Tag: Muslims

Myanmar has a Buddhist majority. The Muslim minority in Myanmar mostly consists of the Rohingya people and the descendants of Muslim immigrants from India...

The constitution, laws and policies in Myanmar (formerly Burma) restrict religious freedom and Rohingya Muslims face “severest” form of discrimination and restrictions, including access...

French Muslim and Jewish groups were united in outrage Wednesday after two pig heads were dumped at a mosque in a town where an...

Myanmar security forces opened fire on Rohingya Muslims, committed rape and stood by as rival mobs attacked each other during a recent wave of...

nd stood by as rival mobs attacked each other during a recent wave of sectarian violence, a rights watchdog said Wednesday. The authorities failed to...

The UN human rights chief warned Friday that an initial move by Myanmar security forces to quash violence in the restive Rakhine state has...

Provincial leader of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf Mohammed Khan Dotani held a protest demonstration in front of Quetta press club against the killing of innocent Brumes...

Myanmar security forces have committed serious rights abuses against Muslims in violence-hit western Rakhine state during six weeks of emergency rule, Amnesty International said...

For Muslims, Ramadan means a break from the everyday. Along with the fasting, prayer and devotion, “the pace of life changes significantly during this...

Ameer Jamaat e Islami (JI) Pakistan Syed Munawar Hasan on Thursday urged the world community to exert its influence to stop massacre of Muslims...

A day-old baby and its mother were among the latest Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar to be denied entry into neighbouring Bangladesh, which...

Bangladesh border guards Monday turned back eight boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, mostly women and children, fleeing religious violence in Myanmar, a...

European countries are discriminating against Muslims for demonstrating their faith, especially in the fields of education and employment, rights group Amnesty International said Tuesday. In...

It must go on Thirteen is considered an unlucky number. But 13 years ago in February, 1999 something fortunate took place. This was the month...

In a major breakthrough, India’s NIA has arrested one Chauhan, a member of the Hindu extremist group, who masterminded the Samjhauta Express bombing in...

Or, at least, that’s what appears to be I heard giggling and knew that my friend Maverick the monkey was back. He looked healthier and...

The anniversary of the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is a timely reminder to a Muslim of his obligation (to himself and the society...