Asia

Malaysia’s ruling party Umno has voiced its opposition to Shia Muslims, gays, lesbians, trans-sexuals, liberals and those who have insulted Islam, saying the government...

Workers are suspected of causing a fire that engulfed one of Bangladesh's biggest garment factories which produces clothing for well-known retailers including Gap and...

Three men affiliated to Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir have been arrested in the Bangladeshi port city of Chittagong. The three activists of the banned...

A 13-year-old girl has survived after she was raped and buried alive by two men in Pakistan. The girl was able to dig herself out...

Shafiul Huq from the Revolution Observer describes how Muslims in China are being persecuted. Muslims in the Chinese province of Xinjiang are victims in their...

An online ad for a two-bedroom flat for sale in Mumbai, India, highlighted the fact that it was furnished, had lots of natural light and car...

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Indian soldiers were dispatched to Uttar Pradesh on Saturday night as armed gangs of Hindu activists stormed a mosque and a village, killing over...

Adnan Khan from the Revolution Observer writes how Pakistan’s new counter terrorism strategy is built upon “contradicting facts”. Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Chaudhry Nisar Ali...

The first few days of August every year comes with one bleak anniversary, that of the harrowing destruction of two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and...