Latest Islam News

France hands over last military base in Chad

Jan. 30, 2025 11:19 AM EST

N’DJAMENA, Chad (AP) — France handed over its last military base in Chad to local authorities on Thursday, two months after the former French colony in central Africa broke off its defense cooperation agreement with Paris. Chad has been a key counterterrorism force in the region...

An Iraqi man who carried out Quran burnings in Sweden is killed in a shooting

Jan. 30, 2025 08:07 AM EST

STOCKHOLM (AP) — An Iraqi man who carried out several Quran burnings in Sweden has been killed in a shooting near Stockholm, authorities said Thursday. Salwan Momika, 38, staged several burnings and desecrations of Islam's holy book in Sweden in 2023. Videos of the Quran burnings...

Over 100 Rohingya refugees fleeing persecution in Myanmar arrive in Indonesia's Aceh

Jan. 29, 2025 21:55 PM EST

PEREULAK, Indonesia (AP) — A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of Aceh continued to receive the refugees fleeing persecution and political unrest in Myanmar. Indonesia's government blames a surge...