The threat came by anonymous Instagram message late one evening in Iraq , making Hala's blood run cold: "I've got all your pictures and recordings. Shall I send them to your dad?" The young Iraqi...More
Economic losses in Kashmir have run well over a billion dollars since India revoked its autonomy and statehood in August, the main trade body in the Himalayan region said, adding that it planned to...More
Before he flew to Thailand on a fake Bangladeshi passport and then crossed into Malaysia, Mohammed Imran was one of the most influential Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. He headed an 18,000-strong...More
Human Rights Watch says Egyptian authorities have arrested, raided houses and imposed travel bans against dozens of relatives of dissidents who live abroad, apparently in reprisal for their activism...More
The Taliban on Tuesday freed an American and an Australian held hostage since 2016 in exchange for three top Taliban figures – a move that the insurgent group asserted could help rekindle talks to...More
Israel's ruling right-wing government on Tuesday moved swiftly to embrace Washington's backing for Israeli settlements, even as Palestinians and Arab leaders said it was a threat to the international...More
A French retirement home refused a place to a nun because of her head covering citing secularism in the country, France Bleu public radio reported on Tuesday. The nun, aged over 70, had decided to...More
A fractured spine, paralysed leg, hole in the back: Hamza took to the streets of Iraq's capital to demand a better life but now he has even less than ever. "This is my sacrifice for Iraq, " said the...More
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi was set to meet his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in an effort by the North African leader to expand political relations and attract German...More
Turkey has ordered the detention of 133 military personnel over suspected links to a network Ankara accuses of organising an attempted coup in 2016, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Tuesday...More
Scuffles have broken out in the Lebanese capital as hundreds of anti-government protesters tried to prevent lawmakers from reaching parliament. The house was to meet on Tuesday for a legislative...More
The president of Senegal on Monday called on the United Nations to allow troops to take a more offensive position in the fight against terrorism in West Africa's Sahel region. Speaking at the...More
The details emerging on Monday about a trove of leaked Iranian intelligence documents drove home the depth of its influence in Iraq, where anti-government protesters have accused Tehran of meddling...More
Iran on Monday alternatively downplayed and demonised on-going protests across the country that have killed at least five people and renewed pressure on the government as the country struggles under...More
The United States on Monday effectively backed Israel's right to build Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank by abandoning its four-decade-old position that they were "inconsistent with...More
The United States no longer believes that Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories are illegal, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on Monday in the latest pro-Israel shift by...More
Turkish authorities have re-arrested Ahmet Altan a week after he was released from prison, where he had been serving a 10-year sentence on terror convictions. State-run Anadolu Agency said the...More
A Tunisian politician accused of sexual harassment gained legal immunity on Wednesday when he was sworn in as a new member of the national parliament, in a setback for the country's burgeoning #MeToo...More
There remain serious differences between major nations over how to handle foreign fighters from the Islamic State group who are being held by forces in the Middle East, a top U.S official conceded...More
Thousands of Iraqis on Thursday took a break from weeks of deadly anti-government protests to celebrated their national football team's 2-1 win over Iran in a 2022 World Cup qualifier. Demonstrators...More
Hundreds of Lebanese on Thursday took part in a funeral for Alaa Abu Fakher, the first protester killed in the country's anti-government rallies that erupted in mid-October. Abu Fakher was shot dead...More
Thousands of anti-government protesters blocked highways across Pakistan on Thursday in a bid to oust prime minister Imran Khan, though the disruption fell short of what organisers had planned. The...More
A Uighur activist appealed to world leaders on Thursday to take a tough line on China over its crackdown on his people, saying he was risking his mother's life to speak out. More than one million...More
The International Criminal Court on Thursday approved a long-awaited full investigation into Myanmar's alleged abuse of Rohingya Muslims, including crimes against humanity and persecution. The Hague-...More
Nasrallah belongs to Egypt's estimated ten million Coptic Christians, who live in a predominantly Muslim society governed by a constitution in which Islamic Sharia is the main source of legislation...More
Pakistani protesters were gathering on Wednesday and thousands of activists remained camped in the capital after an opposition leader pledged to ramp up action to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan...More
Saudi Arabia's state security agency distanced itself on Tuesday from a promotional video that categorised feminism, homosexuality and atheism as extremist ideas, blaming it on an action by...More
