Only 10 plots in all of Japan. Where will Muslims bury their dead?
Muslims in Japan are having a tough time. The growing community in the Asian nation is struggling to find burial plots and ...
Growing Muslim population in need of burial plots in Japan
With an increasing number of Muslims living in Japan, there has been a growing demand for burial plots to conform with their ...
In Japan, a Muslim community’s ‘straightforward request’ to bury its dead stirs hostility
Misleading reports and social media attacks have sought to block plans for a Muslim cemetery in the town of Hiji in southern ...
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In Japan, a Muslim community’s ‘straightforward request’ to bury its dead stirs hostility
A wave of social media hostility is thwarting a simple request from a Muslim community in Japan: the right to bury their dead according to their faith. In September 2020, the Beppu Muslim ...
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Japan’s Halal Navi app taps into need among Muslim travelers
Despite Japan’s popularity as a travel destination, the lack of halal food remains a major hurdle for many Muslim visitors. But the Japanese-developed app Halal Navi is helping travelers ...
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Anti-Muslim hate speech surged in India's election year, led by Modi
At rallies Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Muslims as 'infiltrators' and claimed the main opposition party ...
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Japan supports digital birth registration in Bangsamoro
Japanese Ambassador Kazuya Endo attended the handover ceremony for the project for promoting digital birth registration of ...
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Malaysia’s proposed ‘guidelines’ for Muslims attending non-Muslim events draw brickbats, but some defend move
Among others, the proposed guidelines outlined that event organisers would have to seek permission from relevant authorities ...
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Singaporean teen who identified as 'East Asian supremacist' detained under ISA
The student aspired to replicate the 2019 Christchurch mosque attack in Singapore with other like-minded far-right ...
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Japan home to a growing Muslim presence as it embraces change
“We Japanese were previously unfamiliar with Muslims,” said Hirofumi Okai, an associate professor of sociology at Kyoto Sangyo University who studies Islamic culture.