Tag: Muslims
Protesters shot dead in Bangladesh after Koran ‘desecration’
The government ordered a probe into the violence and "urged everyone to keep religious harmony, peace and security"
Piety or noise nuisance? Indonesia tackles call to prayer volume backlash
Criticizing the loud call to prayer can lead to accusations of blasphemy, a crime punishable by as much as five years imprisonment
Sri Lanka’s Muslim religious scholars warn against report of possible terror...
The All Ceylon Jamiyyathul Ulama expressed concern over extremist influences and asked Muslims "to be cautious and vigilant"
Six dead as Thai military battles rebels in restive south
Thailand's three southernmost provinces have been in the grip of a 17-year conflict that has killed more than 7,000 people
Christian refugee denied burial in Bangladesh’s Rohingya refugee camp
There are currently about 200 Christian Rohingya families in the refugee camp in Cox's Bazar
Police in China question Uyghurs for attending Eid prayers
Residents said authorities had taken “many neighbors” in for interrogations, but could not provide an estimate
Pope Francis ‘deeply saddened’ by Baghdad market bombing
The pope offered his condolences to the families and friends of those who died in an explosion at the al-Wuhailat market
Indonesia bans public celebrations of Eid al-Adha due to pandemic
Indonesia has reported more new COVID-19 cases than any country in the world, with 1,338 new fatalities on Monday
Amnesty International hits ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s Xinjiang region
The report says most people have stopped praying or showing any outward signs of observing Islam, including grooming, for fear of persecution
Bangladesh government urged to scrap provision creating Islam as state religion
"Black Day" marks the anniversary of the 1988 approval of the recognition of Islam as a state religion in Bangladesh