Kim Jong-nam killed by a lethal chemical weapon, says Malaysia
By Emily Crawford, University of Sydney and Ian Musgrave, University of Adelaide
A preliminary report from Malaysian authorities has found that Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, was killed by the banned...
Alarming Rise of Child Molestation Cases by Arabic Teachers in India
There is an alarming rise of child molestation cases by Arabic teachers in India. From Delhi to Hyderabad, almost all major cities in India are witnessing child molestation by Arabic tutors and yet the...
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...
Blasts at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi shrine kill over 70, ISIS takes responsibility
Over 72 people have been declared dead and 150+ injured in the deadly blasts that took place today at Lal Shahbaz Qalandar Sufi Shrine at Sehwan town of Sindh. Police authorities have confirmed that,...
Sold into marriage: How Rohingya girls become child brides in Malaysia?
KUALA LUMPUR – The slight girl in a turquoise headscarf held back tears as she recalled what happened when she fled to Malaysia from Myanmar’s violence-hit Rakhine state. Just 12-years-old at the time, she...
Indian Muslims Need to Wake up and Resolve to Play Their Role as One
Sectarianists or the secularists whoever among the hoard wins this election, the result, alas! will have no bearing on incidents like Hashimpura and Muzaffarnagar. Muslims as it seems are content flowing adrift with the...
Will ‘Triple Talaq’ reap votes for BJP in Uttar Pradesh (India)?
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his typical style while addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh raked up triple talaq issue. "What is the fault of my fellow Muslim sisters? A husband picks...
Aid ship to help Rohingyas arrives in Myanmar, greeted by protest
YANGON – A small group of protesters greeted a ship from Malaysia when it docked in Myanmar on Thursday carrying aid bound for the troubled state of Rakhine, where many members of the stateless...
Kashmir shuts on Afzal Guru’s anniversary
Complete shutdown was observed across Kashmir on Thursday to commemorate the death anniversary of Muhammad Afzal Guru, who was sent to gallows on February 9, 2013, in Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
Guru was buried inside Tihar...
Urdu, Indian Muslims and Politics
Urdu language in India has been caught in the communal politics of the country. It is being called as a language of Muslims and a large section of the non-Muslim speakers have drifted away...