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Kamarudeen Ogundele, Ado Ekiti There was violence in Ikun Ekiti, a town under Moba Local Government on Tuesday as masqueraders attacked Muslims while breaking their fast in the Central Mosque. The attack took place at sunset around 7pm when the Muslims...

 While Muslims worldwide celebrate Ramadan with special meals and tasty treats, millions of Yemenis are suffering from an acute lack of food as the country's two-year war rages on. According to aid agencies, 17 million people do not have enough...

The bill restricts NGO activity to developmental and social work and introduces jail terms for non-compliance. Egyptian lawmakers have said the new law is necessary to protect national security Egypt's President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has signed into law a contentious...

How the war changed Ramadan in Baghdad Mohamed al-Azawi and his wife describe how Ramadan traditions have been affected by the ongoing conflict in Iraq. After the US invasion, many families could no longer afford to invite guests to iftar, because...

Elections of 2014 Frustration against the GNC was exacerbated by its refusal to step down after the mandate for their rule expired. Thousands of Libyans protested in Tripoli and Benghazi, demanding the interim government step down as promised. GNC members had...

Hate speeches and attacks on Muslim communities continue to spread in the United States of America after the Presidential election. Recent report says first Somali-American,lawmaker IIhan Omar in the US has said she was subjected to “hateful” anti-Muslim threats from a taxi...

Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Japan - countries collectively known as the Group of Seven (G7) - are meeting on Friday for a two-day summit in the resort town of Taormina, Italy. The bloc meets annually to discuss a...

  A Palestinian activist reflects on her father's 33-day hunger strike in Israeli jails, 37 years ago. Ismail Abusalama and his comrades managed to survive their ordeal because they were convinced their 'cause is just' by Shahd Abusalama Approximately 1,500 Palestinian political prisoners have...

UN rights chief expresses concern as health of hunger-striking prisoners in Israeli jails 'detoriates significantly'. A man in Gaza plays the role of a prisoner during a protest in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails The...

'Wider group of individuals' may be linked to Manchester attack that killed 22 people, Prime Minister Theresa May says. Britain's threat level has been raised from "severe" to "critical", Prime Minister Theresa May has announced, saying another attack "may be...