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PEGIDA starting political party as authorities mull ban over extremism
July 19, 2016
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
July 19, 2016
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…
Kaduna State governor ‘El-Rufai’ to make report of Inquiry on Zaria Massacre public
July 19, 2016
Kaduna State governor ‘El-Rufai’ to make report of Inquiry on Zaria Massacre public
The Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has disclosed that the final report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into last December’s Army attack on unarmed Shia civilians, in Zaria will be made available to the public even while the…
Iraq UN Envoy: Saudi NGOs send cash to ISIS under guise of helping Fallujah children
July 19, 2016
Iraq UN Envoy: Saudi NGOs send cash to ISIS under guise of helping Fallujah children
Iraqi Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Mohammad Ali al-Hakim blasted Saudi Arabia’s Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs) for rendering financial support to the ISIS terrorist group. Iraqi Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Mohammad Ali al-Hakim blasted…
Demonstrations in front of the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC denouncing Baqi crime
July 19, 2016
Demonstrations in front of the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC denouncing Baqi crime
Demonstrators held massive demonstrations in front of the Saudi Embassy in Washington DC as part of their annual activities denouncing the destruction of the Baqee holy shrines. Demonstrators held massive demonstrations in front of the Saudi Embassy in…
Largest blood donation campaign led by Young Muslims in the UK tackles the need for more donors
July 17, 2016
Largest blood donation campaign led by Young Muslims in the UK tackles the need for more donors
British Muslims across London joined others yesterday to give blood under the Islamic Society’s, Imam Hussain Blood Donation Campaign (IHBDC), the largest Muslim initiative of its kind in the UK. British Muslims across London joined others yesterday to…
Rhode Island mosque vandalized with anti-Muslim graffiti
July 17, 2016
Rhode Island mosque vandalized with anti-Muslim graffiti
The Muslim Community Center of Kingston’s Masjid Al-Hoda was spray-painted with anti-Islam message in Rhode Island. The Muslim Community Center of Kingston’s Masjid Al-Hoda was spray-painted with anti-Islam message in Rhode Island. In the early hours of Friday…
Islamophobic content injected into California school books
July 17, 2016
Islamophobic content injected into California school books
A group of 15 top American Muslim organizations said that a California board, responsible for developing school textbooks, is injecting “Islamophobic content” in the new curriculum. A group of 15 top American Muslim organizations said that a California…
U.N. asks Saudi Arabia to show how coalition prevents Yemen child deaths
July 17, 2016
U.N. asks Saudi Arabia to show how coalition prevents Yemen child deaths
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pushed Saudi Arabia on Thursday to provide information on actions they are taking to prevent the killing and wounding of children in Yemen as Riyadh said it was conducting its military operations with “great care.” …
Bangladesh probes ‘Peace Schools’ after ban on Naik’s Peace TV
July 16, 2016
Bangladesh probes ‘Peace Schools’ after ban on Naik’s Peace TV
Bangladesh on Wednesday launched a probe on schools bearing the name ‘Peace’, suspecting them to be linked with controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik’s ‘Peace TV’ which was banned this week over allegations of inspiring terrorists. Bangladesh on…