Afghanistan starts to publicly implement Sharia punishments
The Afghan authorities have started publicly implementing Sharia hudood punishments for the first time since they took power a year ago.
Local media is reporting...
Afghanistan, Niger and Mali are celebrating Eid al-Fitr today
Afghanistan was the first Muslim nation to declare Eid al Fitr last night and Afghans are celebrating the festival today across all provinces.
The Supreme Court...
Maldivians put pictures of Modi on rubbish bins
Maldivians have been posting pictures of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on trash cans around the country.
According to The Maldives Journal, the protest comes amid...
Prince Harry admits killing 25 Afghans
Prince Harry has acknowledged killing 25 Afghans during his time as a helicopter pilot in the Nato-led occupation of Afghanistan.
In his soon-to-be-published autobiography Spare,...
At least 47 killed in Pakistani attack on eastern Afghanistan
The death toll from Pakistani military air raids in the eastern Afghanistan on Saturday has risen to at least 47, officials said.
“Forty-one civilians, mainly women and...
Maldives suspends all relations with Israel, boycotts all products
The Maldives have suspended all relations with Israel - including a ban on all Israeli products - because of the "atrocities committed against the...
Pakistan’s PTV fires journalist who visited Israel
Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) has fired a journalist for going to Israel along with a delegation of Pakistani Americans, the Pakistan Information Minister Marriyum...
Naveed Butt was abducted in Pakistan ten years ago – Where is he now?
Ten years ago this week a good man was snatched off the streets of Pakistan by the intelligence services whilst collecting his young children...
Bangladeshi madrassa student burned alive for reporting sexual assault against headteacher
Nusrat Jahan Rafi was burned alive at her school in Bangladesh after she filed a sexual assault complaint against her headteacher.
At the local police...
Indonesia to criminalise sex outside marriage
Indonesia's parliament is expected to pass a new law this month that will punish sex outside marriage with up to one year in jail.
The...
