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UN body condemns Quran burning in Sweden

Alliance of Civilizations and several Muslim-majority countries denounce stunt by Danish far-right party leader.

Al Jazeera · Jan 23, 2023

Irish Muslim leader defends Tommy Tiernan in racism row and says it's unfair 'he's being cancelled'

Dr Umar Al-Qadri, who took a potentially "controversial" joke from Tommy with a light heart, has defended him

Irish Mirror · Jan 23, 2023

Hanif Kureishi helped liberate British Asians from their imposed identities

The writer, who is stricken in hospital after an accident, gave us real characters, not stereotypes

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2023

UN envoy says ‘progress’ made on Afghan women’s rights

Amina Mohammed, who held talks with the Taliban tells Al Jazeera some progress made but much remains to be done.

Al Jazeera · Jan 21, 2023

Turkey condemns Sweden protests, cancels ministers' meeting

Turkey has canceled a planned visit by Sweden’s defense minister in response to the Nordic country’s issuing of permits for anti-Turkish protests

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2023

Muslims will turn cities into 'Karbala', if anyone tries to put hands on 'izzat' of Prophet Muhammad: JD(U) leader Gulam Rasool Balyawi

PATNA: JD(U) national general secretary and former Rajya Sabha member Gulam Rasool Balyawi has sparked a major political controversy with his remark that Muslims will turn cities into "Karbala" if anyone tries to put hands on the "izzat" of Prophet Muhammad.

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2023

‘How dare you chat with a Hindu girl?’: In MP, vigilantes work overtime to get Muslim men arrested

On January 18, hours after a video went viral, showing a college student being thrashed by a group of people in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh, the police arrested six people and filed a case in the matter.

Newslaundry · Jan 20, 2023

NCPCR notice to UP govt over madrassa board’s ‘no’ to moving non-Muslim students to other institutes

LUCKNOW: Two days after UP Madrassa Education Board unanimously rejected the recommendations of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) to inspect recognized madrassas in order to trace non-Muslim students and shift them to other educational institutes, the commission on Friday served a notice on the state government seeking…

The Times of India · Jan 20, 2023

An academic drama over false Islamophobia

While there have been many Hamline University faculty and students who have resisted substituting identity politics and theocracy for academic inquiry, the college appears to have an utterly spineless administration.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 20, 2023

Somalia's al Shabaab attacks base in town it had lost, kills seven

Islamist al Shabaab militants on Friday killed at least seven soldiers at a Somali military base in a town re-captured by the government, the information ministry and militant group said.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2023