DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan has said the lack of access to Myanmar is hampering his investigation into the alleged Rohingya genocide. Speaking to reporters in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, he said he has access to war-torn areas of Ukraine but not to Myanmar. He said this affected...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) — A three-day peace march marking the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide ended Monday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The march was attended by thousands of people from all over the world. They commemorated the more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims killed by Serb forces near the Nezuk town in 1995. The march […]
ANKARA (AA) – The 57-member bloc of Islamic countries has called for the use of art and media to combat Islamophobia. A meeting of the grouping’s broadcasting union stressed the need to improve understanding of the use of freedom of expression in the media. Wahid Ali Sindi, director of information for the Organization of Islamic [&hellip...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The Bosnian Institute for Missing Persons has declared that hundreds of victims of the Srebrenica genocide are still missing after 28 years. The head of the institute, Mujo Hadziomerovic, said that 12,469 bone remains were recovered during excavations of mass graves. Every year on July 11, the newly identified victims a...
KAMPALA, Uganda – Muslims in the East African country of Uganda strongly condemned the recent incident of Quran burning in Sweden. The Deputy Mufti of Uganda, Sheikh Muhammad Ali Waiswa, expressed his outrage, calling the act “barbaric and disrespectful”. He appealed to Sweden and other European countries to cease protecting ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The 57-member group of Islamic countries has called for joint action to prevent Quran burnings in Western countries. At an extraordinary meeting in Jeddah, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) called on the international community to stop such provocative acts. The OIC statement also expressed disappointment that...
JENIN, PALESTINE – Palestinians in East Jerusalem observed a strike, in protest against Israeli attacks on the Jenin refugee camp. Shops were closed in the old city of Jerusalem. There were also demonstrations and calls for an end to the violence. The Israeli attacks in Jenin have killed at least 11 Palestinians and injured 100 […...
Geneva, Switzerland (AFP): The UN Human Rights Council will hold an urgent session to address the burning of the Quran following an incident in Stockholm that sparked global outrage, a spokesman said Tuesday. A Quran was burnt outside the Swedish capital’s main mosque on Wednesday, triggering a diplomatic backlash across the Muslim world...
IDLIB, Syria – The liveliness of livestock markets in Idlib, Syria signals the approaching Muslim festival of Eid Al-Adha. Despite the ongoing civil war and recent bombing within the de-escalation zone of Idlib people are celebrating Eid with gaiety. A large number of displaced people live in the region along the Turkish border. Livesto...
ROME (AA) – A controversial law proposed by Italy’s ruling far-right coalition has raised concerns among the country’s Muslim community. The proposed law aims to close hundreds of Islamic prayer spaces. Both the country’s 2.5 million Muslims and the opposition are running up a storm against the law. The bill, presented by Pri...
