Prominent Kashmiri journalist Fahad Shah was detained by the Indian army on Friday, under terrorism and sedition laws in Indian-held Kashmir. Shah is the founder and editor of the widely read local news website The Kashmir Walla. The 33-year-old has reported about Kashmir for several international publications, including the UK-based Guardian ...
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation or OIC on Sunday welcomed Amnesty International’s recent report on Israeli apartheid against the Palestinian people. Amnesty’s investigation shows Israel imposes a “system of oppression and domination over Palestinians, which constitutes a crime against humanity.” The OIC hailed the report as a con...
Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense Sunday announced five Afghan air force pilots who left after the previous government’s collapse, have returned to resume work. Officials said they will continue to encourage all professional staff of the previous government to return to Afghanistan. Following the Taliban’s takeover last fall, many experienced ...
At least 13 militants and seven soldiers were killed in overnight clashes in southwestern Pakistan, the army said Thursday. The Pakistani military said militants tried to storm security camps in the Panjgur and Naushki areas of Balochistan province Wednesday night. However, the troops foiled their attempt. The militants were later killed in ...
US President Joe Biden said Thursday that the leader of ISIS had been killed during a raid by American forces in northwest Syria. A senior US official said Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had blown himself up during the operation on Wednesday evening. It was the biggest raid in Syria since the one that killed previous […]
As the world turns its attention to Beijing for the Winter Olympics, Uyghurs, Tibetans, Hong Kongers and Chinese human rights advocates are calling for governments to boycott the Games. Exiled Uyghur Muslims remain cut off from their families five years after China began its campaign of mass incarceration, forced labor, and cultural genocide. ...
The 2022 Olympic Winter Games began yesterday in Beijing under the cloud of a U.S.-led diplomatic boycott and the coronavirus pandemic. The opening ceremony is Friday and the Games continue through Feb. 20. The United States, Canada, the UK, and Australia have each announced a diplomatic boycott of the games, over concerns about China’s ...
The Taliban’s acting minister for higher education announced Monday that some public universities in Afghanistan will reopen today. Shaikh Abdul Baqi Haqqani said in a news release that state universities in warmer regions of the country will resume classes while those in colder regions will reopen Feb. 26. Haqqani said exams will be held thre...
Protesters in Burma closed businesses and stayed off the streets in a nationwide “silent strike” against military rule Tuesday. February 1 marked one year since the military coup in the country. That deposed the Southeast Asian country’s democratically elected government led by Aung Suu Kyi AUNG SAN SUU CHI.
For several weeks, a group of Muslim women at a college in India’s southern state of Karnataka has been barred from attending classes while wearing headscarves. Activists and experts said barring students from wearing hijab is an attack on the “symbols of faith.” The move comes as students globally marked World Hijab Day on Tuesday. […]...
