System is said to forcibly separate Uyghur children from their families and assimilate them into. Mandarin-speaking culture NEW YORK – U.N. experts have expressed “grave concern” about the reported expansion of a government-sponsored boarding school program in China’s Xinjiang region. This system is said to forcibly se...
Muslims of all ages flock to mosques to pray and recite poetry dedicated to the Prophet on the occasion, known as Mawlid Al-Nabawi ISTANBUL (AA) – Muslims around the world are celebrating the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad on Wednesday, a day of great spiritual significance in Islam. Muslims of all ages flock to mosques […]
Leaders urge Muslims not to be provoked by such acts and to stand together in defending their faith NEW YORK – Leaders from Muslim nations of Turkiye, Iran, and Qatar have condemned Quran burnings and other desecrations of the holy book in European countries. Addressing the annual session of the U.N. General Assembly, Turkish President [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A group of 12 Muslim Americans, including a longtime New Jersey mayor, sued the Justice Department on Monday in an attempt to end its use of a secretive FBI watchlist that they describe as a “de facto Muslim registry.” The suit, filed in US District Court in Massachusetts, says that by placing […]
Historic agreement aimed to end years of conflict, establish a temporary Palestinian Authority and pave way for creation of an independent Palestinian state GAZA, Palestine – On the 30th anniversary of first Oslo Accord, Palestinian groups gathered in Gaza called for the rejection of this agreement. The first Oslo Accord was signed on Se...
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 […]
GENEVA (AA) – UN rights chief Volker Turk has said the recent attacks against the Noble Quran, the Muslim holy book, will be discussed in the UN Human Rights Council on October 6. Turk made these comments at the 54th Human Rights Council’s opening session in Geneva, which began with a moment of silence to […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – An unidentified person threw a copy of the Quran to the ground and kicked it outside the Turkish House in New York on Friday morning. The Quran was desecrated at 10:46 a.m. local time (1446 GMT), Anadolu has learned. Turkish House security personnel immediately intervened and removed the person from the premises, […]
– Secretary-General Taha asks New Delhi to stop ‘gross human rights abuses’ in region ANKARA (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Wednesday called upon India to reverse all “illegal and unilateral measures” taken on or after Aug. 5, 2019, and “to stop the gross, systematic and widespread human rights abuses in the [&he...
-Activists say, they have documented over 10 recent cases of Uyghurs being detained after they returned to Xinjiang. OSLO, Norway – Uyghurs who pursued studies abroad, especially in Turkiye are reporting that they are being targeted back in China, leading to widespread worry. Norway-based Uyghur rights advocate Abduweli Ayup revealed th...
