muslims
Sikhs: Religious minority target of mistaken hate crimes
World
March 7, 2017
Sikhs: Religious minority target of mistaken hate crimes
The victim of a possible hate crime in Washington state Friday would not be the first Sikh to be targeted.
Iraq welcomes removal from revised US travel ban
Middle East
March 7, 2017
Iraq welcomes removal from revised US travel ban
Iraq welcomed its removal from a revised US travel ban on Monday, saying the move would strengthen its alliance with…
Al-Azhar Grand Imam lashes out against abortion, globalization
Egypt
March 1, 2017
Al-Azhar Grand Imam lashes out against abortion, globalization
The leading religious authority in Sunni Islam has lashed out at supporters of abortion rights, sexual reassignment and globalization, saying…
Immigration rallies held around US to support Muslims
World
February 20, 2017
Immigration rallies held around US to support Muslims
Demonstrations were held in cities around the US this weekend to support Muslim Americans and to protest President Donald Trump's…
Number of anti-Muslim hate groups on the rise in US: watchdog
World
February 16, 2017
Number of anti-Muslim hate groups on the rise in US: watchdog
The number of anti-Muslim hate groups in the United States has nearly tripled since 2015, due in part to radical…
UNHCR Special Envoy Jolie speaks out against Trump immigrant ban
Cinema/TV
February 3, 2017
UNHCR Special Envoy Jolie speaks out against Trump immigrant ban
Angelina Jolie says that discriminating against refugees for their religion or country of origin "invites the very instability we seek…
Trump fires acting Attorney General for defying order on Muslims
Middle East
February 1, 2017
Trump fires acting Attorney General for defying order on Muslims
President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates Monday night for "refusing to enforce a legal order designed to…
Sisi calls for law to restrict verbal divorce among Muslims
Egypt
January 24, 2017
Sisi calls for law to restrict verbal divorce among Muslims
Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Tuesday called for a new law tightening divorce procedures for Muslims. Egyptian law currently grants…
Muslims protests in Israel, Gaza against bill to silence mosques’ Azan
Middle East
November 21, 2016
Muslims protests in Israel, Gaza against bill to silence mosques’ Azan
Hundreds of Muslims in Israel and the Gaza Strip demonstrated on Friday against a bill to limit the volume of…
Myanmar denies Bangladeshi accounts of Muslims trying to flee over border
World
November 19, 2016
Myanmar denies Bangladeshi accounts of Muslims trying to flee over border
Myanmar's state media on Saturday denied Bangladesh border guards' accounts of Rohingya Muslims fleeing conflict at home by trying to…