The president of Burkina Faso was arrested on Monday and detained by soldiers along with members of his cabinet, security sources said. This was one day after troops staged a mutiny. Soldiers rose up at several army bases across the West African country on Sunday. They demanded the sacking of the military top brass and […]
A Taliban delegation on Sunday began three days of talks in Norway’s capital Oslo with Afghan civil society representatives, Norwegian authorities, and officials from the international community. The talks come amid a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan. On the first day, the Taliban delegation, led by acting Foreign Minister ...
Nusrat Ghani, the UK’s leading Conservative Party MP and former minister said Saturday she was sacked from her ministerial position because of her faith. Ghani’s accusation came in a special interview with The Sunday Times. She is Britain’s first female Muslim minister The 49-year-old MP was sacked as transport minister in February of 2020 in ...
The U.S. State Department on Sunday warned Americans not to travel to Russia, due to mounting tensions along the border with Ukraine. The statement added Americans could also face “harassment” and said the embassy would have “limited ability to assist U.S. citizens.” It also ordered the families of diplomats in the capital Kyiv to leave [&hel...
Israel’s national intelligence agency Mossad is suspected of detonating bombs and issuing threats to German and Swiss companies in the 1980s for aiding Pakistan in its nascent nuclear weapons program. Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung first reported on the findings Saturday. The newspaper wrote that Israel felt the prospect of an Islamic state...
Iran, Russia and China will begin joint naval drills Friday for three days in the Indian Ocean. The war games seek to reinforce “common security,” an Iranian naval official said Thursday. The announcement of the maneuvers coincides with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi’s official visit to Moscow. The drills also come during talks in Vienna aime...
A 35-page pamphlet on the beliefs, values, and lifestyles of “Muslims and Latter-day Saints” was posted Wednesday on websites and apps of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Leaders of both faith communities have worked together worldwide because of their shared values. Latter-day Saints leaders have said they want church members...
Adeel Rana became the first Pakistani-American deputy inspector of the New York Police Department Wednesday. Rana was promoted from the post of precinct commanding officer. Last July, Rana made history becoming the first Muslim police officer to be appointed as a local precinct commander in the NYPD. That appointment was confirmed by NYPD Chi...
A Muslim-American advocacy group on Thursday urged any Pentagon official directly involved in a botched airstrike in Afghanistan last August to resign. The Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR called for the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and “any military officials who had a direct role in approving the drone stri...
A bicameral group of Democratic lawmakers urged President Joe Biden Thursday to overhaul U.S. counterterrorism policy, including drone targeting criteria. The policy should center on human rights, the protection of civilians, align with U.S. and international law, prioritize non-lethal tools, and only allow the use of force as a last resort, l...
