ANKARA (AA): The UN Human Rights Council has condemned the recent attacks on the Muslim holy book, the Quran, despite Western countries’ votes against the resolution. The draft resolution was presented by Pakistan on behalf of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The resolution, which calls for condemnation of attacks...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Kuwaiti Islamic author and orator Tareq Al-Suwaidan has called on the African people to support justice and freedom for the Palestinians. He said Africa is the origin of humanity and has an abundance of natural resources. “I would like to send this message to our brothers and sisters in Africa, and […]
SANAA, Yemen (AA) — The number of displaced people in war-torn Yemen has dropped by half in the first six months of 2023. A statement from the International Organization for Migration said 20,892 people were displaced between Jan. 1 and July 1, 2023. That is down from 42,000 in the same period last year. The […]
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 […...
