Tag: Muslims

• Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 19:18 UTC

  Srebrenica genocide: The Hague apologizes Dutch troops' failure at massacre of 8,000 Muslim prisoners

  

  The Netherlands offered its “deepest apologies” for the role played by Dutch peacekeepers in the Srebrenica genocide during the Balkans war when some 8,000 Bosnian Muslims were brutally murdered by attacking Bosnian Serb forces 27 years ago

• Friday, May 14th 2021 - 08:36 UTC

  US advises against travel to Israel as violence escalates in conflict

  

  The Government of the United States has advised against travel to Israel after evacuating some 120 Pentagon staff members from the war-torn region, it was announced Thursday.

• Friday, November 15th 2019 - 08:51 UTC

  ICC will investigate alleged Rohingya genocide, following on case filed in Argentina

  

  The International Criminal Court on Thursday approved a full investigation into Myanmar's alleged crimes against the Rohingya, as the southeast Asian nation faced mounting legal pressure worldwide over their fate.

• Wednesday, August 7th 2019 - 08:50 UTC

  Millions of Muslims flock to Mecca for the annual hajj pilgrimage

  

  More than 2.5 million Muslims will on Friday begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in the Islamic holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, against a backdrop of tensions in the Gulf. Crowds of worshippers have already begun to gather in Mecca in the days ahead of the hajj, the focal point of the Islamic calendar.

• Friday, October 14th 2016 - 15:29 UTC

  Unesco draft on Jerusalem holy sites triggers strong criticism from Israel

  

  Unesco, the United Nations’ cultural agency on Thursday passed a draft resolution that played down Jewish ties to religious sites in Jerusalem, in a decision Israel called “absurd.” The resolution from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or Unesco, heavily criticized Israel’s actions toward holy sites in Jerusalem’s Old City.

• Wednesday, August 24th 2016 - 20:40 UTC

  Full bodied burkinis a huge sales success in Australia

  

  Australian woman credited with creating the burkini says bans on the full-bodied Islamic swimsuit in France have boosted sales. The clothing - which combines “burqa” with “bikini” - leaves only the face, hands and feet on show.

• Monday, August 12th 2013 - 18:21 UTC

  Pope calls for respect for human life from conception; sends Ramadan message to Muslims

  

  Respect for human life from conception until natural death is something children must be taught, not mainly with words, but by the example of their parents, Pope Francis said. “Parents are called to pass on to their children the awareness that life must always be defended,” Pope Francis wrote in a message to people joining in the Brazilian Catholic Church's celebration of Family Week, which began August 11.