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Twenty Ahmadis forced to convert to Sunnism on threat of being expelled from their villages with their families About 20 members of the beleaguered Ahmadiyah sect in Tasikmalaya, West Java, supposedly embraced Sunni Islam on Monday and declared their devotion to Indonesia’s most popular religious sect during a ceremony at a mosque.
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Int'l Conference on Islamic Applications in Malaysia International Conference on Islamic Applications in Computer Science and Technologies is going to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 1st – 2nd July 2013.
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Singapore to Host 4th World Islamic Banking Conference More than 480 leading industry players, thought leaders and key regulators in the international and regional Islamic finance industry will be gathering from June 3 to 5 at the Pan Pacific Singapore Hotel for the 4th Annual World Islamic Banking Conference: Asia Summit (WIBC Asia 2013).
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The holy tomb of prominent Shiite figure, 'Sheikh Ahmad Qomi' in Ayutthaya, Thailand / Photos Governor of Ayutthaya, mayor of Qom and other officials from Iran and Thailand attended a ceremony in honour of top Shiite figure, Sheikh Ahmad Qomi, in Ayutthaya, Thailand.
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Horrible Photos of Burning Muslims Alive in Myanmar + 18 |
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Rescuers search for Rohingya Muslims after boat accident Rescuers have been searching for dozens of Rohingya Muslims who went missing in waters after their boat capsized off western Myanmar.
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Indonesia: Shia clerics call on House to end Sampang persecution Members of the country’s Shia community met with leaders of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to air their grievances over the plight of Shiites in Sampang, East Java, who have been in limbo for nearly a year after being evicted by the majority Sunni community there.
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Boat carrying Rohingya Muslims sinks off Myanmar coast A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims has sunk off the coast of Myanmar amid of an evacuation due to an upcoming cyclone, according to the UN.
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Indonesia - Shia community seeks protection from East Java administration Displaced Shia followers from Karanggayam and Bluuran villages in Sampang, Madura regency, have demanded East Java Governor Timur Soekarwo protect their rights after the Sampang regent approved their relocation out of Madura Island.
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Indonesia; Sampang Shia in Peril “We can do nothing about it because the majority of the people demand the Shia community be kicked out of Sampang. Local religious leaders have also supported the demand. I will soon file a request to Governor Soekarwo to issue an ordinance to make it legal for us to relocate them,” Fannan told The Jakarta Post.
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Detained Shia Muslim Ali Abbas killed by LeJ Terrorists in Karachi A detained Shia Muslim Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi has been killed by militants of Lashkar-e-Jhagvi in Karachi, on Friday 10 May 2013.
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Dalai Lama Condemns Buddhist Violence against Muslims Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has condemned extremist Buddhist monks’ attacks on Rohingya Muslims in the Southeast Asian country of Myanmar.
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Muslims in Myanmar barricade village as attacks spread Muslims were taking no chances after four days of mob violence led by Buddhist monks in Meikhtila killed 44 people.
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Myanmar Muslim face uncertain future after attacks They slept terrified in the fields, watching their homes burn through the night. And when they returned Wednesday, nothing was left but smoldering ash and debris.
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New Myanmar anti-Muslim violence injures 10 + pic Anti-Muslim violence flared anew in central Myanmar on Tuesday as angry mobs destroyed two mosques and set fire to hundreds of homes and shops in unrest that injured at least 10 people in the predominantly Buddhist nation.
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1st Muslim female to enter Australian parliament 1st Muslim female is Mehreen Farooqi to enter Australian parliament. Mehreen Farooqi became the first Muslim woman, she was chosen by the Green Party of New South Wales, for the position of the upper house of parliament in the state to enter the Australian Parliament.
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Myanmar authorities aided ethnic cleansing of Arakan Muslims Rights group says Myanmar's Arakan Muslims have been subjected to ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity.
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Video shows Myanma police standing by as Buddhist mobs attack Muslims New video footage has emerged showing Myanmar police standing by as Buddhist mobs wielding sticks and swords attack Rohingya Muslims in the Southeast Asian country.
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Burmese officials filled mass graves with Muslims Burmese security forces organised and stood guard over Buddhist attacks on Muslim settlements before burying scores of bodies, some with their hands tied behind their backs, in mass graves, Human Rights Watch said in a report today.
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Myanmar authorities complicity with Buddhist mobs in killings of Muslims: Rights group Authorities in Myanmar's Rakhine State aided the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya Muslims last year in crimes against humanity that have sparked anti-Muslim violence elsewhere in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Monday.
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A Nobel laureate, Suu Kyi, 'Very Sad' Over Muslim Plight in Burma Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed sadness Wednesday that some of Burma's Muslim leaders whom she met recently felt as if they did not belong to the country.
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Marching for a more tolerant Indonesia Members of Indonesia's largest Muslim organisation join the protest calling for the protection of religious freedom.
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Top Islamic body urges Myanmar visit over violence against Muslims The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has asked Myanmar to permit a ministerial delegation to visit the country in a bid to discuss the recent outbreak of violence against Muslims.
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Fear stalks Yangon's Muslims after Buddhist-led killings An ultra-nationalist Buddhist creed is becoming more visible in Myanmar's commercial capital, Yangon, after monks from the apartheid-like movement helped stoke a wave of anti-Muslim violence in the central heartlands.
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Plight of Muslim Women Captive at Camp in Myanmar: Report Muslim women and young girls from Arakan state who are held captive by force at a Myanmar army camp are being used as sex slaves by soldiers. The captives’ families are not informed of their situation.
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