08
                                            October
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Jehovah Witnesses and Muslims are increasingly targeted in Russia
                                        
                                                                                                           In present day Russia, acquittal is not a protection against further government hassles and persecution. In fact, lower courts are not disregarding direction from higher courts and reinstating convictions. 
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            03
                                            July
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Millions of Muslims head for Hajj pilgrimage as covid restrictions lift
                                        
                                                                                                           The Hajj Pilgrammage returns to full capacity after three years of COVIOD restrictions. Here is a photo presentation of what that means for so many Muslims.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            29
                                            March
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Despite freedoms Christians in Indonesia have an uphill battle
                                        
                                                                                                           The Indonesian government’s policy of encouraging unity and social justice for all of it's peoples, allows for a large degree of religious freedom. However, that is not always realize on the ground.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            27
                                            June
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Asia, Muslims take to the streets against a BJP minister: she offended Muhammad
                                        
                                                                                                           Global demonstrations erupt as the Muslim community reacts to Indian Cabinet Minster’s comments on Muhammad’s marriages.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            13
                                            June
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           India activist Afreen Fatima says her house bulldozed ‘illegally’
                                        
                                                                                                           Muslim activist in India – loses her home while she is gone. House is bulldozed and personal items thrown on the ground in a lost nearby.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            31
                                            March
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           UZBEKISTAN: Raids, searches, detentions, fines, criminal investigations
                                        
                                                                                                           Muslims targeted with raids, house searches, detentions, arrests, administrative punishments and criminal investigations by Uzbekistan government in ongoing campaign
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            01
                                            March
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Statement on the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
                                        
                                                                                                           The International Religious Freedom of Belief Alliance is gravley concern with hostility toward the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in a range of countries.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            01
                                            February
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Muslim Leader Calls for ‘Honest Reckoning’ With Islamist Antisemitism After Synagogue Attack
                                        
                                                                                                           American Muslim & Multifaith Women’s Empowerment Council (AMMWEC) President Anila Ali calls out CAIR leaders for taking positions that inflame antiSemitism
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            25
                                            August
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Texas Judge's Sends Muslim Woman's Divorce to Sharia Tribunal
                                        
                                                                                                           Islamic Law Analyst Says Texas Judge's Ruling Sending Muslim Woman's Divorce to Sharia Tribunal Sets Shocking Precedent
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            04
                                            January
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Indonesia Bans Hardline Muslim Group FPI
                                        
                                                                                                           The security minister of Indonesia has announced that the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) was being disbanded for violating the law and disrupting peace and security.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
			 
			Professor Naeem Ud Din Khattak was shot dead on his way home from college in a religiously motivated attack. (Photo supplied)
           
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            06
                                            October
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Ahmadi professor shot dead in Pakistan for his faith
                                        
                                                                                                           Persecution of Ahmadis in Pakistian continues, with more deaths.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            20
                                            September
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Nigeria's Government ignoring growing violence
                                        
                                                                                                           The increasing conflict in Nigeria is directly related to the present National government’s lack of interest in extending equal protection to all of its citizens. 
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
			 
			Representative Image (social media)
           
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            12
                                            September
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           If Dalits can be Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists, why can’t they be Christians and Muslims?
                                        
                                                                                                           Christian and Muslim Dalits have been denied benefits available to SC groups among Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists. A petition challenging the discrimination has been pending in Supreme Court for years
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            15
                                            August
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Why SC status for Dalit Christians, Muslims should not be linked to religion
                                        
                                                                                                           They are denied the Scheduled Caste status because of what is written in the Constitution, and the problem should be addressed with consideration for human rights and based on reality
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
			 
			A petition challenging the Presidential (Scheduled Castes) Order, issued on August 10, 1950, is now pending in the Supreme Court. (Representative image of the Supreme Court in New Delhi)   
           
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            10
                                            August
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           70-year wait for Dalit Christians, Muslims on SC verdict over caste status
                                        
                                                                                                           Five days before India celebrates her 73rd anniversary of Independence, Dalit Christians and Muslims will mark a grimmer anniversary of the date when the Presidential (Scheduled Castes) Order was issued on August 10, 1950.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
			 
			President Erdogan declared the building a mosque and said the first prayers would be held there within two weeks [Murad Sezer/Reuters]
           
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            14
                                            July
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Turkey to cover Hagia Sophia's Christian icons during prayers
                                        
                                                                                                           Governing party's statement comes days after Ankara turned the iconic monument from a museum into a mosque.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            13
                                            July
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Bangladesh restricts public Eid prayers amid pandemic
                                        
                                                                                                           Bangladesh has barred congregational prayers on the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha on traditionally-designated open grounds to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, according to senior officials.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
			 
			Cancelling the Hajj would be unprecedented in modern times, but curbing attendance from high-risk areas has happened before [Saudi Press Agency via Reuters]
           
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            20
                                            June
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Indonesia to skip Hajj pilgrimage over coronavirus fears
                                        
                                                                                                           Largest contingent of worshippers will not be doing the annual trip to Saudi Arabia.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            15
                                            June
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Nigeria: Unfolding Genocide?
                                        
                                                                                                           The All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief has launched a new report into Nigeria.  Members have been alarmed by the dramatic and escalating violence in Nigeria characterised as the farmer-herder conflict.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            23
                                            May
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Ugandan Muslim Father Burns Christian Daughter
                                        
                                                                  A young woman converts to Christianity during a business trip with her father, who upon hearing what happened attempted to burn her.  The woman escapes, shielded by the man's sister.
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            18
                                            May
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           620 Nigerian Christians Killed So Far This Year by Muslim Militants Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen
                                        
                                                                                                           620 Nigerian Christians Killed So Far This Year by Muslim Militants Boko Haram, Fulani Herdsmen
                                         
                                     
                             
                                
                                
                                                     
  
			 
			A wave of Islamophobic posts was unleashed on social media by right-wing Hindus, some of them employed in Gulf countries [File: P Ravikumar/Reuters]
           
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            30
                                            April
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                        
                           Why Arabs are speaking out against Islamophobia in India
                                        
                                                                                                           Anger in Gulf region as right-wing Hindus target Muslims, accusing them of a 'conspiracy' to spread coronavirus.