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 …
Read More »Sri Lankan government moves to outlaw burka & close 1,000 madrasahs
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 …
Read More »Report on Uyghur Muslims: China has breached every act of Genocide Convention
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 …
Read More »UN human rights commissioner condemns Chinese genocidal acts towards Uyghurs
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 …
Read More »Sri Lanka to allow burials for Muslims following international backlash
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 …
Read More »French government bans nine masājid in desperate attempt to punish Muslim community
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 …
Read More »“I saw it with my own eyes” – A Letter From Your Uyghur Sisters
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 …
Read More »Israeli attack razes village, leaving 41 children homeless
In the violation deemed illegal under international law, the Israeli military left 74 people homeless, 41 of whom are children. Late on Tuesday, IDF soldiers used bulldozers and diggers to demolish nearly 90 Palestinian homes in the northern village of Khirbet Husma, West Bank. The Israeli demolition squad used bulldozers …
Read More »Recent attacks in Paris show it’s France that’s actually in crisis
A frenzied attack reportedly carried out against two French Algerian women by two women of “European” appearance is not being described by the police and media as an act of terrorism. In fact, it’s barely being reported at all. Several demonstrations all over France were held following the killing …
Read More »Palestine: EU foreign ministers express outrage at Israel’s settlement approvals
Posted by: Shaheer Choudhury While the Israeli population continues to suffer from the effects of COVID-19,[1] the Israeli government is resuming the approvals of thousands more settlements in a move that carries significant repercussions by making a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine less likely. Foreign ministers of European Union nation states …
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