THEIR MASJID’S FATE NOW IN THE COURT’S HANDS, MATHURA’S MUSLIMS FEEL AN EVERYDAY OPPRESSION

Tue 26 September 2023: Mathura: Existing next to each other peacefully in Mathura are two religious structures – the Shahi Eidgah Masjid and the Shri Krishna Janmasthan temple. Between them is a police watchtower. Today, however, these markers of peace have turned into something less desirable. The lane that leads us to the Eidgah is guarded […]

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FBI HAD WARNED AMERICAN SIKH ACTIVISTS ABOUT DEATH THREATS AFTER NIJJAR’S KILLING IN CANADA

Mon 25 September 2023: New Delhi: After Canadian Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar was killed on June 19 this year, officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned Sikh activists in the US about a potential threat to their lives, the Intercept reported.  Pritpal Singh, a political activist and American citizen who is a coordinator for the […]

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PUNJAB’S SIKHS FEAR FALLOUT FROM CANADA-INDIA ROW AT HOME AND ABROAD

  Mr Himmat Singh Nijjar, uncle of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, sitting inside his house in Bharsingpura village, in Punjab, India, Sept 21, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS Mon 25 September 2023: BHARSINGHPURA, India – A bitter row between India and Canada over the murder of a Sikh separatist is being felt in Punjab. Sikhs in the north-western […]

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CHINA SEES ‘SILENCE’ OVER NORD STREAM EXPLOSION AS ‘BEWILDERING’

Mon 25 September 2023: Expressing surprise over the “silence” of “relevant countries,” China on Monday called for “revealing” the facts about the Nord Stream explosion “as soon as possible.” “The Nord Stream pipeline explosion has been nearly a year since it occurred, but the investigation progress seems to be very slow,” said Wang Wenbin, spokesman […]

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PAKISTANI JOURNALIST IMRAN RIAZ KHAN MISSING FOR MONTHS RETURNS HOME

  Imran Riaz Khan with his lawyer Mian Ashfaq after release on Monday. — photo courtesy Mian Ashfaq. Mon 25 September 2023: Imran Riaz Khan, an anchor who had been missing for more than four months, is now “safe at home”, Punjab Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman Anwar confirmed to local media on Monday. JOURNALIST […]

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TURKEY’S MAARIF FOUNDATION IS READY TO REOPEN GIRLS’ SCHOOLS IN AFGHANISTAN

Sun 24 September 2023: Turkey’s Maarif Foundation officials in Afghanistan say they are ready to open their doors to girls above the sixth grade once the suspension is lifted. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, the general director of the foundation Ahmad Takoor said there have been talks with the Islamic Emirate about reopening […]

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MALAYSIAN PM SAYS INACTION AGAINST ISLAMOPHOBIC ACTS ‘DANGEROUS’

Sun 24 September 2023: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday condemned “new forms” of racism, Muslim stereotyping and Quran burnings, calling them “clear Islamophobic” acts. In his address to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Ibrahim said inaction against such acts sends a “dangerous” message to humanity. “We are concerned about emergence of […]

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‘CRUEL TRAGEDY’: UIGHUR SCHOLAR SENTENCED TO LIFE IN PRISON IN CHINA

Sun 24 September 2023: A prominent Uighur scholar specialising in the study of her people’s folklore and traditions has been sentenced to life in prison. Rahile Dawut was convicted on charges of endangering state security in December 2018 in a secret trial, the San Francisco-based Dui Hua Foundation said in a statement on Thursday. Dawut […]

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US DRONES PATROLLING IN AFGHAN AIRSPACE WHICH IS A CLEAR VIOLATION: TALIBAN

Sat 23 September 2023: Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai, deputy foreign minister for political affairs, says the ongoing patrolling of US drones in the airspace of Afghanistan is a clear violation being committed by this country. Speaking in an inclusive interview with ArianaNews, Stanekzai said that Islamic Emirate officials have shared this issue in the negotiations […]

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KASHMIR’S TOP PRO-FREEDOM CLERIC LEADS FRIDAY PRAYERS AFTER FOUR YEARS

Fri 22 September 2023: Authorities in Indian-administered Kashmir have released a top cleric and pro-freedom leader and allowed him to lead the congregational Friday prayers after more than four years of house detention. An emotional Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday led the prayers at the disputed region’s main mosque in Srinagar city amid heavy security […]

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