Tag: Muslims
Indian Muslims are nationalists who oppose terror: Indian home minister
“Muslims in India are nationalists. They have always opposed such (terror) elements. They have opposed and demoralised them.”
Karachi to have ‘bulletproof’ cross
When the construction began last year, Gill didn’t inform the workers what they were working on. When the cross became apparent, about 20 Muslim workers quit in protest.
500 Myanmar Muslims wash to shore in Indonesia
Boats carrying around 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed to shore in western Indonesia on Sunday, with some in need of...
In Ahmedabad schools, green uniforms for Muslims, saffron for Hindus
The irony hasn’t escaped two Indian schools in Ahmedabad district, where Muslim and Hindu students are distinguished by their ‘uniforms’.
Muslim students are made to...
After attack and backlash, Kenya faces battle to win over Muslims
Days after Islamists killed 148 people at Garissa university, Kenya's president held out an olive branch to Muslims and urged them to join Nairobi...
‘India to pip Indonesia as country with most Muslims by 2050’
India will overtake Indonesia as the country with the largest number of Muslims by 2050 while Hindus will become the world's third largest population...
UK mosque battles bad reputation with tea and biscuits
Despite the change in leadership and new focus on community relations, Finsbury Park mosque received a string of threatening emails and letters in the wake of the Paris attacks
British Jews and Muslims team up against hate
The aftermath of the attacks on the office of Charlie Hebdo and the kosher supermarket in Paris has left both Muslims and Jews living...
Moroccan man stabbed 17 times in ‘Islamophobic’ attack in France
More than 50 Islamophobic and anti-Muslim incidents including attacks on mosques have been recorded by the Central Council of Muslims in France since the Paris shootings by three gunmen left 17 dead, including 12 at the offices of the satirical Charlie Hebdo weekly.
Almost half French oppose publishing Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) cartoons: poll
57 per cent said opposition from Muslims should not prevent the cartoons being published
Fox News ‘terror expert’ apologises after claiming Birmingham is ‘totally Muslim’
Steve Emerson may be a national security, terrorism and extremism expert but definitely not one on the population of Birmingham.
The American journalist and author...
Muslims fear backlash from France magazine attack
Muslims in France were called to pay homage at Friday prayers to the 12 victims of this week’s magazine massacre which has stoked fears...
Nation celebrates Eid Miladun Nabi
Heavy security arrangements have been made for the processions that will be taken out to pay homage to Hazrat Muhammad (SAW) on his birth celebrations.
‘Deeni Doll’ launched for Muslim girls in UK
‘There is an Islamic ruling which forbids the depiction of facial features of any kind and that includes pictures, sculptures and, in this case, dolls.’
Tears, prayers as 1.4 million Muslims mark peak of Hajj
Three West African states hardest hit by Ebola have not been allowed Hajj visas.
Indian police arrest over 200 for religious violence in Gujarat
The violence coincides with Modi's visit to the United States where he is expected to meet President Barack Obama during a trip to push for foreign investment to promote economic growth.
Muslims denounce IS ‘barbarism’ at Paris rally
Hundreds of people gathered in Paris on Friday answering a call by Muslim leaders to denounce the “barbarism” of Islamic State (IS) militants, as...