Greece’s Turkish community on Tuesday condemned a provocative Islamophobic poster placed near a mosque in the northern part of the country. According to media reports the poster read: “Islamization of Evros (region) should be stopped now.” It was placed near the historic Chelebi Sultan Mehmed Mosque near the Turkish-Greek border. The Friendshi...
Amnesty International on Tuesday called for holding Israel accountable for committing “apartheid” against Palestinians in the occupied territories. At a news conference, Amnesty released the findings of a comprehensive report about Israeli apartheid practices in the region. It documents massive seizures of Palestinian land and property, unlawf...
Saudi Islamic Minister Sheikh Abdullatif Al-Asheikh on Sunday appointed Leila bint Hamad Al-Kassem as undersecretary for planning and digital transformation. Al-Kassem is the first female undersecretary in the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah and Guidance. Al-Asheikh entrusted Al-Kassem with the governance of his office as part of developin...
Anglican clergymen in Tanzania’s Indian Ocean Zanzibar archipelago have condemned the slave trade as “the worst crime” ever committed by humans against other humans. The Christ Church Anglican Cathedral, perched at the heart of Stone Town, is a symbol of remembrance to the men, women and children sold into slavery. The massive cathedral built ...
Rohingya Muslims living in refugee settlements in Bangladesh say the Feb. 1, 2021 military coup in Myanmar is a barrier to sustainable repatriation. Myanmar’s democratically elected leader Aung Suu-Kyi was ousted and jailed in the coup, along with many of her party’s leaders. Refugee Mayyu Khan said escalating tensions have made re...
Mali on Monday gave the French ambassador 72 hours to leave the West African country after “hostile” remarks by French authorities about its transitional government. Joel Meyer, the French ambassador to Bamako, was summoned by Mali’s minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation. Meyer was notified of the decision urging him to lea...
On Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary Sunday, the Hindu Mahasabha paid tribute to his assassin Nathuram Godse and co-accused Narayan Apte. The right-wing group observed “Godse-Apte Smriti Diwas” in Madhya Pradesh’s city of Gwalior. Leaders sought to express anger over the duo’s arrest on Jan. 30, 1948.The group also bestowed the “Godse-Apte Bh...
Two separate attacks in southwestern provinces of Lot-et-Garonne, Toulouse target Muslims. ANKARA (AA) – Islamophobic attacks continue across France with two separate incidents reported last week. A Muslim butcher and grocery store that sells halal products in the southwestern province of Lot-et-Garonne was targeted on Sunday night. Setting th...
A 22-year-old man accused of killing a British-Bangladeshi imam in East London has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Muzahid Ali, one of three men charged with murdering Mohammed Aqil Mahdi, appeared at Southwark Crown Court Friday and was remanded to custody. The other defendants are Majid Ahmed and Abul Kashem. They did not appear [&helli...
Somalia’s public education system has been hampered by 30 years of conflict, poverty, weak governance, and climate change, affecting nearly 3 million people. That includes 1.4 million girls, who require assistance to attend school. Somalia was once considered one of the leading countries in the Horn of Africa for quality education, owing to a ...
