community Clinic, aka Muslim Clinic of Ohio continue to serve the under-insured and under-served, an effort kicked off seven years ago.   As Islamophobia increases across the west, Muslim…
Belgium voices alarm over spread of Saudi-backed Wahhabism

Belgium voices alarm over spread of Saudi-backed Wahhabism

Belgium has voiced concerns over the spread of Saudi-backed Wahhabism throughout the country and the rest of Europe.     Belgium has voiced concerns over the spread of Saudi-backed Wahhabism throughout the country and the rest of Europe. According to…
UN seeks $2.1 billion to stave Yemen off famine in 2017

UN seeks $2.1 billion to stave Yemen off famine in 2017

The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for $2.1 billion to provide life-saving assistance to 12 million people in Yemen in 2017.     The United Nations and humanitarian partners today launched an international appeal for…
HRW: ISIS used Mosul hospital as military base

HRW: ISIS used Mosul hospital as military base

As the battle for Mosul unfolds, ISIS is regularly occupying medical facilities and placing civilians and staff there at risk of incoming attacks, according to Lama Fakih, the deputy Middle East director at Human Rights Watch said.     As…
UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity

UN: Violence in Myanmar’s Rakhine state could amount to crimes against humanity

The scale of violence against the Rohingya Muslims community in Myanmar’s Rakhine state is “revolting and unacceptable,” the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide said, underlining the Government’s responsibility to ensure that populations are protected.     The…
Bid to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia moves to High Court

Bid to stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia moves to High Court

Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says UK fighter jets and bombs sent to Saudi Arabia have been used in war against Yemen in which thousands have died.     Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) says UK fighter jets and bombs…
Canadian officials visit Ayatollah Shirazi representative in Montreal

Canadian officials visit Ayatollah Shirazi representative in Montreal

Claude Dauphin, President of La Sien Municipal Council, and Bryan Cunningham, Montreal police deputy manager visited Sheikh Salih Sebaweih, Ayatollah Shirazi’s representative in Canada, in the Iranian Islamic Center to express their condemnation over the terrorist attack on the Quebec…
Nine ‘JMB-Shibir men’ charged in Shia mosque attack

Nine ‘JMB-Shibir men’ charged in Shia mosque attack

A Bogra court has taken into cognizance the charges pressed against nine militants for the gun attack on a Shia mosque in Bogra in 2015 that killed its muezzin.   A Bogra court has taken into cognizance the charges pressed…
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