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Al-Aqsa mosque closed to non-Muslims and tourists after gunmen who shot at an army post killed by security forcesIsrael has halted visits by non-Muslims and tourists to a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site, as its military said soldiers had shot dead two P…
Women who break Islamic dress code will be identified, warned on first instance and then taken to courtPolice in Iran plan to use smart technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country’s strict Islamic dress code,…
Further violence feared after Arab-Israeli man drives his vehicle into busy city promenade following a West Bank shootingOn 8 April 2022, a Palestinian gunman entered a crowded bar in Tel Aviv, Israel’s commercial capital, and opened fire, killing thre…
Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says removing the hijab in society in front of unrelated men is religiously and politically banned.
Rights group says execution is first during the fasting month since 2009Saudi Arabia has executed a man during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which a rights group said on Monday had not occurred in years.The execution took place on 28 March – five d…
Israeli settler movement is making life harder for Jerusalem’s Palestinians and erasing Christian character of holy cityEven in a city as storied as Jerusalem, some places are holier than others. The Mount of Olives – studded with churches marking even…
Some believe that a 2015 law restricting entry to those who have traveled to Iraq or Iran – where Shias make pilgrimages – is to blameIt took the US consulate seven minutes to reject Nabil Ahmed Shabbir’s visa application.Shabbir, a British Shia schola…
Sadai Banowan violated ‘laws and regulations of the Islamic Emirate’, says local Taliban officialA female-run radio station in Afghanistan’s north-east has been shut down for playing music during the holy month of Ramadan, a Taliban official said.Sadai…
Matiullah Wesa, head of Pen Path, beaten and arrested outside a mosque after prayersThe founder of a project that campaigned for girls’ education in Afghanistan has been detained by Taliban authorities in Kabul, his brother and the UN have said.The Tal…
Queensland Human Rights Commission disagrees with assertion complaint is ‘lacking in substance’ and refers matter to tribunal over jurisdictionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTwitter has lost a bid to have a com…