Since August 24, 2017, the latest spate of state violence on the Rohingya Muslims, one of the world’s most persecuted peoples, is taking place after an alleged insurgent attack on the police and border outposts. Myanmar’s army has been carrying out a systematic and indiscriminate campaign against Rohingya

Legislation requiring people to "stick to traditional national clothes and culture" has been introduced in Tajikistan - a move widely interpreted as an attempt to stop women from wearing Islamic clothing. Women in the central Asian country traditionally wear a scarf tied behind the head, rather than a hijab, which wraps under the chin.

Recently there was a huge uproar when news about the existence of the Atheist Republic Kuala Lumpur Club (which had held its annual gathering in the capital) went viral in the social media. The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department, Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, when asked about the matter,

In response to US President Trump’s lashing out at Pakistan for harbouring terrorists civil and military leadership of Pakistan had a National Security meeting and said the USA must stop scapegoating Pakistan, as that would not be helpful in achieving peace in Afghanistan.