Bradford woman was allegedly raped before being strangled to death in Pakistan
The Pakistani chief investigator in the murder of Samia Shahid has told the BBC she was raped before being strangled to death with a...
Chinese Muslim cycles for four months to Makkah for Hajj
A Muslim man from China cycled for four months to make his way to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.
Mohammed reportedly left his home in...
Ex-husband confesses to strangling former wife to death in Pakistan
The ex-husband of a Bradford woman has admitted to Pakistani police that he strangled his former wife to death with a scarf.
Samia Shahid, a...
Child labourer “tortured to death” at Bangladeshi textile mill
Police in Bangladesh have arrested a textile factory worker for allegedly torturing a nine-year-old boy to death with an air compressor, The Guardian reports.
Sagar...
Kashmir unrest has killed 30 mainly peaceful protesters
Police in Indian-occupied Kashmir have confirmed that at least 30 people have been killed in clashes between protesters and Indian security forces following the...
Bangladesh to ban Dr Zakir Naik’s Peace TV
Bangladesh has said it intends to ban the Islamic television channel, Peace TV, in the wake of the deadly attack on a cafe in...
ISIS linked gunmen kill 22 people in Dhaka restaurant attack
Six ISIS-linked gunmen have been killed after murdering at least 22 people in a restaurant in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka.
Police said at least 13 hostages...
Senior Pakistani scholars issue fatwa recognising born transgender marriages
Fifty senior Pakistani scholars have issued a fatwa stating that born transgender people have full marital, inheritance and funeral rights under Shariah law.
The fatwa...
Conflicting reports over “China Ramadan ban”
There are conflicting reports over whether China has issued a partial ban on fasting in Ramadan in the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang.
Some reports...
Barelvis and Deobandis unite against arrests of Muslim youth in India
Two of the largest feuding Muslim groups in India have united against the recent "terror" arrests of Muslim youth, The Indian Express reports.
The Barelvi’s...
