The raid in Katsina, the northwestern home state of President Muhammadu Buhari, came less than a month after about 300 men and boys were freed from another supposed Islamic school in neighboring Kaduna state where they were allegedly tortured and … Continued
The US is to blacklist 28 Chinese entities that it says are implicated in rights violations and abuses targeting Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region, the commerce department announced. The United States “cannot and will not … Continued
Stephen Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia is allowing foreign men and women to rent hotel rooms together without proving they are related, after the conservative Muslim kingdom launched a new tourist visa regime to attract holidaymakers. Women, including Saudis, … Continued
Human nature desires a society based on morals and manners which provides a stable and secure life leading to liberty and happiness for all people. Muslims believe Prophet Muhammad had a character as a model for all humanity to follow. … Continued
Stephan Kalin RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would issue fines for 19 offences related to public decency, such as immodest dress and public displays of affection, as the Muslim kingdom opens up to foreign tourists. The … Continued
BY: CLAUDIA SEISE To have priorities in life is important and natural. All of us have them. All of us should think about and reflect our priorities. What is our main priority? Why is it our main priority? And what would … Continued
ASEEL BASHRAHEEL JEDDAH: The role of the Saudi Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (CPVPV) — better known as the religious police — has always been to advise and guide society to become better Muslims. However, … Continued
Thiam Ndiaga OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – West African leaders have pledged $1 billion to combat the spiraling threat of Islamist militancy in the region, the head of the regional ECOWAS bloc said on Saturday. Groups with links to al Qaeda and … Continued
By Abdifatah Dahir Ali Generosity, by definition, is the fact of being willing to give some money, gift, time or kindness. In other words, willingness and liberality in giving away one’s money, time etc. It is a character of great … Continued
BY: AELFWINE MISCHLER Ashura’ commemorates the day that Allah saved the Children of Israel from Pharaoh. Fasting on Muharram 10, known as the Day of ‘Ashura’, expiates for the sins of the past year. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be … Continued
By Rabbi Allen S. Maller There were many Jews who supported Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) when he first arrived in Madinah. One of them was Rabbi Mukhayriq, according to Dr. Muqtedar Khan, the founding Director of the Islamic … Continued
Aslam Abdullah Medina was still a city with a non-Muslim majority as the total number of Muslims in Medina some 1440 years ago was not more than 75. Yet, at the command of God, Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and his companion Abdu Bakr (rta) traveled … Continued
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