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Bahrain’s Council of Representatives on February 21, 2017, approved an amendment to Bahrain’s Constitution that would enable military courts to try civilians, in violation of international fair trial standards, Human Rights Watch said today.     Bahrain’s Council of Representatives…

Free Muslim International Organization pointed a finger at the Iraqi government for its failure in safeguarding the lives of civilians against the terrorist organizations.     Free Muslim International Organization pointed a finger at the Iraqi government for its failure…

An Islamic cultural center, which is also used as a mosque, has been targeted in an arson attack in Sweden’s second-largest city Göteborg.     An Islamic cultural center, which is also used as a mosque, has been targeted in…

Myanmar’s army-controlled home ministry is investigating a cover-up by the country’s border force of the deaths in custody of two Rohingya Muslims in troubled Rakhine State, according to a police report reviewed by Reuters and interviews with two senior security…

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator in Yemen has warned of a deepening food crisis in the country, which is reeling from a Saudi military aggression, saying almost a quarter of the country’s 27 million population are facing starvation.    …

Ayatollah Shirazi’s representative, Sheikh Mahdi Ma’ash, is continuing the Europe missionary tour and has visited Islamic cultural centers, mosques and husseiniyahsin Germany.   Ayatollah Shirazi’s representative, Sheikh Mahdi Ma’ash, is continuing the Europe missionary tour and has visited Islamic cultural…

Despite being a predominantly Catholic state and having a generally chilly relationship with religion, Cuba might soon see its first mosque rise in Havana.   Despite being a predominantly Catholic state and having a generally chilly relationship with religion, Cuba…

More than 1,000 people marched for freedom of faith and expression and filled New York’s Times Square on Sunday, waving American flags and holding signs saying “No Muslim Ban.”   More than 1,000 people marched for freedom of faith and…

The UN has condemned the killing of 12 Afghans, including eight children returning from school, by a roadside bomb in the country’s volatile east, the latest in a growing number of civilian casualties.     The UN has condemned the…

In an impassioned defense of all faiths, the leader of the Catholic Church argued religion promotes peace and the danger of radicalization exists in all religious beliefs.     In an impassioned defense of all faiths, the leader of the…