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Over 70 professors rap Saudi delisting in letter to UN chief
July 9, 2016
Over 70 professors rap Saudi delisting in letter to UN chief
More than 70 professors in Europe and North America have expressed concern over a UN decision to remove Saudi Arabia from its blacklist of child rights violators amid Riyadh’s military campaign in Yemen. More than 70 professors in…
Obama to leave more troops than planned in Afghanistan
July 9, 2016
Obama to leave more troops than planned in Afghanistan
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that he will leave behind 3,000 more troops in Afghanistan than originally planned, effectively handing involvement in a raging civil war the United States joined after the 9/11 attacks to his successor. President…
Suggestions and requests to make Eid holidays as public holidays
July 7, 2016
Suggestions and requests to make Eid holidays as public holidays
The UK should show that it “embraces” the Muslim faith by takingEidas public holidays, Conservative MP Bob Blackman has said. The UK should show that it “embraces” the Muslim faith by takingEidas public holidays, Conservative MP Bob Blackman…
Nigerian military still holding Shia members hostage
July 7, 2016
Nigerian military still holding Shia members hostage
Shias in Nigeria issued a statement on 4th of July 2016, expressing grave concern over the ongoing crackdown on Shia and the unknown situation of the persecuted in Nigeria’s prisons. Shias in Nigeria issued a statement on 4th…
Buddhist mob attacks Muslims and set Myanmar mosque ablaze
July 7, 2016
Buddhist mob attacks Muslims and set Myanmar mosque ablaze
A crowd of Buddhists has set fire to a mosque in the north of Myanmar, furious that a Muslim place of worship was built near a Buddhist pagoda in the predominantly Buddhist country. A crowd of Buddhists has…
Two Muslim teens beaten outside New York mosque
July 6, 2016
Two Muslim teens beaten outside New York mosque
Two Muslim teenagers were beaten outside a New York City mosque by an attacker who shouted slurs at them, a rights group said on Monday, calling for police to investigate the incident as a bias crime. Two Muslim…
Muslim law trainee wins case after being banned from wearing a headscarf at work
July 5, 2016
Muslim law trainee wins case after being banned from wearing a headscarf at work
A 25-year-old trainee lawyer took the German state of Bavaria to court, and won, after she was told she could not wear her hijab at work. A 25-year-old trainee lawyer took the German state of Bavaria to court,…
Saudi mercenaries kill three children in Yemen’s Jawf province
July 5, 2016
Saudi mercenaries kill three children in Yemen’s Jawf province
During their assault on a number of civilian buildings in Matun district in the northern Jawf province on Saturday, Saudi mercenaries killed three children, and injured several other civilians. During their assault on a number of civilian buildings…
UN Releases Casualty Figures for Iraq for June 2016
July 5, 2016
UN Releases Casualty Figures for Iraq for June 2016
A total of 662 Iraqis were killed and another 1,457 were injured in acts of terrorism, violence and armed conflict in Iraq in June 2016, according to casualty figures recorded by the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI). …
Three Indian Arrested for Quran Sacrilege in Malerkotla
July 4, 2016
Three Indian Arrested for Quran Sacrilege in Malerkotla
The Punjab police in India has made three arrests in relation to sacrilege of the sacred Muslim Holy Scripture ‘The Holy Quran’ in Malerkotla. The Punjab police in India has made three arrests in relation to sacrilege of…