BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The Bosnian Institute for Missing Persons has declared that hundreds of victims of the Srebrenica genocide are still missing after 28 years. The head of the institute, Mujo Hadziomerovic, said that 12,469 bone remains were recovered during excavations of mass graves. Every year on July 11, the newly identified victims a...
KAMPALA, Uganda – Muslims in the East African country of Uganda strongly condemned the recent incident of Quran burning in Sweden. The Deputy Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, expressed his outrage, calling the act “barbaric and disrespectful”. He appealed to Sweden and other European countries to cease protecting ...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – An Islamic political party in Pakistan protests outside the Swedish Embassy against the burning of the holy Quran. Members of the Jamaat-e-Islami political party demanded the expulsion of the Swedish ambassador. Muslim activists have been protesting across Pakistan in recent days against Sweden for allowing an Iraqi...
GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council is set to hold an urgent session in the coming days to address the recent incidents of Quran burning in Europe. According to council spokesman Pascal Sim, the U.N body will be holding an urgent debate to discuss the rise in premeditated and public acts of religious […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The 57-member group of Islamic countries has called for joint action to prevent Quran burnings in Western countries. At an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the international community to stop such provocative acts. The OIC statement also expressed disappointment that...
ANKARA (AA) – Pope Francis has condemned the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in Sweden. He said freedom of speech should not be used to denigrate others. The act of Quran burning was condemned by several countries. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called for joint action to prevent such acts. A […]
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – A federal court in Louisiana has barred the Biden administration from communicating or meeting with social media companies. The judge who issued the ruling is Terry A. Doughty, who was appointed by former President Trump. The decision, widely seen as a victory for conservatives, stems from a lawsuit filed by the ...
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – A Muslim group is raising awareness about the laws that allow students to observe religious rights in the U.S. State of Illinois. Illinois had adopted two landmark laws in 2021 that require public schools to accommodate students’ religious observances. House Bill 169 amended the school code to allow students...
NEW YORK (AA) – US President Joe Biden Tuesday called on Republican lawmakers in Congress for “meaningful” gun reforms following a long holiday weekend of bloodshed across the country as the nation celebrates Independence Day. The US has seen a wave of shootings from Philadelphia to Fort Worth, Baltimore to Lansing and Wichita to Chicago...
NEW YORK (AA) – Advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against Harvard University for allegedly favoring white students. The lawsuit alleges that the prestigious college gives preferential treatment to applicants with wealthy donors and alumni connections. The civil rights advocates filed the lawsuit on behalf of several advocacy groups, s...
