Muslims in China's far west region of Xinjiang are being forced to eat pork and drink alcohol at events during the country's Lunar New Year holiday, residents have said.
Muslims in China are forced to 'eat pork and drink alcohol'
Islamophobia and hate crimes continue to rise in Canada
The Québec City mosque massacre, the worst mass murder to take place in a house of worship in Canadian history, was a shock to Canada’s multicultural utopia.
Tyre burnt inside heritage mosque; FIR filed, ASI probes
Police registered A First Information Report FIR against unknown persons on Tuesday after a tyre was burnt inside the premises of Jama Masjid, one of the 114 monuments listed by the Baroda Heritage Trust, in Champaner, India.
Kelowna Islamic Centre opens doors to community
Open Mosque Days have become a great way of bridging the gap between Muslims and non-Muslims around the globe.
Dutch former anti-Muslim MP converts to Islam
A Dutch former far-right MP and right-hand man of anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders has set tongues wagging in the Netherlands after revealing he has converted and become a Muslim, news reports said Tuesday.
Muslim women in Liberia want freedom to wear hijab
The Liberia Muslim Women Network (LMW-NET) says government must create an enabling environment for Muslim women and girls to wear their hijab at all places without intimidation.
World Hijab Day marked in Ireland
Muslim women living in Ireland marked the seventh World Hijab Day, which aims to challenge stereotypes and shatter boundaries.
Kenya court's hijab ban ruling sparks fears over Muslim girls' schooling
A ruling by Kenyan’s top court that schools can ban the hijab could lead to Muslim girls - already at risk from practices such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage - dropping out of school, campaigners warned on Friday.
Grenade attack on mosque claims two lives in restive southern Philippines
At least two people have lost their lives when unidentified assailants hurled a grenade at a mosque in the troubled southern Philippines, just days after twin bomb blasts at a Roman Catholic cathedral killed nearly two dozen people and wounded many more.
SRW publishes its monthly report
Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements between December 25 and January 25, 2019.
UN urges Myanmar to enact Annan's counsel on Rohingya
The United Nations (UN) has urged Myanmar to implement the recommendations of a panel on the Rohingya crisis that was led by a former UN head, the late Kofi Annan, including ensuring freedom of movement and access to education for children from the persecuted Muslim minority.
UN says new Myanmar curbs threatening 50,000 Rohingya
The UN says new government curbs on aid activities are affecting at least 50,000 people in Myanmar’s beleaguered Rakhine state, where persecuted Rohingya Muslims are mainly based.
Four arrested for plotting to bomb New York Muslim community
Three men and a high-school student have been arrested for planning to bomb a Muslim community in upstate New York, authorities said on Tuesday.
Muslim doctors opened a completely free clinic for the poor in Toledo
In a bid to help vulnerable and uninsured Americans, a group of Muslim doctors in Toledo, Ohio has opened a new clinic to provide free medical service for people of all faiths, Toledo Blade reported.