In an interview to the BBC on the 6th of April, head of Myanmar’s government, Aung San Suu Kyi, once hailed by western governments as an icon for the fight for democracy and human rights, denied that there was ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya Muslims in the country despite widespread evidence to the contrary.

School girls in Afghanistan have complained about the color of their school uniforms. They are asking the government and schools to change the typical, black dress and white scarf to a color that does not absorb the heat and is less depressing.

News: The recently established ‘alliance of necessity’ between the two major opposition parties — the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and the Pakistan People’s Party — fell apart on Wednesday when their leaders traded allegations of corruption against each other and ruled out the possibility of any alliance between them in future. Minutes after PTI chairman Imran Khan alleged that the PPP and the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had entered into a ‘deal’…

News: The Court of Justice of the European Union has sparked outrage among Muslim communities after it ruled on two separate appeals made by Belgium and France over the headscarf ban, saying that companies could bar staff from "visible wearing of any political, philosophical or religious signs". The EU Court further said the decision to ban such symbols at workplaces was not discriminatory. Turkish President Erdogan called this ruling as…