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A Chinese official on Monday denied that Beijing has imposed coercive birth control measures among Muslim minority women. The remarks followed an outcry over a tweet by the Chinese Embassy in Washington claiming that government policies had freed women of the Uighur ethnic group from being ‘baby-making machines’. Xu Guixiang, a deputy spokesperson for the … Read more
Apple iPhone supplier is accused of using Uighur Muslims as forced labour in Chinese factories US-based group claims Lens Technology received thousands of Uighur labourers Watchdogs have linked so-called ‘labour transfers’ to human rights abuses Apple denied the allegations, saying Lens was not using transferred Uighurs By Tim Stickings For Mailonline Published: 16:09 GMT, 29 … Read more
The 20-year-old Muslim son of a police officer was beaten up by a gang of five other Muslims for enjoying a Christmas dinner with his family in France. The unnamed victim was also attacked because his police officer mother is Muslim while is step father – also a police officer – is not, France’s interior minister … Read more
‘The evidence is overwhelming’: Chief Rabbi tears into China over persecution of Uighur Muslims Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis said he saw parallels between the treatment of the Uighurs and the oppression of Jews through the centuries He said the evidence painted ‘a devastating picture’ of Uighur persecution More than one million of the Chinese Muslims … Read more
Police clashed with Muslim protesters demanding ‘respect for the Prophet’ in London today outside the French Embassy over Emmanuel Macron’s stance on Charlie Hebdo cartoons. Demonstrators gathered in the capital holding signs that bore the words ‘We will not tolerate disrespect of our beloved prophet’, ‘The Earth’s biggest terrorist is Macron’ and ‘Insult is not freedom of speech’ as the … Read more
Christian street preacher, 65, who was once awarded £2,500 for ‘wrongful arrest’ when his Bible was confiscated loses appeal against conviction for ranting ‘all Muslims are going to hell’ Oluwole Ilesanmi was given a Met Police handout for ‘wrongful arrest’ in 2019 He was re-arrested for shouting ‘All Muslims will go to hell’ later that year … Read more
Iranian engineer who worked for Sir James Dyson wins religious discrimination and unfair dismissal claim against the company after Sikh manager told her ‘I don’t like Muslims’ Employment tribunal heard senior manager Kamaljit Chana also told Zeinab Alipourbabaie ‘Muslims are violent’ and ‘Pakistani men are grooming our girls’ Ms Alipourbabaie, 39, resigned in 2018 after … Read more
Devout Shiite pilgrims were left covered in blood as they struck themselves with swords and chains during the mourning procession to mark the day of Ashura in the holy city of Najaf. Ashura, on the 10th day of the mourning month of Muharram, commemorates the killing of the Prophet Mohammed’s grandson Hussein at the Battle … Read more
Bloody scenes as Muslims flagellate themselves with chains and blades during procession in Peshawar GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING Photos taken on the streets of Peshawar, Pakistan show a group of Shiite Muslims completing self-flagellation For Shiite Muslims involved in the ritual, it is believed that self-flagellation washes away all of their sins The procession marked Ashura … Read more
Muslims around the world continue to celebrate Eid al-Adha as they slaughter livestock amid scaled back festivities because of the coronavirus pandemic. Today marks the second of the four-day Feast of the Sacrifice, which coincides with the last days of the Hajj in Saudi Arabia. Eid al-Adha commemorates Muslims’ belief that prophet Abraham was willing to … Read more