Indonesia bans the celebration of Valentines Day
Indonesian officials and scholars have banned the celebration of Valentine's Day because they believe it contravenes Islamic teachings.
In Banda Aceh, the capital of the...
British Pakistanis face travel chaos as PIA strike continues
Thousands of British Pakistanis are facing the prospect of having to cancel or postpone their trips to Pakistan as a strike at the national...
Bangladeshi “Tree Man” with rare skin disease to undergo surgery
A Bangladeshi man dubbed the "Tree Man" for huge bark-like warts on his hands and feet will be undergoing surgery to remove the unusual...
Tajikistan’s secular regime shaves beards of 13,000 men in “fight against radicalism”
Tajikistan’s secular regime have shaved nearly 13,000 men’s beards and shutdown more than 160 shops selling Islamic clothing last year as part of the...
Malaysia launches its first “Shariah compliant” airlines
Malaysia's first "Shariah compliant" airlines started operations on Thursday with a domestic route from Kuala Lumpur to the island of Langkawi.
"Rayani Air" only...
Bangladesh hangs two opposition leaders over 1971 war crimes
Two Bangladeshi opposition leaders were executed yesterday for alleged war crimes committed during the 1971 independence struggle against Pakistan.
Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan...
The killers of 13 year old Samiul Rajon sentenced to death
Six men have been sentenced to death in Bangladesh for torturing and murdering a 13-year-old boys in separate incidents earlier this year.
Four men were...
PTI’s Imran Khan announces divorce after ten months of marriage
Pakistani cricket star turned politician, Imran Khan, has announced his divorce from his second wife after 10 months of marriage.
News of his split from...
Secular publisher hacked to death in Bangladesh
A Bangladeshi publisher of secular books has been hacked to death in Dhaka on Saturday.
Faisal Arefin Dipon, 43, was killed at his office in...
Bangladesh High Court passes law stopping women being forced to wear burqa
The High Court of Bangladesh has ruled that women cannot be forced to wear the burqa or the niqab.
This follows a similar but more...
