Muslims in Oman found eating in public in the daytime during the month of Ramadan will be jailed and fined. According to the Penal Code, “a Muslim who publicly breaks the fast during the day in Ramadan shall be punished by imprisonment and a fine.” The penalties are for breaking the fast “without a legitimate […]
Leaders at Buffalo Public Schools in New York are pushing to allow Muslim students to take off from school for their religious holiday. Muslims across the U.S. and globally are now observing Ramadan. The month of fasting ends in early May this year, with the Eid al-Fitr festival, including a big celebration attended by thousands […]
A Jewish-owned bakery in southwest Houston is offering support to the city’s Muslim community during the month of Ramadan. Sara Brook, founder of Dessert Gallery Bakery & Café, is offering hand-decorated Ramadan butter cookies to Muslims breaking their fast. The inspiration came from her involvement with a group called The Sisterhood of S...
The US churches are supporting the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy City of Jerusalem, which is condemning the seizure of the Little Petra Hotel by Israeli extremists. The hotel is located in the Christian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Churches for Middle East Peace says it is standing in solidarity with the […]
Bangladeshi police are holding more than 300 Rohingyas in transit camps, after they were caught working outside refugee camps or leaving their shelters for other purposes. Human Rights Watch has renewed its call for the Bangladeshi government to ease movement restrictions on the Rohingya. The agency says barring refugees from leaving camps for...
On Wednesday, U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar pressed one of President Biden’s most senior diplomats about America’s silence on India’s mistreatment of Muslims. Omar asked Wendy Sherman, deputy secretary of state, how U.S. support for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is “promoting a free and open region,” Omar lambas...
Greece rejected a U.S. proposal to supply Ukraine with more Russian-made weapon systems, media reports said Wednesday. Defense Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos gave an indirect but negative response to the proposal brought by visiting U.S. Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland. Panagiotopoulos said Greece cannot compromise its defense capabil...
Common Dreams reports that scholar Noam Chomsky has said the planet is being pushed toward “the most dangerous point in human history,” In an interview published by The New Statesman on Wednesday, Chomsky spoke about Russia’s war in Ukraine and the planetary emergency. He condemned Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “criminal aggression” in U...
KYIV, Ukraine – Some 18,600 Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine so far, according to the latest Ukrainian General Staff update. Ukrainian forces have destroyed 150 Russian planes, 135 helicopters, 684 tanks, 1,861 armored vehicles, 96 unmanned aerial vehicles, 76 fuel tankers, and seven boats. At least 332 Russian artillery weapons, 1...
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Lebanon’s bakery union has warned of a bread crisis in the Arab country as several wheat mills halted operation due to lack of funding. In a statement, the Bakeries Syndicate said bread bakeries face a shortage of wheat flour in several Lebanese areas. “A number of bakeries have stopped making bread, while […]
