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On March 30, the French senate voted in favour of adding an amendment to a so-called “Islamist separatist” bill that would – effectively – ban girls under the age of 18 from wearing the hijab in public spaces. File picture: K.M. Chaudary/AP By Suraya Dadoo May 2, 2021 A 15-year …

Amidst senseless attacks on Palestinians in Jerusalem, Erdoğan argues Israel is a “terror state” Shaheer Choudhury In a sign of its ever-increasing position on the world stage, the Republic of Turkey has swiftly responded to the events of the past few days where police officers and other armed personnel have …

Posted by: Arslan Hidayat Congratulations to all for reaching the holy month of Ramaḍān! I would like to remind everyone what this month is all about, and this is a reminder to myself before anybody else.  This month is a month of drinking alcohol, entering beer drinking competitions,[1] eating pork, watching dancing …

The Taliban have elaborated on recent remarks by a negotiating delegation that met in Moscow earlier in March for inter-Afghan dialogue, and which at the time said that if the US chooses to extend its two-decades-long presence in Afghanistan, any “violation will have a reaction”. [1] [2] A statement released on Friday …

After finally being forced to reverse its unacceptable and degrading policy of cremating the bodies of all Covid-related deaths, the Sri Lankan government has introduced a new measure that again targets Muslims: a ban on the burka. [1] [2] Sarath Weerasekera, Minister for Public Security, shared the development at a news …

Posted by: Muhammad Mussa A ground-breaking report has revealed that every single act of the United Nations 1948 Genocide Convention has been broken by the Chinese state in its treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang—also known as East Turkestan—and, as such, the Chinese state bears responsibility for genocide. The report, published …

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, has called out China for its sickening treatment of the Uyghur population in Xinjiang, and has condemned the Chinese government’s increasingly heavy-handed approach towards Hong Kong. [1] On Friday, Bachelet said that the Chinese Communist Party leadership is curbing inalienable political …

COVID-19: Posted by: Muhammad Mussa The Sri Lankan government on Wednesday allowed Muslims who have died from COVID-19 the right to be buried after an international outcry over the government’s decision to cremate those who have succumbed to the virus. Prime minister Malinda Rajapaksa and his right-wing government had made it …

French government bans nine masājid in desperate attempt to punish Muslim community Posted by: Shaheer Choudhury The French government has shut down nine masājid since early December 2020, when President Emmanuel Macron along with senior Cabinet colleagues announced an investigation into nearly a hundred masājid across the French Republic. Al-Araby reports that …

  Islam21c has received first-hand accounts from two survivors of Chinese concentration camps. They are Uyghur Muslim sisters who were brave enough to share their harrowing stories. We all have an opportunity and duty to help their voices become too loud to ignore. My name is Zumrat Dawut. On the …