A court in a southern Indian state told Muslim students on Thursday not to wear hijab until it delivers a verdict on their petitions. The students had requested the court overturn a ban on hijabs or headscarves worn by Muslim women. The Supreme Court of India on Friday declined to hear the case. Hijab protests […]
In response to the killing of three civilians by the Israeli military, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an affiliate with Fatah, called for a “general mobilization” of its fighters. It also called for the cancellation of the Oslo Peace Agreement. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency an Israeli special forces member, hidden in a civilian vehicle, st...
Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam said she is helping keep her friends’ legacies alive with her run for Congress. Seven years ago, three Muslim college students were murdered in their Chapel Hill home by a neighbor. Yusor Abu-Salha, 21, Razan Abu-Salha, 19, and her sister Deah Barakat, 23, were shot dead. The killings were initially [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Activists from around the world have sought an end to what they called “total impunity” against those involved in anti-minority activities in India. “Many will argue (there are) early signs of genocide, but … genocide of Bengali Muslims has already occurred in Assam,” said Aman Wadud, a legal schol...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A Sudanese envoy reportedly arrived in Israel this week for talks on boosting relations between Khartoum and Tel Aviv, according to Israeli media on Wednesday. “The envoy arrived to meet with Israeli officials, with the aim of strengthening relations between the two countries,” the official Israeli Public Broadcasting Co...
A video showing a hijab-wearing Muslim student being heckled by a Hindu far-right mob in the state of Karnataka has caused outrage in India. Muskan Khan was surrounded by men wearing saffron scarves as she arrived at her college in the city of Mandya. Khan said that as she confronted the protestors, she found that […]
A video of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan making Dua at singer Lata Mangeshkar’s funeral on Sunday went viral stirring controversy. He is being accused by Islamophobes of ‘spitting Jihad’. Khan was seen at the funeral raising his hands to offer a prayer before blowing in the wind. Two Hindutva politicians claimed Khan “spat” on […...
Islamophobia has led a Muslim mother in San Juan Island, Washington to make a life changing decision. The Washington Post revealed that the woman’s babysitter called the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, claiming that the Muslim woman’s baby had undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). The babysitter also invited a friend to examine the ...
Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson described one of the leaders of the extremist Oath Keepers organization implicated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot as “a devout Christian.” It’s highly unlikely Carlson would have offered a similar defense for a Muslim American. Since Sept. 11, 2001, Muslim Americans have experienced growing discrimination and...
A former Labor councilor has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for the attempted rape of a young girl and sexually assaulting a boy under 11 in the 1970s. Sixty-four-year-old Lord Nazir Ahmed was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court last month of two counts of attempted rape and one of […]
