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Statement: Respectful Uyghur Scholar Killed in Chinese Prison
A statement by the East Turkestan Muslim Scholars Association condemning the killing of Sheikh Abdulhamid Abdullah in Chinse prison.
Ramadan 2017 - China trying to stop Uyghur Muslims from fasting
Authorities in northwest China are implementing a set of “stability maintenance” measures in Xinjiang during Ramadan, but sources say restaurants have been ordered to stay open throughout the Islamic holy month as part of the directive, suggesting efforts to undermine the Muslim tradition of fasting.
Court acquits Florida Muslim facing life imprisonment for talking about Allah and a handshake
The Council on American-Islamic Relations - Florida (CAIR-Florida) today announced that Yousef Mohammad Muslet was found not guilty of burglary with a battery and battery on a person 65 years old.
Right-wing extremists attacked a pregnant Muslim woman wearing a Niqab in Barcelona
Two right-wing extremists attacked a heavily pregnant Muslim woman wearing a Niqab in Barcelona, Spain. The men insulted her and her husband. The woman’s husband tried to protect her. To stop the fight, the pregnant woman stood between the men, and as a result one of the attackers kicked her
Ethiopian troops execute 13 Quran teachers and elders in Somalia
Ethiopian troops serving with the UN-mandated AU Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have committed a ‘mass murder’ in Awdinle area, 30Km west of Baidoa city on Sunday.
Two Muslim men shot while walking to mosque in Minnesota
MINNESOTA - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) of Minnesota is asking federal officials to investigate the shooting of two Muslim men who were shot down on the way to a mosque early Wednesday morning.
Chicago Police tackle, strip search fasting Muslim woman
A Muslim woman was running to catch a train in Chicago when five police officers tackled her, ripped off her hijab and strip searched her.
China Restricts Ramadan Fasting In Xinjiang, Orders Restaurants To Stay Open
Authorities in northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region have detained 17 people for encouraging the region’s mostly Muslim Uyghurs to fast during the holy month of Ramadan, overseas rights groups said on Monday.
Russian Citizen Imprisoned for Filming Police Detaining Hijab-Wearing Women in Tajikistan
Russian citizen Oqil Sharifov, who returned to his home in ex-Soviet Tajikistan on vacation earlier this year, now won’t be going back to Russia until next year after a local court sentenced the 31-year-old man to a year in jail for filming what he determined to be local police violating
Uyghur Muslims forced to spy on their neighbours
Villagers in a remote part of northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region are being forced by local authorities to spy on their neighbors, watching constantly for behavior deemed “suspicious” or opposed to Beijing’s rule over the mostly Muslim Uyghur region, sources say.
