muslims
Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed
World
January 22, 2018
Rohingya Muslim refugee return to Myanmar delayed
The gradual repatriation of more than 650,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees back to Myanmar from Bangladesh, scheduled to begin Tuesday, has…
Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown
World
January 17, 2018
Myanmar army enjoys popularity surge amid Rohingya crackdown
Activist Nyo Tun spent 10 years as a political prisoner locked away by Myanmar’s military in the notorious Insein prison,…
Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingya targeted for repatriation
World
January 15, 2018
Myanmar says temporary camp will house 30,000 Rohingya targeted for repatriation
Myanmar is building a camp to temporarily house 30,000 Rohingya Muslims targeted for repatriation after fleeing violence in Rakhine State,…
Tunisia: Jewish population determined to stay despite anti-Semitic violence
Middle East
January 12, 2018
Tunisia: Jewish population determined to stay despite anti-Semitic violence
Tunisia has declared itself a multi-faith state. But the attack on the Jewish school in Djerba shows that radical anti-Semitism…
Azhar University professor encourages Muslims to celebrate the spirit of Christmas
Society
December 29, 2017
Azhar University professor encourages Muslims to celebrate the spirit of Christmas
A professor of Comparative Fiqh at Al-Azhar University, Saad al-Helaly, encouraged the universal celebration of Christmas, saying Muslims can celebrate…
Endowments Ministry defends Shereen Reda’s likening of some prayer calls to ‘animal sounds’
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Endowments Ministry defends Shereen Reda’s likening of some prayer calls to ‘animal sounds’
The Head of Religious Affairs in the Ministry of Endowments, Gaber Tayae, defended actress Shereen Reda’s criticism of some voices…
Police arrest 17 suspects in Coptic Church attack
Egypt
December 24, 2017
Police arrest 17 suspects in Coptic Church attack
Security forces in Giza arrested 17 people on Saturday on suspicion of participating in the mob of hundreds which stormed…
EU leaders clash over refugees
World
December 15, 2017
EU leaders clash over refugees
Two years after the Mediterranean migrant crisis blew a hole in the European Union, a tentative effort to patch up…
Egypt FM denounces Jerusalem move at Istanbul summit
Egypt
December 13, 2017
Egypt FM denounces Jerusalem move at Istanbul summit
In a speech at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Istanbul summit, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke out on Wednesday against…
Thousands of Muslims in Asia protest Jerusalem move
World
December 8, 2017
Thousands of Muslims in Asia protest Jerusalem move
Several thousand protesters in Muslim-majority Indonesia and Malaysia rallied on Friday to condemn the US decision to recognise Jerusalem as…