Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife were acquitted by a court in Nigeria’s central state of Kaduna of all the charges levelled against them.
Read More »Muslim reporter in India has spent nearly 150 days in jail
As police probe Siddique Kappan’s alleged link with controversial Muslim group, family and colleagues say arrest part of a larger media crackdown. This week, a Muslim journalist in India will complete 150 days in jail after he was arrested on his way to report on the death of a Dalit …
Read More »Sheikh Nimr’s nephew likely to be released in a few months
IQNA: Saudi Arabia commuted the death sentence for Ali Al-Nimr to a ten year jail term. Al-Nimr was sentenced to death over his alleged role in anti-regime protests in the country’s Eastern Province in February 2012 when he was 17 years old. He is the nephew of Sheikh Nimr Al-Nimr, …
Read More »Bahraini Shia cleric Sentenced to One Year in Jail over Religious Lecture
Bahrain Mirror: A Bahraini court sentenced on Thursday (February 27, 2020) Shia cleric Sheikh Abdulmohsen Mulla Atiya Al-Jamri to one year in jail over a religious sermon he delivered few weeks ago. The authorities accused Al-Jamri of insulting Muawiyah Bin Abi Sufyan because he said “history books are full of …
Read More »Woman Forced to Remove Hijab in Minnesota Gets $120,000 in Settlement
A Minnesota Muslim woman has received $120,000 to settle her lawsuit alleging she was forced to strip in jail and remove her hijab for a booking photo over a traffic offense, the woman and her attorneys said Tuesday. Aida Shyef Al-Kadi appeared with her attorneys at the Minneapolis headquarters of …
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