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Court of Appeal grants Lagos public school students right to wear Hijab

Court of Appeal grants Lagos public school students right to wear Hijab

 There was jubilation at the premises of the Court of Appeal in Lagos on Thursday as the court granted pupils in public and secondary schools in the state the right to wear Hijab.     There was jubilation at the…
‘Prayers leader’ detained in Moscow

‘Prayers leader’ detained in Moscow

The prayers leader of a mosque in the Russian capital has been taken into custody by anti-extremism forces of the country’s interior ministry.     The prayers leader of a mosque in the Russian capital has been taken into custody…
France: Nearly 100 foreign militants enter Syria via Turkish border “each week”

France: Nearly 100 foreign militants enter Syria via Turkish border “each week”

French military intelligence estimates show that around 100 foreigners continue to enter Syria from Turkey each week to join ISIS, Le Figaro reported.     French military intelligence estimates show that around 100 foreigners continue to enter Syria from Turkey…
Valls: Salafism is dangerous; Muslims should lead fight against it in France

Valls: Salafism is dangerous; Muslims should lead fight against it in France

Prime Minister Manuel Valls has called on French Muslims to lead the battle against Salafism in “mosques, neighborhoods and families,” describing the ultra-conservative Islamic ideology as “perverse.”     Prime Minister Manuel Valls has called on French Muslims to lead the…
Qur’an manuscripts from Istanbul to be exhibited in US

Qur’an manuscripts from Istanbul to be exhibited in US

A collection of rare holy Qur’an manuscripts will be exhibited in the United States in Autumn, Pakistani Dawn newspaper said.     A collection of rare holy Qur’an manuscripts will be exhibited in the United States in Autumn, Pakistani Dawn…
Muslim volunteer group distributes Qurans in Chicago

Muslim volunteer group distributes Qurans in Chicago

Every weekend, the volunteers of Gain Peace, a Muslim group based in Chicago, reserve a table, set up a tent, prepare banners, Qurans and placards and visit a public festival in Chicago.     Every weekend, the volunteers of Gain…
Unicef warns Nigerian children suffering from severe malnutrition

Unicef warns Nigerian children suffering from severe malnutrition

Almost a quarter of a million children in parts of Nigeria’s Borno state, formerly controlled by Boko Haram, are suffering from severe malnutrition, the UN children’s agency says.     Almost a quarter of a million children in parts of…
Shias demands immediate release of Shiekh Zakzakyafter seven months of illegal detention

Shias demands immediate release of Shiekh Zakzakyafter seven months of illegal detention

Shia students in Nigeria on Sunday July17 took to the streets to demand the unconditional release of the supreme Shia leader Shaikh IbraheemZakzaky who has been kept incommunicado for more than seven months.       Shia students in Nigeria on…
PEGIDA starting political party as authorities mull ban over extremism

PEGIDA starting political party as authorities mull ban over extremism

Germany’s anti-Islamic, anti-immigrant PEGIDAmovement has announced that it is seeking a political party but stressed it would not seek to draw votes from populist far-right group AfD.     Germany’s anti-Islamic, anti-immigrant PEGIDAmovement has announced that it is seeking a…
Protest against Islamic scholar and Peace TV founder ZakirNaik in India

Protest against Islamic scholar and Peace TV founder ZakirNaik in India

Members of the Mehdi Foundation International interfaith spiritual association shouted slogans during a protest denouncing takfirist preacher ZakirNaik in New Delhi, India.     Members of the Mehdi Foundation International interfaith spiritual association shouted slogans during a protest denouncing takfirist…
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