Egypt bans niqab in schools
The Egyptian government has banned female students from wearing the niqab at schools.
Education Minister Reda Hegazy released a statement on Monday saying students have...
Libya: More than 5,000 dead, thousands missing after Storm Daniel
Officials in eastern Libya say more than 5,200 people were killed after a powerful storm smashed through towns and villages on Monday.
The force of...
Disabled Indian Muslim student attacked
A Muslim PhD student with physical disabilities needed hospitalization after an attack by Hindu nationalists, according to the National Students' Union of India (NSUI).
Farooque...
Funerals held for Morocco earthquake victims
Funeral prayers have been held from Casablanca to Jerusalem for the victims of Friday’s devastating earthquake in Morocco, which has claimed more than 2,100...
Poll: 81% of French people support abaya ban
A new poll has revealed the depth of Islamophobia in France with 81% of people saying they support the ban on the abaya in...
More than 2,000 killed in Morocco earthquake
At least 2,012 people were killed and 2,059 injured (1,404 critically) following the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night, the country's Interior Ministry...
OIC reminds Afghanistan that education is ‘Islamic obligation for women’
A delegation of Muslim scholars from the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has reminded Afghanistan’s government on that education is an “Islamic obligation for...
Sri Lanka: Channel 4 alleges state collusion in Easter Sunday attacks
Sri Lanka is to appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made by Britain's Channel 4 that the then government may have colluded in...
Afghanistan urges ‘patience’ on female education
Calling education a “shared need of Muslims,” the Afghan administration has urged “patience” on the issue of girl’s education in the country.
“Girls’ education is...
Nearly 300 Muslim students defy France’s abaya ban
Nearly 300 Muslim female students refused to remove their abaya at the return of the school year today despite a recent ban brought in...
