Iran wanted to help Iraq organize a major religious pilgrimage, but when it offered to send tens of thousands of police officers, Iraq said no thanks.
Tag: Muslims and Islam
Desperate Pleas to Free Women and Children From ISIS Camps in Syria
The violence that has followed an American pullback has intensified questions about what duty nations have to citizens detained abroad, even those affiliated with a terrorist group.
Another Hijab Furor Hits France, Over a Mother on a School Trip
“Not here, not today,” a French politician told a woman wearing a head scarf. A photograph of her crying son went viral.
At a School for Suicide Bombers’ Children, Dancing, Drawing and Deradicalization
Amid fears of an ISIS renewal, Indonesia is trying to keep extremism from being passed to the next generation.
Morocco’s King Pardons Journalist Sentenced on Abortion Charge
The journalist, Hajar Raissouni, was arrested with her fiancé as they were leaving a gynecologist’s office in the capital last August.
He Acquitted 5 Men of Murder, Then Shot Himself
A judge’s dramatic act drew attention to his accusations that he was being pressured to unfairly convict five Muslims in Thailand’s insurgency-plagued south.
Indonesia Security Chief Stabbed in Attack Linked to ISIS
A married couple used knives and scissors to assault the minister, a former general, leaving him with two stomach wounds.
Hard Times Have Pakistani Hindus Looking to India, Where Some Find Only Disappointment
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi recasts India as a Hindu nation, Pakistani Hindus are migrating there in greater numbers. But many find hardship once they arrive.
China Wants the World to Stay Silent on Muslim Camps. It’s Succeeding.
Beijing is using economic and diplomatic pressure to quash any outcry, while governments are reluctant to risk financial ties and trade deals.
A Crackdown on Islam Is Spreading Across China
A secret Communist Party directive has led to restrictions on Islamic practices far from Xinjiang, the western region where Uighurs have been brutally repressed.