Tag: Muslim

Muslim world expresses anger as Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump recognised the disputed city of Jerusalem as Israel's capital Wednesday, prompting an almost universal diplomatic backlash and fears of...

Muslim woman ordered to remove headscarf at famous fast-food chain in...

McDonald’s has apologised after a Muslim woman complained she was told to remove her headscarf or leave one of the fast-food chain’s restaurants, saying...

Muslim population in Europe could increase tremendously

PARIS: Muslims could make up over 11 per cent of Europe’s population in the coming decades, compared with just under 5 per cent currently, if...

Sri Lanka’s troops on alert amid Sinhalese, Muslim communal riots

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan troops patrolled a coastal town Sunday where nearly 90 homes were damaged and cars set alight in violence between the island’s...

Sri Lanka arrest 19 after Buddhist-Muslim clash

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police arrested 19 people after a clash between ‘extremists’ from the majority Buddhist and minority Muslim communities in which four people were...

Muslim woman denied job in Delhi because she ‘wears hijab’

Islamophobia's latest victim is a 27-year-old woman from Patna who was refused a job in Delhi because apparently, she is a Muslim and 'wears...

Police in India arrest suspected cow vigilantes after Muslim killed

NEW DELHI: Indian police have arrested two Hindu farmers in connection with the killing of a Muslim man suspected of smuggling cows to a...

Teacher in US suspended for ripping off student’s hijab

TENNESSEE: A teacher in the US state of Tennessee has been suspended after a video surfaced showing her ripping hijab off a student in...

Father of murdered Muslim man forgives son’s killer ‘in the spirit...

A father hugged and forgave a man convicted over the murder of his son, saying he had done so in the spirit of Islam,...

Drop ‘Muslim’ and ‘Hindu’ from names of universities, suggests Indian panel

Words such as ‘Hindu’ and ‘Muslim’ in names of universities—the Banaras Hindu University and the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) — do not reflect their...

British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed wins Emmy for best actor

British-Pakistani actor, Riz Ahmed won the best actor in a limited series or a television movie award at last night's Emmys for his performance in...

Muslim Malay woman to be Singapore president

Halimah Yacob, a former speaker of parliament, will be formally named to the mostly ceremonial post on Wednesday, media reported, after other candidates fell short of the criteria set for contesting the election.

Eid-ul-Azha celebrated in Gulf, European countries

ISLAMABAD: Muslims in the Gulf countries including Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE) celebrated Eid-ul-Azha with religious zeal and fervour. The celebrations were also underway...

Christian child forced into Muslim foster care in London: report

While it is common for non-white children to be in foster care of a white family, a white-child in care of non-white family is far less common.

Muslim girls sings Christmas carols in touching video from Beirut

Footage of a Muslim girls’ choir singing Christmas carols at a church concert has emerged from the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The video features 40...

Muslim couple braves curfew in Kashmir to feed Hindu friends

Kashmir remains tense ever since Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani was killed in a gunfight with the Indian army on Friday. The death toll of...

Britain’s ruling party defends linking Muslim London mayor to extremism

    Efforts by Britain’s ruling Conservative party to link the new Mayor of London to Muslim extremism during campaigning for the capital’s election were just...