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Muslim Minority in the Republic of Zimbabwe
The capital city of the Republic of Zimbabwe is Harare and it is located in Southern Africa. Zimbabwe is bordered by Zambia to the north, Mozambique to the east, Botswana to the west, and South Africa to the south. According to statistics, the population of Zimbabwe was 13 million in 2006. There are many ethnic groups in Zimbabwe: Shona: 82%, Ndebele:.. More -
'Strong evidence' of genocide in Myanmar
Al Jazeera's Investigative Unit has uncovered what amounts to "strong evidence" of a genocide coordinated by the Myanmar government against the Rohingya people, according to an assessment by Yale University Law School. The Lowenstein Clinic spent eight months assessing evidence from Myanmar, including documents and testimony provided by Al.. More -
Israel 'using excessive force' on Palestinian children
Israeli forces have been using "disproportionate violence" against Palestinian children as they killed at least ten this month during the ongoing unrest that engulfs Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory. "Amid escalating violence and an increasingly militarized environment where Israeli forces and settlers operate with complete.. More -
42 Palestinians killed by Israeli army since Oct. 1
Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem on Saturday, Israeli police and eyewitnesses said. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said a Palestinian was shot and killed after he allegedly attempted to stab an Israeli police officer in Jerusalem. According to Israeli police, Motaaz Ewaisat, 16,.. More -
Report: Syrian Kurdish forces razed Arab villages
Amnesty International has accused Kurdish armed units in northern Syria of razing Arab and Turkmen villages, actions it says amounted to war crimes. A report published by the rights group on Tuesday included witness accounts of fighters displacing thousands of civilians of Arab and Turkmen background, and the destruction of homes. The alleged abuses.. More -
Record half-a-million refugees reach Europe this year
A record number of refugees have crossed the Mediterranean into Europe this year, breaching the half-a-million mark for the past nine months, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). As of Tuesday, the group said 522,124 people had travelled by sea to reach the continent. About 388,000 have entered via Greece, and more than.. More -
Hungarian Muslims open doors for refugees
Reflecting less than 1 percent of the population of Hungary being Muslim, the hostility towards minorities has flared in the wake of recent refugee arrivals, streaming in escaping war from the Middle East and Africa, according to a report in the The Washington Post. And with the Hungarian Prime Minister, Viktor Orban, opening declaring that he refused.. More -
Trump's anti-Muslim rhetoric whips up hate
At a campaign rally in New Hampshire Wednesday night, Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump declined to correct a supporter who declared that “Muslims” are “a problem in this country” and urged the candidate to “get rid of ‘em.” Voicing the beliefs of nearly half of U.S. Republicans, the speaker.. More -
UN 'shocked' over Hungary action against refugees
The UN chief has said he was "shocked" after Hungarian riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at crowds of refugees desperate to cross the border from Serbia. When asked about the border clashes on Wednesday, Ban Ki-moon said the treatment of the refugees by the Hungarian police was "not acceptable". Tensions boiled over at.. More -
India 'covering up abuses' in Kashmir
The Indian government has concealed over three hundred human rights abuse cases, including extrajudicial killings, torture and enforced disappearances in the India-occupied Kashmir, a new report alleged. Jammu Kashmir Coalition of Civil Society coordinator Khurram Parvez says that the Indian government had allowed systemic violence to take root in.. More -
Islamophobia related crime in London up by 70%
According to police department statistics, hate crimes against Muslims in London has risen by 70% in the past year according to an article in The Huffington Post. Crimes that specifically targeted Muslims were tagged at 816, compared to the 478 in the 12 months to July 2015. Incidents ranged from cyber-bullying and assaults to extreme violence. Merton,.. More -
1,000 Gaza children disabled by Israel's 2014 attack
More than 1,000 Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip sustained permanent disabilities during last year’s 51-day Israeli military onslaught, according to Defense for Children International (DCI), an NGO devoted to children’s rights. In a report entitled “Operation Protective Edge: A war waged on Gaza's Children”, released on.. More -
Survivors remember Ghouta chemical massacre
On the second anniversary of the notorious Ghouta chemical massacre in Syria, survivors recount what happened on that fateful day. Syrian opposition-held areas in Ghouta, eastern Damascus, were attacked with chemical weapons and nerve agents on Aug. 21, 2013. More than 1,400 civilians were killed, most of whom women and children, according to local.. More -
Babies die in Gaza due to the resource siege
Sixteen-month-old Ezzedin Jad al-Kafarneh died as a result of an electrical fire at an UN school in the north of the Gaza Strip. "On February 16, UNRWA staff discovered smoke coming from a closed room at a Collective Centre in Beit Hanoun. Preliminary reports indicate that one infant died and two others were injured, reportedly as a result of.. More -
UK Muslims uneasy with Cameron's anti-extremism plan
The five-year counter-extremism plan unveiled by Britain has drawn strong reactions from Muslim groups and non-governmental organizations in the country. As part of the plan to be submitted to the parliament in the fall, the British government aims to prevent its citizens from leaving the country to join radical groups and confront home-grown extremism,.. More
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