Indian court jails 11 for life over Gujarat massacre of Muslims
An Indian court jailed 11 Hindu attackers for life on Friday (June 17) for murdering dozens of Muslims in one of the most notorious massacres of the 2002 Gujarat riots that shook India at a time Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the state’s chief minister. The court sentenced 12 others to seven years in jail over the killing of 69 Muslims, while another was handed a 10-year sentence, prosecutors told local television channels...
Threats against Muslims must stop after Orlando attack
US authorities on Wednesday (Jun 15) warned that threats against Muslims would not be tolerated, and possibly prosecuted, after alleged incidents in the wake of the Orlando gay club massacre, which was carried out by a Muslim gunman. Officials asked the public to help in the investigation of Sunday’s carnage at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando – the worst mass shooting in American history, which left 49 people dead and 53...
Ramadan Mubarak!
Photos of Muslims around the world marking the start of the Islamic holy fasting month Muslims around the world are marking the start of the holy month of Ramadan, a time marked by intense prayer, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. The new moon, which marks the start of Ramadan, was sighted in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Singapore, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, Qatar, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan and the...
Family planning not for Muslims, says Turkey’s Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday (May 30) that family planning and contraception were not for Muslim families, in his latest comments promoting population growth that angered women’s activists. Erdogan said it was the responsibility of mothers to ensure the continued growth of Turkey’s population, which has expanded at a rate of around 1.3 per cent in the last few years. “I will say it...
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