A Canadian man accused of deliberately running over and killing four members of a Muslim family in London, Ontario pleaded not guilty on Tuesday, as jury selection for his trial started. Nathaniel Veltman is accused of deliberately hitting the Afzaal family members
A mob of Muslims ransacked Christian churches in Pakistan in a series of attacks, after they accused a Christian man of desecrating a Quran. The mob invaded a Christian area in Jaranwala in eastern Pakistan, burning one church and attacking two others.
A Muslim leader in India blasted plans from some Democrat representatives to boycott Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to Congress on Thursday. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., announced Tuesday on Twitter that she would not attend Modi’s speech to Congress on Thursday, accusing
Syed Mohammad Munir Abidi says India is a changed country, one he doesn’t recognize anymore. It’s a country, the 68-year-old says, where Muslims are ignored, where rising attacks against them are encouraged, and where an emboldened Hindu majoritarian government is seizing its
Humza Yousaf, a Muslim and descendant of Pakistani immigrants, was elected by Scotland’s governing party Monday to be the country’s next leader. The 37-year-old Glasgow-born Yousaf is set to be confirmed as first minister during a session of the Scottish parliament in
Comment on this story Comment LONDON — Across the world, Muslims scoured the night skies in search of the new crescent moon, which in accordance with the lunar calendar marked the start of the fasting month of Ramadan for many on Thursday.
Muslim authorities in Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries say this year’s fasting month of Ramadan will begin Thursday based on the expected sighting of the crescent moon. Clerics across the region said the moon was not visible Tuesday night,
Police have released images of a man they wish to speak to after a pensioner was set alight outside a west London mosque last month. An investigation has been launched into the incident that took place outside the West London Islamic Centre
The Swedish government again sought Friday to discredit claims that Swedish social service agencies kidnap Muslim children, saying Sweden was again seeing a “systematized” and “extensive” disinformation campaign. “This campaign has now gained momentum again,” said Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson. “This is
Nazma Khan, the founder of World Hijab Day, began the initiative with the mission of “dismantling bigotry, discrimination and prejudice against Muslim women” who choose to wear the covering. (Marquis Perkins) January 28, 2023 at 12:20 p.m. EST Comment on this story