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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

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