Huge slabs of pink Rajasthan stone, carved pillars and bricks from across India are already waiting to form a Hindu temple to be built on the site of a demolished mosque at the centre of decades of...More
Indonesia launched a website on Tuesday that would allow the public to report "radical" content posted by civil servants, as authorities in the world's biggest Muslim-majority country push to combat...More
Iraqi protesters rallied and many schools stayed closed on Tuesday as the United Nations stepped up pressure on the government to agree to a raft of reforms. While security forces again faced off...More
A man was shot dead south of Beirut after the army opened fire to disperse protesters blocking roads, Lebanese state media said on Wednesday, nearly a month into an unprecedented anti-graft street...More
Turkish officials were performing an autopsy and other procedures on Tuesday as they tried to understand how a former British officer who helped found the White Helmets volunteer aid group in Syria...More
Turkish officials were performing an autopsy and other procedures on Tuesday as they tried to understand how a former British officer who helped found the White Helmets volunteer aid group in Syria...More
Political talks to agree an urgently needed Lebanese government are still deadlocked, three senior sources said on Sunday, as the powerful Shia group Hezbollah indicated it would not be forced into...More
A Moroccan human rights lawyer, who fled into exile after his phone was hacked, called for urgent international action to protect activists from the growing threat of cyber spies. Abdessadak El...More
Fearing food shortages in protest-hit Lebanon, Sanaa crammed bags of fava beans into a packed trolley, one of dozens of shoppers who rushed to buy basic supplies in a Beirut department store. "I don'...More
U.N. rights experts say Egypt's ex-President Mohammed Morsi endured "brutal" prison conditions that contributed to his death in custody. They also warn that thousands more prisoners are "at severe...More
The United Nations' mission for Iraq on Sunday proposed a roadmap out of the country's social upheaval, while Amnesty International said Iraq's crackdown on anti-government protests has descended...More
A top UAE official on Sunday said Arab Gulf states should take part in "collective diplomacy" to reach an agreement with Iran amid increased tensions between Washington and Tehran. UAE state minister...More
One of India's most fractious, deadly and long-standing disputes was adjudicated on Saturday, but will it lead to the healing of old wounds and reconciliation among communities? Leaders of political...More
Residents of Ayodhya scrambled for emergency food when India's Supreme Court warned it would soon hand down a final verdict on a holy site that provoked some of the country's worst sectarian violence...More
Over 10,000 people turned out north of Paris on Sunday for a march against Islamophobia that drew criticism from both the government and the far right. It was called following last month's attack on...More
India has increased security a week before the Supreme Court rules on a disputed religious site that has been fiercely contested by majority Hindus and Muslims for decades, police and home ministry...More
Bosnia's Jews and Muslims on Thursday marked the bicentenary of the rescue of a dozen Jews from an Ottoman-era governor's jail, saying their liberation by Sarajevo Muslims is a great example of co-...More
The United States on Thursday announced rewards totalling 10 million dollars for information on two senior leaders of al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The State Department Rewards for...More
As Turkish forces invaded northern Syria in early October, supporters of the offensive launched a different kind of campaign - online. Dozens of images claiming to show Turkey's soldiers cuddling...More
As U.S. troops beef up in eastern Syria to protect oil fields, residents hope their mission will bring stability and prosperity to the remote and resource-rich region -and keep the Syrian government...More
Turkey launched a military operation on Friday targeting Kurdish insurgents in the country's south-east, the Interior Ministry said. The operation, covering the predominantly Kurdish cities of...More
Iraq’s top Shia Muslim cleric on Friday urged security forces to avoid using excessive force to quell weeks of anti-government unrest as authorities grapple with the country's biggest crisis in years...More
Iraqi protesters gathered in main squares across different provinces on Friday, as demonstrators continue to pressure the government and parliament to meet their demands. Since Thursday evening,...More
A Turkish court on Monday ordered the release under supervision of two prominent journalists jailed over alleged links to the failed 2016 coup in the country. Ahmet Altan and Nazli Ilicak walked out...More
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is set to produce in the next few months a report identifying the culprits of chemical weapons attacks in Syria, the body's chief said...More
Since the leadership in New Delhi revoked the special autonomy status, previously laid down in the Indian constitution, for the state of Jammu and Kashmir at the beginning of August, the region has been subject to punitive restrictions. By David Ehl
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Why I as a Muslim Woman Don't Wear a Headscarf
Jordan and the influx of refugees
The true Samaritans
Muslims in Liberal Democracies
Why the West Fears Islam
The decline of Islamic scientific thought
Don't blame it on al-Ghazali
The Media and ''The Innocence of Muslims''
Against the Islamisation of Muslims
Turning away from Shia in Iran
''A Tsunami of Atheism''