This article has coverage from the 2019 celebration of Ashura and talks more in-depth about how muslims around the world celebrate the commemorative holiday
Author: CourtneyF
Tensions between Muslims and non-muslims in Malaysia is rising as clearly demonstrated by the recent campaign by the Muslim community to boycott products and goods made by non-Muslims. Many think this is simply an attempt to create solidarity within the Muslim community while other worry that it is the exploitation of racial issues for political gain.
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/kl-acts-to-ease-tensions-over-call-to-boycott-non-muslim-goods
A church in Michigan has had to cancel a lecture series they had planned after it being criticized as islamophobic by politicians and other religious leaders. The lecture series promised to provide information about how Islam is threatening the US.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bloomfield-hills-baptist-church_n_5d790b8ee4b0a938a42be023
Iran has participated in the World Expo since it’s beginning and it currently prepping to have a major presence in the 2020 World Expo. The World Expo is a huge cultural event similar to the Olympics so they are excited to be able attend and this is the first World Expo being held in the Middle East.
http://www.iran-daily.com/News/258301.html
NASA video clearly shows the ongoing collapse of the Aral Sea and its’ ecosystem which is happening due to the Soviet Union diverting to major rivers that were feeding into the Aral Sea. Some progress has been made in recovering the water supply there but only the north basin is beginning to recover.
Scientists have recently discovered from piles of ancient trash that the Byzantine Empire might have begun to collapse sooner than previously thought as it is clear the the infrastructure surrounding trash pick-up collapsed. The trash also indicates signs of climatic disaster and disease.
https://www.livescience.com/65069-byzantine-trash-heaps.html
Recently, Chinese officials have ordered that Arabic signs along with any images associated with Islam are to be covered up and out of public view. Many feel this is a blatant attempt to erase Islamic culture in Chinese society.
Steve King, a representative for Iowa, recently joked about the plight of Uighurs in China which drew criticism from both the left and the right. His comment was culturally insensitive and he is already in deep trouble for suggesting that without rape and incest babies the world would not have a population.