Tag Archives: Muslim

Thursday, 29 June 2017 PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has offered to play any constructive role in resolving the ongoing conflict between Qatar and the other Arab countries, but respects the wish of the parties involved to resolve the problem through their own regional framework, Wisma Putra said today. It said in a …

Wednesday, 10 May 2017 :  Double World Cup winner Sonny Bill Williams is the latest injury concern for the All Blacks ahead of the British and Irish Lions series with the Auckland Blues inside centre set to miss Friday’s Super Rugby clash with the Cheetahs due to concussion. The 31-year-old …

Thursday, 13 April 2017 :  Auckland Blues and New Zealand Rugby have “accommodated” a request from Williams, who said his objection was “central to my religious beliefs”. Williams, a Muslim, will continue to wear the New Zealand kit, which features sponsorship from insurers AIG. The 31-year-old said it was important …

Tuesday, 19 September 2017 :  Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi condemned all human rights violations on Tuesday and said anyone responsible for abuses in troubled Rakhine State would face the law. Suu Kyi, in her first address to the nation since attacks by Rohingya Muslim insurgents on Aug. 25 …

Thursday, 14 September 2017 :  Al Qaeda militants have called for support for Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims, who are facing a security crackdown that has sent about 400,000 of them fleeing to Bangladesh, warning that Myanmar would face “punishment” for its “crimes”. The exodus of Muslim refugees from Buddhist-majority Myanmar was …

Thursday, 17 August 2017 : Poor act by the Australian far-right senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign to ban the all-enveloping garment worn by some Muslim women, drawing a quick rebuke from the government and Muslims. Hanson sat in her seat in …

Monday, 31 July 2017 DUBAI – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister called Qatar’s demands for an internationalization of the Muslim hajj pilgrimage a declaration of war against the kingdom, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday, although it was unclear whether Qatar had actually made any such demand. “Qatar’s demands to …