Armed police in Nigeria have broken up a gathering of civilians marking the historical events of Ashura, arresting at least six people.
The death yesterday of the former spiritual guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Akef, shines an unwelcome light on the continuing repression of reformists and opposition movements by the Egyptian state.
In contemporary Portugal, Lusotropicalism – which constructs the country as particularly tolerant towards the formerly colonized and grounds this assumption on a historical discourse of miscegenation and benevolent colonialism – has permeated the public debate on the colonial legacies. Muslims have been key subjects in
Massoud Shadjareh joins The Debate to discuss the worsening situation for Rohingya in Myanmar with Waqar Rizvi.
Arzu Merali joins the Top 5 on Press TV to discuss the latest abuses committed against the Rohingya.
Arzu Merali discusses the latest atrocities.
Karel Čada and Veronika Frantová overview their first report on Islamophobia in Czech Republic / Czechia. In July 2017, Czech social media was flooded with photographs of women who had worn the burkini at a water park near Prague. Aquapalace operator’s tolerance of the burkini sparked sharp complaints.
