FILE – Muslim pilgrims pray around the Kaaba, the cubic building at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 2023. For the first time in over a decade, 270 Syrians traveled on a direct flight early Tuesday from Damascus to Saudi Arabia for the annual Islamic Hajj […]
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Old video falsely shared as ‘poll-rigging by supporters of Indian Muslim candidate’
Election authorities in India’s southern state of Telangana confirmed a video shared online was filmed years before national elections in 2024, contrary to Facebook posts that falsely claimed it showed supporters of a Muslim candidate tampering with votes in this year’s polls. The footage has circulated online since at least February 2022 in news reports […]
Edited video used to target Indian opposition politician with false ‘Muslim conversion’ claim
A manipulated video of an Indian opposition politician was repeatedly shared online as the Hindu-majority nation held marathon general elections, in posts that falsely claimed it showed him announcing his conversion to Islam. The video fused separate clips to misrepresent remarks made by Kanhaiya Kumar about India’s Muslim minority population. His representative told AFP on […]
Old video of abaya-clad man falsely shared as ‘Muslim voter fraud’ in India election
Pakistan police confirmed a man in an online video with a female Muslim face covering was arrested in 2023 after he wore the garment to a college, contrary to Facebook posts that falsely claimed he masqueraded as a woman to commit voter fraud in India’s ongoing national elections. A police officer in Lahore was suspended […]
Jewish and Muslim college students will be glad to leave this academic year behind
Jewish and Muslim students at U.S. colleges are exhausted as their academic year comes to a close. Antisemitism and Islamophobia have both spiked on campuses in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and the recent anti-war encampments have greatly disrupted student life. “This year has definitely impacted me academically a lot,” […]
Turkey reopens ancient church with prized mosaics to Muslim worship
By Ali Kucukgocmen ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has opened the ancient Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, to Muslim worshippers after it was used as a museum for more than 70 years, making it the second such major conversion under President Tayyip Erdogan. Erdogan, a champion of pious Muslims in Turkey and […]
Labour must rebuild trust with Muslim voters, says senior MP
Labour’s deputy campaign coordinator says her party needs to rebuild trust with Muslim voters, amid an apparent backlash over its stance on Gaza. The party’s position on the Israel-Hamas war appears to have dented its support in Muslim areas in England’s local elections. Labour’s Ellie Reeves admitted it had “a lot of work to do” […]
Being Muslim in Modi’s India
Six years ago, a Muslim boy returned red-faced from a well-known school in the northern Indian city of Agra. “My classmates called me a Pakistani terrorist,” the nine-year-old told his mother. Reema Ahmad, an author and counsellor, remembers the day vividly. “Here was a feisty, little boy with his fists clenched so tightly that there […]
Muslim groups claim ‘double standards’ in police handling of Sydney stabbings
Muslim groups in Australia on Friday criticised the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it had created a perception of a double standards and further alienated the country’s minority Muslim community. The Australian National Imams Council said an attack at a Bondi Junction shopping centre was “quickly […]
Muslim groups claim double standards in police handling of two high-profile stabbings in Sydney
NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Muslim groups in Australia on Friday criticized the disparity in the police response to two stabbing attacks in Sydney this month, saying it had created a perception of a double standard and further alienated the country’s minority Muslim community. The Australian National Imams Council said an attack at a Bondi Junction […]