A general strike has paralyzed Indian-administered Kashmir, in a second day of protests against the sexual assault of a woman by army personnel.
Working fervently to curb religious expression, Tajikistan’s secular government is working hard to stifle increasing images of people following the Islamic teachings that are apparent in the growing number of bearded men, hijab and religious audio recordings.
A senior aide to the Afghan president and a member of the Afghan parliament have been killed in Kabul, the country’s capital, in an attack claimed by the Taliban.
In a bid to lure Taliban into a peaceful reconciliation in Afghanistan, the UN Security Council removed 14 former Taliban members from its sanctions list.
Leaving a power vacuum in southern Afghanistan, Ahmad Wali Karzai, a controversial half brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was shot dead on Tuesday, July 12, probably by one of his inner circle, Reuters reported.
The Eminent Shaikh Abdul Hameed, khateeb of Sunnis has said that our responsibility over the world has become more important than any other time. He was delivering his sermon at the end of 20th annual ceremony of Darululoom Zahedan’s graduates on Thursday, 30 June 2011.
Due to shut down of the regional Internet system, “SunniOnline” has not been updated since June 26, Sunday.
A number of Libyan revolutionaries have finished military training courses in the city of Misratah to further continue their fight against loyalists of the country’s ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
Turkey’s Department of Religious Affairs and China’s Islamic Association signed a cooperation protocol on Wednesday.The agreement was signed by Turkey’s Religious Affairs Head Mehmet Gormez and Chen Guangyuan, the head of China’s Islamic Association.
At least six policemen have been killed or left injured when a bomber blew himself up near a police checkpoint in Afghanistan’s eastern Ghazni province.