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Saudi allows 60,000 vaccinated residents on hajj, bars foreigners again

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 13 08:37 AM

Saudi Arabia announced Saturday it will allow 60,000 residents vaccinated against COVID-19 to perform this year's hajj, but Muslims from abroad will be barred for a second straight year. Read more »

'Uyghur Tribunal' hears allegations of rampant China abuses

Callum Paton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 05 12:21 AM

A London panel investigating the plight of Uyghurs in China on Friday heard witness testimony of torture and gang rapes, in a process slammed by Beijing as a mendacious smear. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 14, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 15 03:15 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

The Feast of Breaking the Fast

Azwar Ipank, AFP
Posted at May 14 10:42 AM

Muslims attend Eid al-Fitr prayers, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan at the Islamic Center in Lhokseumawe in the Special District of Aceh, Indonesia. Read more »

Muslims mark grim Eid in shadow of Israel-Palestinian crisis

Anuj Chopra with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at May 13 08:52 PM

Muslims around the world began marking a somber Eid al-Fitr on Thursday amid rising hostilities between Israel and Palestinians, in the second celebration in the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

VP Robredo: Eid’l Fitr binds spiritual ties despite pandemic

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 13 12:39 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday wished the Filipino Muslim community a "joyous" Eid'l Fitr, the end of the holy month of Ramadan. Read more »

Panel recommends that US officials not go to China's 2022 Olympics

Michael Martina and Simon Lewis, Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 04:20 AM

President Joe Biden's administration signaled earlier this year that it had no plans to bar American athletes from participating in the Beijing Games.   Read more »

‘Immunized’ Muslim pilgrims in Mecca, as Ramadan begins

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 14 06:55 AM

Mask-clad worshippers entered Mecca's Grand Mosque in batches to perform the ritual of circling the sacred Kaaba along socially distanced paths.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 13, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 14 01:59 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Prayer and abstinence

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 04:01 PM

Muslims gather for midday prayer in a community in Marikina City on the start of Ramadan on Tuesday, as the National Capital Region remains under modified enhanced community quarantine.  Read more »

Duterte urges Filipinos on Ramadan: Help the less fortunate

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 13 10:35 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday urged Filipinos to mark the start of Ramadan, Islam's holy month of fasting and sharing of blessings, by “helping those who are less fortunate and most in need.” Read more »

Ramadan to begin Tuesday, April 13, official says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 11 10:55 PM

Sheikh Abu Huraira Udasan, executive director of the Bangsamoro Grand Mufti and Regional Darul Ifta, made the announcement after a traditional moon sighting. Read more »

Malaysian court rules Christians can use 'Allah'

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 10 09:29 PM

A Christian Malaysian woman won a legal battle Wednesday for her right to use the word "Allah" that the Malaysian government has said only Muslims can use, in a landmark ruling in the country. Read more »

Bangladesh under 'no obligation' to accept stranded Rohingya refugees— minister

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 04:23 PM

"They are not Bangladesh nationals and in fact, they are Myanmar nationals." Read more »

Reports of systematic rape of Muslims in China camps shock US

David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 09:28 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States is "deeply disturbed" by reports of systematic rape and sexual abuse against women in internment camps for ethnic Uighurs and other Muslims in China's Xinjiang region and there must be serious consequences for atrocities committed there, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Rights groups urge world leaders to boycott 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 04 02:30 AM

China has faced global scrutiny over a range of issues, notably the mass internment of Uighur Muslims, and its clampdown in Hong Kong. Read more »

UN fears for Myanmar Rohingya after coup, Security Council to meet Tuesday

Michelle Nichols, Reuters
Posted at Feb 02 11:56 AM

The United Nations fears the coup in Myanmar will worsen the plight of some 600,000 Rohingya Muslims still in the country, a UN spokesman said on Monday as the Security Council planned to meet on the latest developments on Tuesday.   Read more »

China possibly committed 'genocide' against Xinjiang Muslims: US commission

David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Posted at Jan 15 09:49 AM

WASHINGTON - China has possibly committed "genocide" in its treatment of Uighurs and other minority Muslims in its western region of Xinjiang, a bipartisan commission of the U.S. Congress said in a report on Thursday. Read more »

Bangladesh moves second group of Rohingya refugees to remote island

Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 01:06 PM

Bangladesh started moving a second group of Rohingya Muslim refugees to a low-lying island in the Bay of Bengal on Tuesday, a naval official told Reuters, despite opposition from rights groups worried about the new site's vulnerability to floods. Read more »

Bangladesh begins controversial transfer of Rohingya to island

Sam Jahan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 11:22 PM

Bangladesh began transferring hundreds of Rohingya refugees on Thursday to a low-lying island in an area prone to cyclones and floods, with rights groups alleging people were being coerced into leaving. Read more »