Journalists at risk in Maldives
For the first time in more than a decade, Maldivian journalists risk jail for critical reporting.
In December, the criminal court found Raajje TV journalists, Mohamed Wisam, 21, and Leevan Ali Nasir, 20, guilty of...
History and Nature of Ayodhya Dispute
In a surprise development, the Supreme Court of India on 21st March 2017 urged the rival parties in the Ram Janamabhoomi – Babri Masjid (RJBM) case to negotiate and resolve the dispute in a...
Deadly blasts at Sufi Shrine at Pakistan, 45 Dead, 100+ Injured
Islamic State has conducted deadly blasts at Sufi Shrine of Shah Noorani in Khuzdar district, some 760 km south of provincial capital Quetta, Pakistan. Locals were participating in the Sufi dance ritual called "dhamaal" when...
How Islamophobic are Australians?
By Riaz Hassan, University of South Australia
Over the last few months, several reports have indicated a significant number of Australians hold anti-Muslim attitudes. In September 2016, The Australian newspaper reported an Essential poll showing 49%...
Syria’s war of extermination signals the end of the international community
Syria's war of extermination signals the end of the international community
Nicolas Tenzer, Sciences Po – USPC
As the aerial bombardment of Aleppo resumes, one thing is clear. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s military campaign in Syria, waged...
Malaysia calls for ASEAN to coordinate aid for Myanmar’s Rohingya
YANGON – Malaysia said on Monday the plight of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar was a regional concern and called for the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to coordinate humanitarian aid and investigate...
Pakistan’s under-threat minorities have found their voice. But will the state listen?
It is just another spring Sunday in Quetta, Pakistan. In the Hazara section of the district of Mehrabad, Nazar Hussain is about to start his work day. He grabs the keys of his yellow...
Syed Shahabuddin: The Man Who Changed the Culture of Post-Independence Indian Muslim Politics
Like millions of other Indian Muslims who knew, admired and loved Shahabuddin Saheb, I am deeply saddened at his death. His death is a great Milli loss especially at a time when the Muslim...
NYPD arrested Women’s March Organizers During ‘A Day Without A Woman’ Rally
When the whole world is celebrating the international women's day, the organisers of women's march have declared a general strike against President Trump and the social injustices that helped him rise to power and...
8-year-old Asifa’s heinous rape and murder in India fans the flames of nationalism
Early in January 2018, Asifa, an 8-year-old Muslim child from the nomadic Bakarwal community in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir in northern India, was gang-raped and murdered, as reported by Global Voices.
Much of India's local news...