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Nigeria: Five injured near mosque by suicide bomb attack

Nigeria: Five injured near mosque by suicide bomb attack

Five people were injured when two suicide attackers blew themselves up outside a mosque in a northeastern Nigerian city.   Five people were injured when two suicide attackers blew themselves up outside a mosque in a northeastern Nigerian city. The…
UNICEF urges Myanmar to release detained Rohingya children

UNICEF urges Myanmar to release detained Rohingya children

The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the release of the Rohingya children detained by Myanmar’s government as part of a heavy-handed crackdown on the Muslim minority group in Rakhine State.   The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)…
Vienna Islamic Center to celebrate birth anniversary of Imam Ali

Vienna Islamic Center to celebrate birth anniversary of Imam Ali

The birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, will be celebrated in a ceremony at Imam Ali Islamic Center in Vienna, Austria.   The birth anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, will be celebrated in a…
Hate group targets Swedish Muslim School

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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