Dr Zakir Naik apologises for “anti-Chinese” comments in defence of Uyghur Muslims
Prominent Islamic preacher, Dr Zakir Naik, has apologised for making "anti-Chinese" comments in a recent talk about the oppressed Uyghur Muslims of Xinjiang, after...
Rights groups urge UN chief to condemn China over Muslim persecution
Five human rights organisations have urged the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to condemn the Chinese government’s detention of more than a million Muslims...
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit Pakistan
Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton have begun the first British royal tour of Pakistan since Prince Charles and his second wife Camilla...
Sri Lanka spy chief blamed for not preventing Easter Sunday attacks
A parliamentary report into the deadly Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka has blamed the country's spy chief for not acting on information which...
Indian Supreme Court gives Hindus control of Babri Masjid site
India's Supreme Court has controversially awarded Hindus control of a site in the town of Ayodhya where Hindu mobs destroyed a historic mosque in...
Indian Muslims disappointed at Babri Masjid verdict, but resigned to it
Indian Muslim organisations have expressed disappointment at the decision of the Supreme Court to hand over the site of Babri Masjid to Hindus for the...
Two dead in India clashes after parliament passes anti-Muslim law
At least two people have died in clashes with Indian police in the north-eastern state of Assam after thousands ignored a curfew to protest...
Former Pakistani leader Musharraf sentenced to death
A court in Islamabad has found former Pakistani military ruler General Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason and has sentenced him to death.
The three-member...
Sonny Bill Williams issues message of support for Uyghurs
Former New Zealand All Black Sonny Bill Williams has followed Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil and issued a message of support for the Uyghur Muslims...
Malaysia says Muslim nations should ditch U.S. dollar
The Malaysian Prime Minister has suggested that Muslim nations should ditch the U.S. dollar as the common trading currency and instead opt for gold.
At a...
