Muslim Minorities

Three Muslim clerics attacked ‘for covering their head’ aboard Indian train

Three Muslim clerics were attacked by a group of men with sharp objects aboard a train in India's Uttar Pradesh…

6 years ago

Myanmar, Bangladesh sign Rohingya return deal

Bangladesh and Myanmar have signed a deal for the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees, who have taken…

6 years ago

Turkey to build 5,000 more homes for Rohingya

Turkey will build 5,000 more prefabricated homes for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, an increase from the previously promised 20,000 homes,…

6 years ago

UK: Hijab-wearing primary girls to be questioned

Britain’s primary school inspectors will question girls who wear the Muslim headscarf at school, the head of the Office for…

6 years ago

China: Homes of Kazakh Muslims raided

Chinese authorities in Tekes county in the northwestern region of Xinjiang have searched the homes of 30,000 members of the…

6 years ago

Kashmir: Seven killed in fierce gun battle

Six separatists and an Indian air force commando have been killed in a fierce gun battle in Indian-administered Kashmir, according…

6 years ago

Watchdogs: ‘Mounting evidence’ of genocide in Myanmar

Myanmar security forces slit the throats of Muslim Rohingya and burned victims alive, watchdogs said in a report on Wednesday…

6 years ago

US: Despite Islamophobia Halal is on the rise

It’s an evening late in the spring, and the sun is perilously close to setting. I’m getting nervous. (more…)

7 years ago

Quebec passes controversial face veil ban

Quebec has passed a contentious law that would make it illegal for Muslim women, and other individuals, who cover their…

7 years ago

Hate crimes rise around Brexit vote, recent attacks

The number of hate crimes against Britons of ethnic or religious minorities soared around the time the UK voted to…

7 years ago