An Indian actor has been arrested for criticizing a judge now hearing challenges to a hijab ban in schools. Chetan Kumar, a Kannada-language film actor, was arrested in the state of Karnataka for his social media comments on how High Court Justice Krishna Dixit questioned the behavior of a rape victim in a previous ruling. […]
JERUSALEM, PALESTINE: An Israeli court on Tuesday suspended the eviction order against a Palestinian family, who lived in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of the occupied East Jerusalem. The decision was welcomed by the family that would otherwise be evicted in March. Recent provocative acts of certain Jewish groups in the region are believed to...
The Indian state where Muslim girls with hijab are being banned from entering schools has now turned violent against Muslims. On Sunday at least 20 people were injured and around 50 vehicles torched during a funeral procession. A Hindu extremist, who police say, was an active Bajrang Dal militia member involved in attacks targeting Muslims [&h...
Burma on Monday urged the U.N.’s highest court to drop a genocide case brought against it by The Gambia for alleged persecution of Rohingya Muslims. Gambia dragged Burma before the International Court of Justice in 2019. The Buddhist-majority country is accused of genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority after a bloody 2017 military crac...
More than 75 mosques in Flanders, Belgium have been awaiting recognition they applied for nearly three years ago, Flemish Minister of Coexistence Bart Somers said. In Belgium, the federal government determines which religions are recognized. However, the regions are in charge of recognizing local religious communities. Flanders has roughly 1,7...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish rights groups on Saturday held a protest in Istanbul against a headscarf ban in the Indian state of Karnataka. Organized by the Free Thought and Educational Rights Society (Ozgurder) and Association for Human Rights and Solidarity for the Oppressed (Mazlumder), the demonstration took place around the Indian Consul...
The Hague – AFP: Myanmar hit out Monday at a genocide case brought against it by The Gambia for alleged persecution of Rohingya Muslims, urging the UN’s highest court to drop the claim on legal grounds. Banjul dragged Myanmar before the International Court of Justice in 2019, accusing the predominantly Buddhist Myanmar of genocide ...
NEW DELHI (AA) – Indian Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday that he believes all students, regardless of religion, should adhere to the dress code mandated by schools and colleges. “It is my personal belief that people of all religions should accept the school dress code. And the issue is now in court, and […]
Britain’s largest police force is facing accusations of racism after at least three Muslim officers made a formal complaint against their bosses. Officers with the Metropolitan Police complained they were subjected to Islamophobic abuse at their station canteen. A Muslim police officer who failed to take part in a voluntary team-building exerc...
A 51-year-old Kashmiri widow tailors a traditional long loose shirt and baggy trousers for a customer. Shaheena Akhter keeps busy with tailoring at her small home in Srinagar SRI NAGAR, the capital of Indian-administered Kashmir. Akhter lives alone in the congested poor neighborhood of Khwaja Bazar. She has developed many health problems since...
