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...
Taliban leader “killed” in US drone strike
Afghanistan's spy agency has confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has been killed in a US drone strike.
The BBC reports that a drone...
Leader of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Motiur Rahman hanged by Hasina regime
Bangladesh has executed the leader of the country's largest Islamic political party for crimes allegedly committed during the war of independence against Pakistan in...
Bangladesh’s only LGBT editor hacked to death
Bangladeshi police have confirmed the death of a prominent gay rights activist who was the country's only LGBT magazine editor.
The US ambassador to Bangladesh...
Bangladesh court rejects plans to remove Islam as state religion
Bangladesh High Court has rejected a petition calling for the removal of Islam as the official state religion.
The High Court dismissed the request and...
Prominent Saudi scholar survives assassination attempt in Philippines
A prominent Saudi scholar was shot and injured at a public event in the Philippines on Tuesday, Filipino authorities have confirmed.
Saudi media outlet Al...
Thousands mourn killer of Pakistani politician Salman Taseer
Thousands of mourners in Pakistan have turned out for the funeral of a former bodyguard executed for killing Punjab's governor over his opposition to...