Tag: covid-19 news
Preacher apologises for Covid-19 remark blaming women
KARACHI (UCAN): Pakistan’s widely followed Islamic preacher, Maulana (scholar) Tariq Jameel, tendered an apology over…
Secretive Laos reports only a few Covid-19 cases
BANGKOK (UCAN): Laos has remained largely unscathed by the Covid-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, the country’s…
Posted in Asia
Sri Lanka’s Muslims angered by forced Covid-19 cremations
COLOMBO (UCAN): Sri Lanka made cremations compulsory for Covid-19 coronavirus (SARS-Cov-2) victims on April 12,…
Myanmar’s Muslims observe Ramadan at home
MANDALAY (UCAN): Muslims in Myanmar are observing Ramadan, Islam’s holiest month, at homesunder a nationwide…
Posted in The Philippines
Transparency of Philippine Covid-19 aid efforts criticised
MANILA (UCAN): Responding to complaints that very little government aid had reached those most in…
Posted in Middle East
Threats to religious freedom and health in northeast Syria
AMMAN (CNS): Advocates for religious freedom and medical practitioners have expressed concerns about the Covid-19…
Covid-19 dangers during Ramadan
Michael Sainsbury The Muslim holy month of Ramadan could not come at a worse time…
