ISTANBUL (AA) – As a “visible” Muslim woman, Amira Elghawaby, Canada’s first anti-Islamophobia official, is aware that when she walks around in her neighborhood, the majority of people are respectful and supportive. But the fear of a “tiny minority” harboring misconceptions about Muslims and acting on those harmful views lingers in her mind. “...
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AA) – Azerbaijan’s presidential adviser has stated that 3,385 Azerbaijani people have died due to landmines planted by Armenia since 1991. Hikmet Hajiyev shared details about the loss of lives due to landmines laid by Armenia within Azerbaijani territory, both during the occupation of Azerbaijani lands and in the aftermath of...
Education Minister Reda Hegazy said while schoolgirls can wear hijab in school, they should not cover their faces CAIRO, Egypt – The Egyptian government has banned the wearing of the niqab, a full-face veil, in both public and private schools. The ban will take effect from the coming school year, which begins on September 30. […]
ANKARA (AA) – Two freedom fighters and four security officers were killed Wednesday in clashes in India’s Jammu and Kashmir region. A joint operation was launched by the Indian army and police based on intelligence indicating the presence of a group of freedom fighters in the Kokernag area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, ...
Floods caused by Storm Daniel, which swept across the coast hit dams outside Derna city, triggering flash floods in Wadi Derna River TRIPOLI, Libya – Hundreds of people have died and thousands are missing after flooding in the Libyan city of Derna in the east of the country. The floods were caused by Storm Daniel, […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the US will send emergency funds to relief organizations for floods in Libya. The US president offered condolences to those who lost loved ones in the devastating floods. “In this difficult hour, the United States is sending emergency funds to relief organizations and coo...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Sometime in 2006, Maria De Cartena decided that she wanted to wear a hijab, the Islamic headscarf. But every morning, staff at her high school in Lyon, France, would force the then-13-year-old to remove it. They would stand at the entrance to make sure she does not step onto the premises with […]
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Morocco has jumped to 2,901 people, the country’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. In a statement, the ministry said 5,530 other people were injured in the magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted the North African country late Friday. The quake was the strongest to […]
HOUSTON, US (AA) – More than two decades after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, discrimination and hatred of Muslims in the US still exist to the ire of America’s largest Muslim civil rights advocacy group. “After 22 years, unfortunately, Islamophobia has taken root and become part of the structure of racism that exists ...
Talat Nyacoub, Morocco — AFP Moroccan rescuers supported by newly-arrived foreign teams faced an intensifying race against time to dig out any survivors from the rubble of mountain villages, on the third day after the country’s strongest-ever earthquake. The 6.8-magnitude quake struck the Atlas mountains late Friday southwest of th...
