The European Court of Human Rights upheld the French government’s ban on wearing the burka or niqab in public, saying the law passed in 2010 does not breach the human rights of Muslim women.
Muslim students and civil servants in Xinjiang region have been instructed not to take part in the traditional abstinence during the holy month of Ramadan.
In a recent incident of honour killing, a newlywed couple in Pakistan was tied up and decapitated by the bride’s family for marrying against their wishes.
The Nigerian army reportedly stopped 278 Muslim pilgrims, who were headed for the Umrah pilgrimage, from boarding a plane that was scheduled to take off from Maiduguri.
At the start of the holy month of Ramadan, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia condemned religious extremists, saying he would not allow a handful of radicals to terrify Muslims.
Georgia May Jagger, daughter of Mick Jagger, has outraged a group of fanatic Muslims after making an appearance in a saucy perfume ad for Just Cavalli.
Saudi authorities warned it would oust non-Muslim foreigners who smoke, drink or eat in public a few days before the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan was expected to begin.
