– Amnesty International says surveillance to erode rights to privacy and freedom of expression ISLAMABAD (AA) – The Afghan Taliban on Friday rejected Amnesty International’s concerns over the installation of cameras in the capital Kabul and other areas, saying these cameras are installed to maintain security. In a statement, Afghanistan’...
An estimated 900,000 to 1.8 million Uyghurs and other Muslim groups have been detained in high security camps GENEVA, Switzerland – A U.N. group has found more evidence of forced disappearances of Uighurs in China’s Xinjiang autonomous region. The U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD) has said that China has intensified ...
Speakers underlined importance of mural not only for Abu Akleh, but also for all victims of Israeli occupation BETHLEHEM, Palestine – A mural honoring slain journalist Shireen Abu Akleh has been unveiled by the municipality in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem. The event on al-Mahd Street was attended by Abu Akleh’s family, colleagues, a...
– Area secured, ‘sanitization being carried out to eliminate terrorists’ in area, says Inter Services Public Relations Department ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AA) – Nine soldiers were killed and five injured Thursday when a motorcycle suicide bomber exploded while targeting a military convoy in the general area of Jani Khel i...
Students wearing abaya will not be allowed in class from Sept. 4, says education minister ANKARA (AA) – The new school year begins in France on Monday with a ban on abayas, a loose-fitting garment worn by some Muslim girls. Education Minister Gabriel Attal said that female students wearing an abaya would be allowed to […]
Increase in public support comes as government looking to discuss regulation that would prevent provocative acts of targeting Muslim holy book STOCKHOLM (AA) – Swedes who want a ban to be introduced for burning the Quran and other holy books have increased to 53%, two points higher than the previous poll. The latest survey was […]
– 8 interventions costing $1.1B by 2030 could also prevent 5.2M premature or underweight births annually, say study’s authors DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A group of scientists in Bangladesh released findings from ground-breaking research Tuesday which they said could save the lives of over 5 million newborns and prevent over hal...
Study, published in Nature Medicine finds a link between cognitive deficits that last up to a year after infection and two blood clotting proteins, fibrinogen and D-dimer LONDON – Scientists have identified proteins that lead to blood clots during COVID -19 infections and are responsible for brain fog. Brain fog is responsible for not be...
A Muslim woman named Sophia Johnston is suing the Rutherford County sheriff and his officers for allegedly forcing her to remove her hijab for a mug shot. The incident occurred after she was pulled over in Wilson County for a broken taillight and an outstanding warrant for a six-year-old misdemeanor related to driving with a […]
– Joseph Biggs ‘pushed this to the edge of a constitutional crisis,’ says prosecutor HOUSTON, United States (AA) – Joseph Biggs, a top leader of the far-right militant group the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 17 years in prison Thursday for his role in the deadly Jan. 6, 2021 US Capitol attack. “There is a […...
