Iran has called on the international community to accelerate efforts to counter growing religious and racial discrimination as well as Islamophobia in the world through legal measures. “The time has come for the international community to condemn this phenomenon and …
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called the Organization of Islamic Cooperation a strong voice to resolve issues of Kashmir, Palestine, and Afghanistan as well as to work for de-escalation in the Ukraine conflict. In his keynote address at the …
France ordered the closure of a mosque in the northern French region of Oise due to the radical nature of its imam’s sermons. Local authorities told AFP News on Dec. 28 that the mosque in the town of Beauvais would …
Iran on July 12 unveiled a state-approved Islamic dating app designed to promote “lasting and informed marriage” in the country, state media reported. Government-affiliated Tebyan Cultural Institute developed the app called Hamdam, which means “companion” in Farsi, to help younger …
At least 12 worshippers died and about 15 others were injured after an explosion ripped through a mosque in the Afghan capital Kabul during Friday prayers. According to Kabul police spokesman Ferdous Faramarz, the imam of the mosque was among …
Israeli riot police have clashed with Palestinians over potential evictions at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque compound leaving more than 200 injured. There were thousands of Palestinians that congregated at the mosque to protest against the Israeli government’s plans to evict them …
Pakistan’s parliament will vote on the expulsion of the French ambassador, as the country faces violent anti-French protests by Islamist group Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) on Tuesday. This following French President Emmanuel Macron’s defending the right of the press to publish …
Pakistan blocked access to all social media for a brief time period Friday, after days of anti-French protests across the country by radical Islamists opposing a cartoon they consider blasphemous. The country’s interior ministry demanded multiple media platforms like Facebook …
The federal cabinet in Pakistan deployed paramilitary forces overnight in several cities in the province of Punjab as angry Islamist protesters expressed anger after police arrested Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Saad Rizvi. Ghulam Mehmood Dogar, the chief of police in …
The federal cabinet in Pakistan deployed paramilitary forces overnight in several cities in the province of Punjab as angry Islamist protesters expressed anger after police arrested Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) leader Saad Rizvi. Ghulam Mehmood Dogar, the chief of police in …