A trial court had found Khan guilty on Aug. 5 of failing to disclose gifts received from foreign governments ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – A Pakistani court on Tuesday suspended the three-year prison sentence and conviction of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in the state gift depository affair. The two-judge panel of the Islamabad Hig...
Decision comes from Education Minister Gabriel Attal, who wants to implement it before next school year PARIS – France is set to ban the wearing of abayas, the loose robes worn by some Muslim women, in state schools. The decision comes from Education Minister Gabriel Attal, who wants to implement the change before the next […]
Umme Kalsoom, felt compelled to challenge existing rules that prohibit wearing hijab during sports LONDON – A 16-year-old British Muslim girl has successfully campaigned for Muslim girls to be allowed to wear a hijab during physical education classes (PE) at her school. Umme Kalsoom, who has played soccer passionately for four years, fe...
– Some Saskatchewan First Nations have waited decades for settlement TRENTON, Canada (AA) — The Canadian government has paid hundreds of millions of dollars to Indigenous tribes in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan to correct historical wrongs, it was reported Saturday. The Muskowpetung Saulteaux Nation received CAN$150 million ($110...
– Protesters carry copies of Muslim holy book, signs that read: ‘The Qur’an gives us light to guide us, fire cannot burn the Sun’ THE HAGUE (AA) – Muslims participated Saturday in a protest organized by Islamic organizations in the Dutch city of The Hague amid ongoing Islamophobic incidents around Europe. Proteste...
– Late-night attack draws condemnation from Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Greek Cypriot authorities launch investigation LEFKOSA, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (AA) — A Molotov cocktail was thrown at a mosque in the city of Limassol city in the Greek Cypriot Administration of Southern Cyprus, local media reported on Saturday...
Goldberg said more and more people around the world, including in Israel, are recognizing the reality and acknowledging it TEL AVIV, Israel – Holocaust historian Amos Goldberg has declared that calling Israel’s treatment of Palestinians apartheid is not anti-Semitic. In a guest editorial in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ),...
TAHHAHASSEE, Florida – A 21-year-old white gunman named Ryan Christopher Palmeter killed three Blacks in a racially motivated attack at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida. The shooting occurred on Saturday. The gunman had legally purchased a handgun in April and an AR -15 rifle in June. The victims of the attack were 52-year...
Thousands of people gathered on the National Mall in Washington to commemorate event WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are joining thousands of others to mark the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s anti-racism march on Monday. They are meeting with organizers of the 1963 gathering to mark the annivers...
Changes include opening administrative conferences to the public, establishing a task force to recommend rule changes, and making court decisions more accessible on the Internet, MADISON, Wisconsin – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has made sweeping changes to improve transparency and accountability after electing a liberal majority to the c...
