sectarian violence
Eight school staff shot dead in northern Pakistan
World
May 5, 2023
Eight school staff shot dead in northern Pakistan
An attack by unknown gunmen at a school in Pakistan’s northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkwa has left eight school staff…
‘Boiling again’: Lebanon’s old Christian rivalries rear up amid crisis
Middle East
September 19, 2020
‘Boiling again’: Lebanon’s old Christian rivalries rear up amid crisis
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An old rivalry between Christian factions who fought each other in Lebanon’s 1975-1990 civil war has flared…
Al-Azhar expresses concern over violence against Muslims in India
Society
February 29, 2020
Al-Azhar expresses concern over violence against Muslims in India
Egypt’s Al-Azhar institute, the Islamic world’s top Sunni religious institution, expressed deep concern on Saturday over escalating violence in India…
Egypt sentences 3 men in absentia to prison for assaulting woman during sectarian clashes
Egypt
January 12, 2020
Egypt sentences 3 men in absentia to prison for assaulting woman during sectarian clashes
The Minya Criminal Court on Saturday sentenced three defendants in absentia to 10 years in prison for stripping the clothes…
Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
Middle East
June 26, 2019
Lebanese town bans Muslims from buying, renting property
BEIRUT (AP) — Mohammed Awwad and his fiancee, both Muslims, recently found an affordable apartment for rent online in a…
Sri Lanka detain nearly 100 in anti-Islamist swoops
World
May 26, 2019
Sri Lanka detain nearly 100 in anti-Islamist swoops
Sri Lanka’s military has detained nearly 100 suspects during four days of search operations against remnants of an Islamist group…
Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life
World
May 14, 2019
Escalating Sri Lankan anti-Muslim riots claim first life
Parts of Sri Lanka were under indefinite curfew Tuesday and social media off-limits after a man was killed by sword-wielding…
Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots
World
May 13, 2019
Sri Lanka blocks social media after anti-Muslim riots
Sri Lanka blocked Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms on Monday after anti-Muslim riots hit several towns in the…
Cairo court sentences two to death over Helwan Church attack
Egypt
May 12, 2019
Cairo court sentences two to death over Helwan Church attack
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced two defendants to death by hanging, two others to life imprisonment, four others to 10…
Easter bombers all killed or arrested: Sri Lanka police chief
World
May 7, 2019
Easter bombers all killed or arrested: Sri Lanka police chief
Sri Lankan security authorities have either killed or arrested all the jihadists responsible for the Easter suicide bombings that left…