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Khamenei urges people to vote amid abstention fears

Agence France-Presse . Tehran | Updated at 10:21pm on June 04, 2021

Iran’s supreme leader Friday urged voters to turn out for this month’s presidential election, warning that staying away would mean doing the work of the...
13 on trial in France over threats against teen who slammed Islam

Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 12:05pm on June 04, 2021

Thirteen people went on trial in France on Thursday for online harassment, including death threats, against a teenage girl who was placed under police protection...
Juma’atul Wida observed in Bangladesh

United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 05:54pm on May 07, 2021

Juma’atul Wida, the last Friday congregation of Muslims in the holy month of Ramadan, was observed in the country with due religious fervour...
Pakistan PM battles fallout in France blasphemy row

Agence France-Presse . Islamabad | Updated at 10:28am on April 20, 2021

Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan had hoped a fight over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed would result in an easy win – placating the ultra-conservative...
Radical Pakistan party releases 11 police hostages

Agence France-Presse . Lahore | Updated at 10:54am on April 19, 2021

Eleven Pakistani police officers seized by supporters of a radical Islamist group as part of their campaign to get the French ambassador expelled have been...
Swiss voters narrowly back 'burqa ban'

Agence France-Presse. Geneva | Updated at 10:43am on March 08, 2021

Swiss voters on Sunday narrowly backed a ban on full face coverings in public places -- a decision hailed by supporters as a bulwark against...
Malaysian man wins challenge against Islamic law banning gay sex

Agence France-Presse. Kuala Lumpur | Updated at 12:56pm on February 25, 2021

A Malaysian man Thursday won the country's first legal challenge against Islamic laws banning gay sex, a victory hailed as ‘monumental progress’ in combating persecution...
Turkey holds four over artwork depicting Islam holy site

Agence France-Presse . Ankara | Updated at 11:00am on January 31, 2021

Turkish police detained four people after artwork depicting Islam’s holiest site viewed as offensive by Ankara was hung at an Istanbul university at the centre...
South African army allows hijab as part of uniform

Agence France-Presse . Johannesburg | Updated at 10:37am on January 29, 2021

The South African military has amended its dress policy to allow Muslim women to wear headscarves as part of their uniform, an army spokesperson said...
First transgender school in Bangladesh begins academic year

New Age Online | Updated at 10:27am on January 10, 2021

Excitements is running high among students as the first-ever transgender Islamic school in Bangladesh has been inaugurated and handed out books to its students at...