A United Nations rights investigator raised concern on Wednesday about whether Myanmar’s election next month could be considered free and fair because dozens of candidates had been disqualified and hundreds of thousands of people denied the right to vote. Yanghee Lee, U.N. special rapporteur on rights in Myanmar, also said[…]
Halloween; a yearly celebration observed annually in numerous countries on 31 October. Over time, like most other festive holidays, this day has been commercialised. Most retail stores now stock costumes and get ups to attract kids in order for them to dress up and celebrate, with children usually using the[…]
In a country where the Turkish culture is dominant, the huge influx of refugees to Germany is expected to shake up the Muslim community, opening new gates of diversity and integration. “Most sermons are held in Turkish,” Yasemin El-Menouar, Islam expert at think-tank the Bertelsmann Foundation, told Agence France Presse[…]
A coalition of Muslim groups can pursue a civil rights lawsuit that accuses New York City police of conducting secret surveillance of Muslims in New Jersey without suspicion of criminal activity, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia reversed a lower[…]
Pope Francis, speaking at New York’s St Patrick’s Cathedral, has expressed “closeness” with the world’s Muslims after more than 700 pilgrims were killed in a stampede outside the Islamic holy city of Mecca. Speaking during a packed evening prayer service on Thursday, the pope said he wanted to express “my[…]
Every year, millions of Muslims from the four corners of the world head to Makkah to perform Hajj, the fifth pillar of Islam. The journey needs dedication, energy and a lot of patience, as millions of pilgrims move together in groups for around one week between five locations in Makkah[…]
By Jay Bookman – Fourteen years ago this week, on Sept. 11, 2001, the world changed in ways that few of us could have imagined. Among other things, the terror attacks in New York and Washington destroyed a false sense of security and helped to launch the United States into[…]
“You don’t speak Arabic? What kind of terrorist are you?” This line was delivered during a popular, prime-time US television show about a family of cops working in New York City. One of the main characters was interrogating a Muslim suspect following a failed bombing attempt. This line was heard[…]
Two weeks ago, a video was posted online titled Luister (Listen in English) in which students at the University of Stellenbosch spoke about racist and discriminatory events that they have been subjected to. A few days ago a rally was held at the university, hosted by the Open Stellenbosch movement.[…]
OPINION by Khaled A Beydoun – On August 25, ESPN Major League Baseball (MLB) analyst Curt Schilling, a former player himself, issued a tweet that compared “Muslim extremists” to “Nazis”. The tweet inserted the vilification of Muslims into the world of sport. “The math is staggering when you get to[…]
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