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After nearly 30 years studying religions, a 66-year-old Buddhist monk decided to embrace Islam
In 2015, a Buddhist monk from Taiwan decided Islam is the only truth to follow after studying all religions. After nearly 30 years studying religions, a 66-year-old Buddhist monk decided to embrace Islam. After being a monk for 28 years in Taiwan, the monk embarked on a journey to search the truth and finally recognized […] More
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No Hijab protest by Islamophobic Hindutva students in college, taunting Muslim girls
The Muslim women’s attire is in the centre of attention again, and this time for the wrong reasons. A bizarre protest was held to exert pressure on the Principal to impose ban on Muslim girls’ Hijab inside college in India, about 50 boys have started coming to college with saffron shawl. Interestingly, the Dr K Shivaram […] More
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Visitors from five Muslim countries banned from city hotels in China’s city of Guangzhou
Police in China’s Guangzhou city have reportedly warned hotels not to accept guests from five Muslim nations. According to three city hotels, the authorities informed them that visitors from Pakistan, Syria, Iraq, Turkey and Afghanistan should not be given rooms, a claim China’s foreign ministry has denied hearing of and it only gives rise to […] More
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After Palestine fiasco, Google is now showing Azad Kashmir and others part of India
The biggest Internet giant, Google is making moves which are creating a bad taste in the mouths of many who support those being oppressed. Yet another finding has revealed that Google — for its Indian version — is showing a major portion of Pakistan as a part of India. Recently, Google removed Palestine from the […] More
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A Letter From A Japanese Muslim Prisoner Who Embraced Islam Last Year
A letter was recently spotted from a Japanese prisoner who embraced Islam last year, whilst inside the prison cell. Subhan Allah, indeed guidance from Allah can reach no matter where one is. The brother stated how he managed to fast the whole month of Ramadan this year, his first time ever, again inside the prison. Here […] More
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in Asia, Islamophobia, Latest News
Muslims in Hong Kong #SupportZakirNaik against the defamation and vilification from the Indian media
Anyone who has tried any interest in comparative religions will know of Dr Zakir Naik. Recently, he has been falsely accused of advocating terrorism since the Indian media claims the Bangladeshi attackers in Dhaka were inspired by his speeches. This is shambolic and a complete lie. Muslim Council of Hong Kong asked Muslims in Hong […] More
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Read Qur’ān and Get Free Fuel at an Indonesian Gas Company
JAKARTA – As motorists line up to fill fuel at some of the petrol pumps in the Indonesian capital, they are greeted by posters advertising free petrol if they read the Qur’an during Ramadan. An inspiring way of showing the mercy this month brings with it. The state-owned Pertamina Company is hoping to encourage devout […] More
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in Asia, Social Issues
China Detains 17 Ugyhur Muslims For Encouraging People To Fast In Ramadan
It’s being reported by RFA that authorities in northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region have detained 17 people for encouraging the region’s mostly Muslim Uyghurs to fast during the holy month of Ramadan, overseas rights groups said on Monday. Five Uyghurs were taken away by plain clothes police in Qaghiliq county (in Chinese, Yecheng county) near […] More
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in Asia, Latest News, Social Issues
Ramadan Ban and Restrictions on 10 Million Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang by Atheist Chinese Communist Party
Ramadan has started on a soar note for the 10 million strong mostly Muslim Uyghur minority in northwest China. The government has been reported by AFP to mark the start of Ramadan with its customary ban on civil servants, students and children from taking part in fasting, government websites said as the blessed month started […] More
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China says won’t interfere with Muslim rituals during Ramadan in Xinjiang
BEIJING: China’s government won’t interfere with fasting and other standard religious activities in the traditionally Muslim region of Xinjiang during the Islamic month of Ramadan that begins this month, officials said on Thursday. This comes after villagers in Uyghur were forced to spy on their Muslim neighbours to see if they are fasting. And other […] More
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in Asia, Latest News
Trapped in Thailand, Uyghur Muslims go on Hunger Strike in an appeal for help against Communist China
More than 70 Uyghurs held in a Thai detention facility have gone on a hunger strike, telling RFA’s Uyghur Service in a handwritten letter that they would rather die in Thailand than go back to China. “If we were returned back to China, we will face physical and emotional torture, and be killed or sentenced […] More
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in Asia, Latest News
Chinese Muslims In Uyghur Forced To Be Spyed On By Fellow Villagers During Ramadan
Villagers in a remote part of northwestern China’s troubled Xinjiang region are being forced by local authorities to spy on their Muslim neighbors, watching constantly for behavior deemed “suspicious” or opposed to Beijing’s rule over the mostly Muslim Uyghur region, sources say. This comes after seeing how certain states have experienced a rise in Islamophobia […] More
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