Muslim Minorities

Indian troops kill 11, including Wani’s successor

Indian forces on Saturday killed eleven Kashmiris, including Sabzar Ahmad Bhat the successor of Burhan Muzaffar Wani, in Indian-occupied Kashmir.…

9 years ago

Top Turkish cleric opens mosque in western Russian city

Turkish Director of Religious Affairs Mehmet Gormez led the Friday prayer for the opening of a mosque in the city…

9 years ago

Muslim headscarved women ‘discriminated’ in Germany

Muslim women who wear headscarves experience various forms of discrimination in Germany, but often do not file complaints, head of…

9 years ago

German MPs approve partial burqa ban

German lawmakers on Thursday approved a partial ban on the full-face burqa Islamic veil and a package of security measures…

9 years ago

China bans dozens of Islamic names as ‘extreme’

Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang have banned dozens of baby names with religious meanings that are widely…

10 years ago

Muslim man dies after attack by cow vigilantes in India

A Muslim man has died after he was attacked by hundreds of Hindu vigilantes while transporting cows in India, police…

10 years ago

Attacks against Muslims increase in Austria: Report

Islamophobic attacks in Austria increased 62 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year, a report has suggested. (more…)

10 years ago

Chechnya approves law allowing hijab in schools

The Chechen parliament has approved a law allowing children to wear religious symbols, including the hijab in schools. (more…)

10 years ago

Gov’t anti terror approach turns China’s Muslim region in police state

Three times a day, alarms ring out through the streets of China’s ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar, and shopkeepers…

10 years ago

Fire damages 600-year-old mosque in northern Greece

A historic Ottoman-era mosque in northern Greece which was undergoing renovations was severely damaged in an early-morning fire on Wednesday,…

10 years ago