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Russian court sentences Crimean Muslims to jail: Activist

Thursday’s move continues Moscow’s pressure on Crimean Tatars, a Muslim minority that once dominated the peninsula.

Al Jazeera · May 12, 2022

Riyadh Interfaith Forum Emphasizes on Tolerance

The Muslim World League (MWL) launched on Wednesday the forum of "Common Values among Religious Followers", in the presence of around 100 religious leaders and scholars in Riyadh. Attendees are participating in the forum to draw emphasis on human dignity, just equality between human beings, and the necessity of tolerance…

Asharq Al-Awsat · May 12, 2022

Kathy Barnette is the surprise Pa. Senate candidate who just might win. Now she’s getting new scrutiny

PHILADELPHIA — Wearing a bright smile, Kathy Barnette shook hands and introduced herself around the patio of a Montgomery County country club: “I’m Kathy, and I’m running for United States Senate,” she said.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 12, 2022

Plea in Gujarat HC seeks independent probe in Khambhat communal violence

AHMEDABAD: Members of Muslim community from Khambhat town have approached the Gujarat high court demanding transfer of investigation from local police to either CID (crime) or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the FIR lodged against leaders who took out the procession on Ram Navmi leading to communal flare…

The Times of India · May 9, 2022

Lawyers ask ICC not to convict accused Malian Islamist

Lawyers for a Malian Islamist rebel accused of being central to the persecution of residents in Timbuktu and the destruction of the city's holy sites told judges at his war crimes trial he was wrongly targeted.

Reuters · May 9, 2022

Protests in New Delhi halt demolition in Muslim neighborhood

Authorities in the Indian capital halted a demolition drive in a Muslim-dominated neighborhood after hundreds of residents gathered in protest Monday

The Independent UK · May 9, 2022

The new vigilantism

Recent attacks on Muslims expose a disturbing trend about state power and new groups

The Hindu · May 9, 2022

A rival sits out Lebanon's election. Now Hezbollah could fill the void

The stakes are high in Lebanon's election. The heavily armed Hezbollah movement has seen one of its main rivals descend into disarray, handing it an opportunity to cement power over a divided country that's sinking into poverty.

Reuters · May 9, 2022

Afghan women deplore Taliban’s new order to cover faces in public

In their latest decree, the Taliban say it is ‘required for all respectable Afghan women to wear a hijab’.

Al Jazeera · May 8, 2022

Turning down the volume on a call to prayer

The winds of change that have started from Saudi Arabia may just be embracing Indian Islam

The Hindu · May 8, 2022