Nationwide Fajr Challenge sees close to 1,300 youth take part
“Overall everything was great! I got my medal, I got chocolates, I got prize money, I got flowers for my mum, I got a certificate. I’m really looking forward to the next one!”
Myanmar elections: Rohingya and other minorities excluded
“Myanmar isn’t interested in taking us back. Even if we do go back one day, what if they don’t allow us to vote again? We have children. What will happen to them? If they don’t get their rights and citizenship, how will they survive?”
CCIF announce they no longer feel safe defending human rights in France
French human rights activists CCIF today announced plans to expand internationally due to the level of threats against them within France, which continue to go unchallenged by Macron's government.
Arab League in presidency dilemma over Israeli relations
“This is the first time that Arab countries refuse to chair the Arab League which represented the minimum of the Arab conscience as it now only represents the conscience of the countries that normalise [ties with Israel].”
Beijing releases document ‘defending’ treatment of Uyghurs, comes off worse
Zumretay Arkin of the World Uyghur Congress described the white paper as “just another attempt by the CCP [Chinese Communist party] to lie and shirk responsibility for its atrocities, just as they lied about the existence of the internment camps for over a year.”
Myanmar military personnel confess to genocide attempts
“We indiscriminately shot at everybody. We shot the Muslim men in the foreheads and kicked the bodies into the hole.”
Tauqir “Tox” Sharif’s family release video describing torture
Moazzam Begg: "It is hard to believe that an organisation engaged in a bitter fight for survival against Assad’s forces would resort to the same tactics against as their enemies. Over the past weeks I have received calls and messages from Syrians on the ground who have complained about this treatment.”
Muslim world strongly condemns UAE–Israel deal
“This is a betrayal of the UAE state that doesn't surprise. With its destructive role in Libya, Syria and Yemen, it is a natural result of the embargo imposed on Qatar, Palestine and the independent nations of the region”
Former Saudi intelligence officer files complaint against Crown Prince
"Few places hold more sensitive, humiliating and damning information about Defendant bin Salman than the mind and memory of Dr. Saad… That is why Defendant bin Salman wants him dead"
Reaction as Hagia Sophia reopens its doors to Muslim worshippers
“The chains around the Ayasofya have been broken. Turkey will no longer be the same. The time has come for it [to] rightfully command its sovereignty. The spirit of the Ottomans [has] been revived in the hearts of the Turks. Allahu Ekber! What a time to be alive in!”