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UN: Daily reports of Rohingya rapes, killings
Dec 16, 2016 10:45The UN human rights office says it is getting daily reports of rapes and killings of the Rohingya minority in Myanmar, although the government is insultingly dismissing the claims and making the situation worse.
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Rouhani urges Muslims to unite against 'great plot'
Dec 15, 2016 08:18President Hassan Rouhani has called on all Muslims to unite against the "great conspiracy" of the enemies to destroy Islamic communities through sectarian wars.
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Iran, Indonesia can boost Muslim world security: Rouhani
Dec 14, 2016 08:14Iran's President Hassan Rouhani says cooperation between Iran and Indonesia can contribute to the security of the region and the Muslim world in general.
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US: Muslim man targeted in hate attack near mosque in California
Dec 12, 2016 07:01A Muslim man has been brutally stabbed in an apparent hate attack near a mosque in the US state of California, police say.
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Religious diversity promotes national unity: President Rouhani
Dec 11, 2016 08:45Meeting with Sunni scholars from across the country, President Hassan Rouhani has praised religious diversity in the country as a good opportunity to strengthen national unity.
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Myanmar urged to allow aid deliveries to Rakhine
Dec 09, 2016 16:47Several Western countries have called on Myanmar's government to allow humanitarian aid deliveries to Rohingya Muslims in the western state of Rakhine.
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Indonesians take to streets to call for peace before Muslims rally
Nov 30, 2016 11:02People have taken to the streets in Indonesia to call for peace and unity ahead of an upcoming major rally by Muslims against the governor of the capital, Jakarta.
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US authorities searching for author of anti-Muslim letters
Nov 29, 2016 14:01US authorities say they are aggressively pursuing those behind a series of threatening letters sent to mosques in the state of California, but said the letters do not rise to the level of a hate crime.
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Asia revolts in protest at 'genocide' against Rohingya
Nov 25, 2016 11:52Angry protesters have taken to the streets from Jakarta to Dhaka to denounce Myanmar's indiscriminate killing and rape in a military crackdown on the country's Muslim minority.
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Iraqi journos with Asharq al-Awsat face arrest over false Karbala report
Nov 23, 2016 18:54An Iraqi court has issued arrest warrants for two correspondents with the Saudi-owned daily, Asharq al-Awsat, for publishing a fallacious report about unintended pregnancies in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala during Arba’een mourning rituals.