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NYPD now allow Sikh Officers to wear Turbans on Duty
Sikh Officers in the New York Police Department will now be allowed to wear full turbans in accordance with the uniform. Before the policy change, officers were limited to wearing a smaller wrap known as a...2017-01-04 3230 0 -
Rohingya Crisis – UK Must Support UN Inquiry
The government of Burma has today published an interim report of the Commission established by the President to investigate violence in Rakhine State since October 2016. The findings confirm concerns that the investigation is a farce....2017-01-04 3321 0 -
Malaysian Student Scoops Two Awards at the 2015 Victorian International Education Awards
Fang Xuan Koay receives $20,000 towards her studies and will serve as a Study Melbourne ambassador Among them was Malaysian student Fang Xuan Koay, who was recognised as the International Student of the Year (Higher Education)...2015-12-22 2535 0 -
Donald Trump calls for total ban on Muslims entering the U.S.
Donald Trump defended his new policy that would ban Muslims from entering the United States at a rally Monday night in South Carolina, calling the policy “common sense.” “We have to look at mosques, we have...2015-12-22 2318 0 -
Malaysia launches first Sharia airline
Rayani Air is to comply with Islamic law, with an alcohol ban and halal food on services from Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi and other Malaysian destinations Malaysia’s first Sharia-compliant airline launched flights on Sunday, following the tenets...2015-12-21 2910 0 -
Pakistan says it’s part of Saudi-led anti-terror coalition
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has confirmed it’s part of a Saudi-led “Islamic military alliance” against terrorism in the Muslim world but remained vague about when exactly it joined the new alliance. Foreign Office spokesman Qazi Khalilullah...2015-12-18 2358 0 -
India seeks ‘climate justice’ for poor nations at Paris talks
India urged rich nations to deliver “climate justice” for developing countries at a major environmental conference in Paris last month, the environment minister has said in an interview with AFP. Prakash Javadekar called on industrialised countries...2015-12-08 3444 0 -
Bangladesh bans Facebook
Bangladesh authorities insisted an almost week-long ban on Facebook and mobile messaging services would remain until security in the tense country improved. The government ordered Facebook, WhatsApp and Viber blocked over fears of unrest after the...2015-12-08 2531 0 -
Syria – how to respond?
With the recent Parliamentary approval that lead to British Tornado aircraft dropping bombs on ‘ISIS’ targets in Syria, many people have been struggling to come to terms with just how the UK has found itself in...2015-12-04 2330 0 -
The doctors of Lady Reading Hospital on Tuesday strictly demanded notice of the torture of paramedics as protests intensified in Peshawar.
Peshawar: The doctors of Lady Reading Hospital on Tuesday strictly demanded notice of the torture of paramedics as protests intensified in Peshawar. The doctors said that the hospital authorities had beaten them up and threatened them...2015-11-20 2417 0




