A leading US Muslim advocacy group has welcomed the new policy for Minneapolis’ St. Paul police which allows Muslim policewomen to don Islamic headscarf or hijab.
The World Food Programme (WFP) has announced it will be forced to reduce its work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) because of severe funding constraints.
More than 10,000 Syrians have fled into Lebanon since a fresh offensive on the city of Yabroud and its outskirts began on 12 February, according to the UN Refugee Agency.
Pakistani Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam underlined friendly relations between Tehran and Islamabad, and said terrorist acts cannot harm the two countries’ cordial ties.
A court in France has convicted a young Muslim woman over engaging in a dispute with police officers who arrested her for wearing a full-face Islamic veil or niqab.
“Voices against Violence” is a co-educational curriculum developed by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) and UN Women, with inputs from young people.