muslims
Thousands in mosque standoff in China over demolition plan
World
August 10, 2018
Thousands in mosque standoff in China over demolition plan
BEIJING (AP) — Thousands of Muslims gathered at a mosque in northwestern China on Friday to protest its planned demolition…
Muslims in China’s ‘Little Mecca’ fear eradication of Islam
World
July 16, 2018
Muslims in China’s ‘Little Mecca’ fear eradication of Islam
Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China’s “Little Mecca”, but they have undergone a profound change — no…
Christians in Europe less tolerant of immigrants
World
May 30, 2018
Christians in Europe less tolerant of immigrants
Around a third of Germans would not accept a Muslim into their family, and a fifth would not accept a…
A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims
Society
May 17, 2018
A Ramadan etiquette guide for non-Muslims
There are 7.6 billion people in the world. And a full 24 percent of them — 1.8 billion — are fasting from…
Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics
World
April 13, 2018
Child’s rape, killing in India mired in religious politics
The girl, just 8 years old, was grazing her family’s ponies on a chilly January day in the forests of…
Austria to ban girls wearing headscarves in kindergarten and elementary schools
World
April 5, 2018
Austria to ban girls wearing headscarves in kindergarten and elementary schools
The right-wing government wants to ban girls in kindergarten and primary schools from wearing headscarves. It’s unclear how many children…
Jewish candidate for Muslim party breaks barriers in Tunisia
Middle East
March 23, 2018
Jewish candidate for Muslim party breaks barriers in Tunisia
Simon Slama and his family are the only Jews left in the Tunisian city of Monastir, once home to a…
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
Middle East
March 9, 2018
Pakistan under pressure to rein in blasphemy law
One of the most frightening things about Pakistan’s blasphemy law is that the simplest act can spiral into charges that…
Explosions hit Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state
World
February 24, 2018
Explosions hit Myanmar’s troubled Rakhine state
The bombs reportedly targeted government officials in Sittwe, the capital of Myanmar’s Rakhine state. At least one person — a police…
Indonesia’s conservative Aceh orders headscarves for Muslim flight attendants
World
January 31, 2018
Indonesia’s conservative Aceh orders headscarves for Muslim flight attendants
Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh have ordered Muslim flight attendants to wear headscarves when flying into the ultra-conservative…