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Sweet smell of Ramadan tempts as South Asia’s Muslims fast

Huge crowds returned to the neighborhood on Sunday for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic put a pin in large public gatherings

Sri Lanka ends widely condemned Muslim burial policy

The country's top health official said the bodies of virus victims could now be handed over to relatives for burial at any cemetery

School hijab row highlights India’s religious divide

What began as one school issuing an edict to protect secularism has now escalated into religiously driven protests and counter-protests

Pakistan mob set fire to police station over Koran desecration

Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where even unproven allegations can stir mobs and violence

Amnesty International calls for end to discrimination against Muslims in Sri...

The report said discrimination against Muslims has evolved from “a rising series of mob attacks ... into government policies" against Muslims

Myanmar military releases anti-Muslim monk

Ashin Wirathu, dubbed as the "Buddhist Bin Laden," was released after all charges against him were dropped

Photos: Muslim Filipinos mark ‘Feast of Sacrifice’ amid pandemic

Despite threats of infections from COVID-19, Filipino Muslims offered prayers as they mark the Islamic "Festival of the Sacrifice"

For second year, Saudi Arabia bars foreign travelers from Haj due...

Only people aged between 18 and 65 who have been vaccinated or immunized against the virus can take part in the pilgrimage

The candidate and her hijab: Identity matters in French elections

Laïcité and identity will be central to the campaign battle ahead of the 2022 presidential vote

Survivors of Marawi siege condemn attacks in Palestine

The government of Marawi and Lanao del Sur province joined Muslim countries in condemning Israeli attacks on Palestine

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