Tag: Muslim
Muslim man becomes member of synagogue council in England
A Bradford synagogue has appointed a member of the city’s Muslim community to its council, The Independent reported.
Jani Rashid, who heads the Diversity and...
Philippine Muslim rebels oppose Islamic State ‘virus’
The Philippines' largest Muslim rebel group has condemned extremist militants in Iraq and Syria, and vowed to stop the spread of their “virus” into...
Muslim-run shops shut in Sri Lanka capital to protest riots
Several hundred Muslim-owned businesses shut down in the Sri Lankan capital on Thursday to protest deadly riots by extremists, defying President Mahinda Rajapakse’s plea...
Philippines, Muslim rebels set for historic peace deal
The biggest Muslim rebel group in the Philippines will sign a peace deal on Thursday aimed at ending four decades of deadly conflict that...
Pakistani-origin Norwegian charged with terrorism
A 22-year-old Norwegian citizen from Pakistani origin is in a hospital in Oslo. He was arrested by the security police when he returned to...
Three UK ‘Muslim Patrol’ members jailed for harassment
Three members of a self-styled “Muslim Patrol” in London who threatened strangers for holding hands, drinking alcohol and other behavior they deemed “un-Islamic” have...
Hindu-Muslim clashes claim 28 lives in India
Indian army soldiers have been deployed in Muzaffarnagar in northern Uttar Pradesh state after 28 people were killed in Hindu-Muslim clashes, Indian media reported...
Australia set to welcome first Pakistani female legislator
A Pakistani-born migrant is set to become the first Muslim woman to serve in Australia’s parliament, Voice of America reported.
Mehreen Faruqi, an environmental engineer,...
Second largest Muslim congregation ends in Bangladesh
The first phase of the second largest annual Muslim congregation, after Haj, ended in Bangladesh on Sunday afternoon with millions of devotees from home...
Iraqi Sunnis, Kurds boycott cabinet to back protests
Iraqi Sunni Muslim and Kurdish ministers boycotted a cabinet session on Tuesday to show support for protests that are threatening Shi’ite Prime Minister Nuri...
American Muslims under attack
An American Muslim community came under attack in Redhouse, Virginia by an Islamophobic group who walked onto the Muslims of the Americas’ property and...
PML-N plans to lead grand alliance
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is making plans to join hands with other parties with upcoming general elections approaching.
The PML-N is contacting various parties not...
Fatwa in India bans uploading photos on matrimonial, social sites
An organisation of Sunni Muslim clerics prohibited uploading photos on the internet for matrimonial purposes and on social networking sites. The fatwa issued by...
PPP, PML-N in covert talks over caretaker PM
The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have once again opened backchannel discussions on a proposal raised by the PPP to...
We will not stand for elections being postponed, says Nawaz
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Saturday said that his party would not allow postponement of the general elections.
Speaking at a...
Iraq’s finance minister denounces raids
Iraq’s Sunni Muslim finance minister has said he holds Shia PM Nouri Maliki personally responsible for raids on his home and office by security...
Myanmar verifying Muslim citizenship
Guarded by rifle-toting police, immigration authorities in western Myanmar have launched a major operation aimed at settling an explosive question at the heart of...
