Rasa - Hundreds of Muslims in Italy have held a demonstration in Rome to express their outrage at recent mosque closures in the capital.

Rasa – Professor Tamroung Taniaveng of Thailand stressed on deepening scientific ties between al-Mustafa International University and Thai academic centres, “The scientific and cultural ties between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Thailand must be enhanced,” he said.

Rasa - The first major Quran exhibition in the U.S. will play an important role in the fight against increasing islamophobia in the U.S., one of the Turkish sponsors of the exhibit said Thursday.

Rasa - After more than 30 years of lobbying, people of Middle Eastern and North African descent are finally poised to get their own classification in the U.S. Census. But at a time of rising Islamophobia and calls by presidential candidate Donald Trump to ban people from Muslim lands, some are now questioning whether the new designation could lead to profiling or otherwise put them in danger .

Rasa - On Saturday evening, leaders from around the state came together in Orlando for the Council for Islamic American Relations or CAIR Florida to celebrate their achievements in advancing justice and challenging hate at their 2016 annual banquet.

Rasa – The First Secretary of the Japanese Embassy in Iran paid a visit to the University of Religions and Denominations in Qom and became familiar with its ongoing activities.

Rasa - The trial of Dutch politician Geert Wilders for inciting hate with his comments about the number of Moroccans in the country can proceed.

Rasa - The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) called on state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate hate graffiti left at a mosque in Bayonne as a possible bias-motivated crime.

Rasa - In Maryland, the number of hate crimes against Muslims jumped from one in 2014 to 14 last year, according to new research from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino.

Rasa - President Francois Hollande says France has “a problem with Islam” and that there are too many refugees arriving in the European country, sparking outrage among human rights groups.