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China's repression of Uighurs: UN urges Beijing to comply with human rights standards

The western Chinese region of Xinjiang and its Muslim inhabitants have been in the headlines for several years amid reports of mass incarceration, family separations, forced labour and even forced sterilisation. Last week, UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet went on a long-awaited visit to the region. But her six-day…

France 24

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi’s exit from Rajya Sabha may mean no Muslim face for BJP in Parliament

Till Budget Session, party had three Muslim MPs; all, however, in the Rajya Sabha, and none in Lok Sabha

The Hindu

Factbox: Lebanon's veteran parliamentary speaker Nabih Berri

Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim politician Nabih Berri was reelected parliament speaker on Tuesday, extending his tenure in a post he has held since 1992.

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Lebanese parliament re-elects Nabih Berri as speaker

Lebanon's new legislature narrowly elected veteran Shi'ite Muslim politician Nabih Berri for a seventh term as speaker of parliament in its first session on Tuesday.

Reuters

Anthony Albanese's first ministry brings housing portfolio into cabinet, but veterans' affairs removed

The Labor government will include the first Muslim ministers in Australian history in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's new ministry.

ABC News

Five years on from lest-we-forget Anzac Day controversy, Yassmin Abdel-Magied says she was 'ahead of my time'

It has been five years since Sudanese-Australian writer and broadcaster Yassmin Abdel-Magied decided to leave the country that she called home after becoming, what she then described as, the most "publicly hated Muslim in Australia".

ABC News

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi misses bus on RS nomination, BJP to contest third seat in Karnataka

There were no explanations offered for the exclusion of Mr. Naqvi, India’s Minority Affairs Minister and the only Muslim minister

The Hindu

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Do not instigate Muslims, desist from creating communal disharmony: VHP to Jamiat

The VHP's attack came after the Jamiat accused the BJP government of protecting people engaged in poisoning the majority community's mind in the country

The Hindu

Jamiat passes resolutions on UCC, Gyanvapi and Mathura mosques

Any attempt to abolish Muslim Personal Law will not succeed, says president of Jamiat Ulema-i-Hind

The Hindu

Court jails Egyptian former presidential candidate for 15 years

An Egyptian court sentenced former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh and several prominent figures from the banned Muslim Brotherhood to lengthy jail terms on Sunday on accusations including plotting to overthrow the state.

Reuters

Tension in Jerusalem as thousands participate in Israeli ‘flag march’

Thousands of flag-waving Israelis on Sunday marched through Jerusalem's Old City during a nationalist procession that regularly stokes Palestinian anger, a year after Jerusalem tensions exploded into war.

France 24

Dad from Oldham becomes 'first' British Muslim to climb Mount Everest... all whilst fasting for Ramadan

"I don't think it's sunk in yet"

Manchester Evening News

US 'Concerned' after UN Human Rights Chief Visits China

The United States expressed concern on Saturday over China's "efforts to restrict and manipulate" the UN human rights chief's visit to the Xinjiang region where Beijing is accused of detaining over a million people in indoctrination camps. Michelle Bachelet's long-planned trip this week took her to the far-western Xinjiang region,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Flag-waving Israelis take to streets, skirmishes erupt in Al-Aqsa mosque

Tens of thousands of flag-waving Israeli nationalists, some chanting "Death to Arabs", marched through the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on Sunday, defying threats of retaliation from Palestinian militants.

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UN says China trip not for Xinjiang probe, faces criticism

Rights groups slam Michelle Bachelet for failing to hold the Chinese government accountable for Uighur abuses.

The Guardian - UK

Blinken criticises Chinese ‘manipulation’ of high-profile UN visit to Xinjiang

US secretary of state says conditions imposed on Michelle Bachelet prevented independent assessment of abuses against Uyghurs, including genocide

The Independent UK

UN human rights chief asks China to rethink Uyghur policies

The U.N. top human rights official says she raised concerns with Chinese officials about the impact of the broad application of counterterrorism and deradicalization measures on the rights of Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim groups in China’s Xinjiang region

The Conversation

Yes, Muslims are portrayed negatively in American media -- 2 political scientists reviewed over 250,000 articles to find conclusive evidence

The warm welcome Americans and Europeans have given Ukrainians in 2022 contrasts sharply with the uneven – and frequently hostile – policies toward Syrian refugees in the mid-2010s.

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CPS accused of failing to meet religious, dietary needs of Jewish and Muslim students

Mayoral challenger Ald. Ray Lopez is demanding City Council hearings to determine why more CPS schools don’t regularly serve Kosher or Halal food options.

The Times of India

Mangalore university changes rule, imposes total ban on headscarves, sparks protest

MANGALURU: The decision of Mangalore University syndicate to amend the existing uniform rule and impose a total ban on headscarf on the entire campus and within classrooms has met with resistance and criticism from both students and faculty members.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Al-Issa, Congress Members Discuss Values of Friendship, Cooperation

Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa, Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, said that Saudi Arabia represented the unifying spirit of the Islamic world. Al-Issa met on Wednesday with a delegation of members of the US Congress. The delegation included: Republican Representative from Utah Chris Stewart, Republican Representative from Michigan Lisa McClain,…

Al Jazeera

Israeli court upholds non-Muslim prayer ban at Al-Aqsa

An Israeli appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling questioning the site’s status quo.

The Times of India

College students in Mangaluru protest against Muslim girls wearing hijab

MANGALURU: The hijab row resurfaced in Karnataka's Dakshina Kannada on Thursday after several students of University College in Mangaluru's Hampankatta staged a flash protest demanding implementation on complete ban of hijab in the campus.

The Independent UK

Dispute over mosque becomes religious flashpoint in India

For nearly three centuries, Muslims and Hindus in India’s Varanasi city have prayed to their gods in a mosque and a temple that are separated by one wall

France 24

Adrian Zenz, the academic behind the ‘Xinjiang Police Files’, on China's abuse of Uighurs

Hacked files revealing the repression of Uighur Muslims in China were published on Tuesday by a consortium of media. Labeled the “Xinjiang Police Files”, these documents owe a lot to one man in particular: Adrian Zenz. In recent years, this German anthropologist has become a central target of Chinese propaganda…

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