Tag: Muslims

Pakistan believes Chinese Muslims enjoy their due rights: Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday said Pakistan believes that Muslims in China enjoy religious freedom and their fundamental rights are well protected. "We do not think...

Sri Lanka’s Muslims face angry backlash after Easter Sunday attacks

Aurangzeb Zabi was cooking rice at a friend’s house on Wednesday when he heard angry shouting outside, looked out the window and saw a...

Kashmiri Muslims evicted, threatened after Pulwama attack

SRINAGAR: India has warned against rising communal tensions across the country as Kashmiris living outside their state face property evictions, job suspensions and attacks on...

Filipino Muslims approve new autonomous region in referendum

MANILA: Muslims in the southern Philippines overwhelmingly approved in a referendum the creation of a new autonomous region in hopes of ending nearly half a...

Malaysian Muslims stage rally to uphold Malay privileges

KUALA LAMPUR: Tens of thousands of Malaysian Muslims rallied on Saturday in Kuala Lumpur against any attempt to strip the ethnic Malay majority of...

Germany seeks dialogue with country’s 4.5 million Muslims

The German government is reaching out to the country's 4.5 million Muslims by sitting down with community leaders, experts and imams to talk about...

Rouhani calls for Muslims to unite against United States

DUBAI: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Muslims worldwide on Saturday to unite against the United States, instead of “rolling out red carpets for...

UN committee condemns rights violations against Rohingya

YANGON: A key United Nations committee overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Friday strongly condemning the continuing "gross human rights violations and abuses" against Rohingya...

China defends internment camps of minorities in Xinjiang

BEIJING: China on Tuesday issued an ardent defence of its alleged mass internment of minorities in far west Xinjiang region amid a global outcry, with...

Muslims from 15 countries to join Pakistanis to exchange thoughts

Officials call short time, visa problem a reason for less participation from other Islamic states Pakistan is going to host a three-day international youth...

Ahmadi, Muslim communities sign peace agreement in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: The Ahmadi and Muslim communities of Ghaseetpura signed a written agreement, promising to avoid bringing religion into personal and individual disputes and present...

PM reiterates need to unite Muslims against blasphemous caricatures issue

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that he would move the Organisation of Islamic Countries (OIC) in an effort to raise the issue...

Christians told to build church out of village in Faisalabad

Around 40 Christian families in Nayya Sarabah village of Toba Tek Singh district near Faisalabad have been told to remove every visible sign of...

Modi wishes Ramzan in Urdu, some Indians are not happy about...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished Muslims Ramzan in Urdu but some Indians are not happy about it. At the start of Indian prime minister...

Khamenei urges Muslims to develop sciences to shake off US hegemony

DUBAI: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called for unity among Muslims and efforts towards scientific advancement, saying this would make it...

Unity of Muslim Ummah real objective of MMA: Haq

LAHORE: Jamaate Islami (JI) Pakistan Ameer Senator Sirajul Haq on Friday said that the real objective of the Muttahida Majlise Amal (MMA) was the...

NADRA changes religious status of 10,000 Muslims to Ahmadis

By Bilal Sabri   IHC reserves judgment in Election Act 2017 case   ISLAMABAD: In a rather mysterious development, the religious status of thousands of Muslims was changed...