Malaysia has a unique take on positive discrimination. While most affirmative action programs are aimed at promoting opportunities for ethnic and religious minorities, the Malaysian government has implemented a system that favours the country’s majority, Malay Muslims, who account for nearly 70 percent of the population. These policies have proved to be harmful for descendants of minority groups in Malaysia, such as Chinese and Indians.

A Sindhi literature professor has been detained under Pakistan's controversial blasphemy laws. Activists say his arrest is yet another example of growing religious intolerance in the Muslim-majority country.

Hundreds gather in New York City's Times Square for the "I am a Muslim too" rally protesting President Donald Trump's attempts to ban travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.

Apple CEO Tim Cook criticises U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration ban on seven Muslim-majority countries during a speech at the University of Glasgow, where he received an honorary doctorate.

A U.S. federal judge in Seattle temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's partial travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries. The ruling is so far the broadest to date against Trump's directive.

Donald Trump's executive order temporarily banning citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries has affected many people working, living and studying across the US.