Muslim Minorities

China: Police move to seize Qurans from Xinjiang’s Muslims

Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang have ordered ethnic minority Muslim families to hand in religious items including…

7 years ago

German Muslims community worried over surge of AfD

Germany’s Muslim community is voicing concern over the surge of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Sunday’s federal election.…

7 years ago

Muhammad, the most popular boy name in England

The UK’s national statistics office recently released the latest data on baby names in England and Wales. (more…)

7 years ago

Swedish mosque gutted in suspected arson attack

A mosque in the southern Swedish city of Orebro has been completely destroyed in a suspected arson attack, a fire…

7 years ago

Halimah Yacob set to become Singapore’s first female president

Halimah Yacob is set to become Singapore’s eighth president and its first female leader this week after other candidates were…

7 years ago

UN urges Myanmar to end Rohingya violence

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council called on Myanmar's government to end its military campaign against the…

7 years ago

Erdogan urges Muslim countries to help Rohingya

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Sunday urged Muslim countries to "use every means available" to stop the "cruelty" perpetrated against…

7 years ago

Nearly 90,000 Rohingya flee Myanmar violence in 10 days

Nearly 90,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh in the last 10 days, uprooted by reported rapes, murders and acts…

7 years ago

HRW: Satellite data show fires burning in Rakhine state

Satellite data accessed by a rights body shows widespread fires burning in at least 10 areas in Myanmar’s Rakhine state,…

7 years ago

Myanmar troops open fire on civilians fleeing attacks

Myanmar soldiers opened fire on fleeing Rohingya civilians - mostly women and children - as they attempted to cross the…

7 years ago