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Indian rights groups call for ban over Islamic divorce practice
Women’s groups condemn “all at once” declaration by Muslim men known as “triple talaq” to divorce their wives.
Mosque burnt down during Eid prayers by Christian extremists in Papua, Indonesia
Christians in Tolikara, Papua (Indonesia) stormed a mosque today whilst people were performing the Eid Prayer setting the masjid on fire and attacking the worshipers with stones.
Behind the Veil: China anti-Islam policies hurt Muslim Uyghurs Businesses
The Silk Road trading centre of Kashgar has been Muslim for centuries, but despite hordes of people thronging the main bazaar, Gulnur’s headscarf shop had barely any customers.
Buddhist mob attacked madrasa at midnight, killed over 200 Rohingya Muslims
Recalling the horror and trauma they underwent, two Rohingya Muslims, who were in Malegaon to collect donations and Ramadan Zakat, said the community is facing worst humanitarian crisis in Myanmar and is in dire need of aid and support.
Uyghur Muslim sisters: “We can’t practice Islam freely in East Turkestan. If you don’t defend us who will?”
Turkish police on Thursday used tear gas to disperse a group of about 100 protesters at the Chinese Embassy after they knocked down a barricade in anger over China’s treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority.
China tells Uyghur Muslim students: You want a diploma? Then eat during Ramadan
The Chinese authorities have been doing all they can to discourage Muslim Uighurs from fasting since Ramadan began. Free slices of watermelon were handed out in the middle of the day at Urumqi’s University of Medicine in Xinjiang, a region with a huge Muslim Uighur population.
Indian state de-recognises madrasa education
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the Indian state of Maharashtra has de-recognised madrasas which only educate students on Islam without offering other subjects such as maths and science, local media reported.
Muslim man brutally beaten by Hindu extremists in Muzaffarnagar, India
Shocking videos of brutalities against a Muslim man in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar have emerged on social media platforms.
Chinese Authorities Urge ‘Close Watch’ on Muslim Uyghurs During Ramadan
Authorities in north-western China’s troubled Xinjiang region have ordered government workers to closely monitor the daily movements of ethnic Uyghurs during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, with at least one county issuing guidelines calling for the intrusive searches of convenience stores, repair shops, and mosques.
Ramadan 2015: China ‘Beer Competition’ In Predominately Muslim Uighur Xinjiang Region
A local government in the predominately Muslim southern part of China’s Xinjiang region has hosted a “beer competition” ahead of Ramadan, which an exiled ethnic group has called blatant incitement to the Islamic faith. The beer festival took place last week just before the start of the important religious holiday