Ahmadiyya Muslim community members detained in Pakistan for allegedly sacrificing goats
Jun 21, 2024, at 11:33 pm
Several Ahmadiyya Muslim community members in Pakistan were detained for allegedly sacrificing animals during Eid-ul Adha celebration earlier this week.
France: Govt decides to ban woman from wearing abaya in state-run schools
Aug 28, 2023, at 04:10 pm
The French government has decided to ban students from wearing abaya, a robe worn by some Muslim women, in state-run schools.
Pakistan: 42 Muslims accused of blasphemy in 2021, says report
Mar 08, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Lahore, Pakistan: A new report has said Muslims made up a large chunk of people accused of committing blasphemy in Pakistan in the year 2021.
We have right to raise voice for Muslims in Kashmir: Taliban
Sep 03, 2021, at 04:44 pm
Doha/New Delhi/IBNS: Insurgent group Taliban, which has invaded Afghanistan, made it clear it would not stop only in the war-torn country but expand its activities in south Asian country India, which has a troubled relationship with Pakistan over Kashmir.
China: Ex-Muslim leader in Xinjiang incarcerated
May 27, 2021, at 12:07 am
Xinjiang: An ex-Muslim leader in China's largest mosque situated in Xinjiang region has been incarcerated by Chinese authorities in 2017, media reports said.
Mar 19, 2021, at 06:08 pm
Washington: A US labour group has asked President Joe Biden and his government to cut off imports of solar energy products from China’s Xinjiang region from where the allegation of forced labour has often emerged.
Oct 30, 2020, at 05:12 am
Kuala Lumpur/Paris: Amid ongoing terror attacks in France by the Islamists, former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad shocked the world when he almost justified the killings saying that Muslims "have the right to kill millions of French people" to avenge the past.
Muslims in France condemn teacher's killing near Paris
Oct 19, 2020, at 04:19 am
Paris/Xinhua: Muslims and community leaders in France on Saturday condemned the killing of a teacher in a Paris suburb, calling for not associating Islam with such heinous acts.
British Parliament decides to debate atrocities against Uyghurs in China
Oct 12, 2020, at 04:39 am
London: The British Parliament has decided to debate on Monday the atrocities against Uyghur Muslims in China, media reports said.
Amid Xinjiang crisis, Chinese authorities are now targeting tiny Muslim community in Hainan province
Sep 30, 2020, at 04:42 am
Beijing: The Chinese government's religious crackdown on a minor community has now reached Sanya city in Hainan province, located almost 12,000 km from the controversial Xinjiang region where the atrocities on the Uyghur Muslims have already earned global attention.
I am concerned about Uyghurs in China: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Sep 16, 2020, at 09:57 pm
Geneva: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet on Monday expressed her concern over the way Uyghurs are treated in the Xinjiang region by China.
Exiled Uyghurs now move ICC to probe Chinese 'genocide' in Xinjiang
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:30 pm
A group of Uyghurs, who are currently in exile, have submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court and sought an investigation into senior Chinese officials, including Xi Jinping, for genocide and crimes against humanity.
China fumes, Uighurs rejoice after Trump passes law to punish Chinese crackdown on Uighur Muslims
Jun 18, 2020, at 08:35 pm
Beijing/Washington: Cornered worldwide over the Covid-19 fiasco, China is now fuming after yet another setback as the United States passed a legislation to punish the Chinese crackdown on Uighur Muslims, media reports said.
Feb 18, 2020, at 08:31 pm
Beijing/IBNS: A leaked Chinese government document has shown how issues, like growing a beard, wearing a veil or accidentally visiting a foreign website, were among the justifications shown to send Uyghur Muslims to China’s detention camps in Xinjiang province.
Rain prayer underscores Eid gathering in Australia
Aug 22, 2018, at 01:07 pm
Canberra, Aug 22 (IBNS): Muslims in Australia gathered and prayed for rain during an event on the occasion of Eid on Tuesday, reports said.
UN chief welcomes new law giving extra autonomy to Muslims in Southern Philippines
Jul 28, 2018, at 08:16 am
New York, July 28 (IBNS): The UN Secretary-General on Friday welcomed a new law which grants extra autonomy to Muslim communities living in the Southern Philippines, describing it as a “landmark achievement on the road to lasting peace”.
Muslims in Quebec to get their own cemetery after two decades' wait
Aug 07, 2017, at 07:54 am
Quebec, Aug 7 (IBNS): After waiting for two decades, the Muslim community in the Quebec city is set to get their own cemetery, media reports said.
Amid escalating hate speech against Muslims, UN rights officials denounce intolerance, incitement
Dec 16, 2015, at 04:52 pm
New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News/IBNS) Expressing “grave concern†at the outpouring of intolerance and hate speech in public discourse and in the media in recent weeks, which focused particularly on Muslims, senior United Nations human rights officials have urgently called on those in positions of authority and political leadership to act responsibly and with respect for both international and national laws.