Religion

BY: ASLAM ABDULLAH At the beginning of each Islamic lunar calendar, in various parts of the Muslim world the first ten days are observed as a commemoration of a most horrific and tragic event. In places like Iran and Iraq, Muslims … Continued

FILE PHOTO – U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) asks a question of U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during Pompeo’s appearance before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing titled “An Update on American Diplomacy to Advance Our National Security Strategy” … Continued

Should the crackdown on the country’s Uighur population go unchallenged, such policies could easily be replicated by other countries looking to repress minorities By Azzad Essa Authorities in China have embarked on a large-scale and systematic campaign against the country’s … Continued

Edinburgh Airport. Picture: Julie Howden AN angry plane passenger sent a series of abusive tweets because she was stopped at passport control by a Muslim officer. Philomena Anderson was left raging after she was pulled aside for checks by Border … Continued

An Uighur man in Xinjiang province Washington D.C. [USA], The Muslims in China, a majority of them based in Xinjiang- an autonomous territory in the northwest of the country, are losing their identity and are forced to renounce Islam. According to estimates cited … Continued

‘She was in a position to do something,’ says Zeid​ Ra’ad al-Hussein. ‘There was no need for her to be the spokesperson of the Burmese military’ Chris Baynes Aung San Suu Kyi has yet to comment on a UN report that concluded … Continued

Muslims have lived in Poland for 600 years, but there is a fear that they will gradually abandon their culture. By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska Maciej Szczesnowicz, the Tatar head of a Muslim parish, supports inter-faith activities and says priests and bishops … Continued

The Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. (SPA) Riyadh – Jubeir al-Ansari A fatwa issued by Muslim Brotherhood cleric Youssef al- Qaradawi about the annual Hajj pilgrimage has sparked condemnation from across the Muslim world. The Qatar-based cleric tweeted that … Continued

Muslim faithful in Eid-ul-Adha prayers at Tononoka grounds for the Mombasa on August 21, 2018. PHOTO | KEVIN ODIT | NATION MEDIA GROUP A section of Muslims on Tuesday defied Chief Kadhi Ahmed Muhdhar’s advice to mark Idd-ul-Adha today. Muslims … Continued

By NANCY AGUTU Majority leader Aden Duale in Garissa./COURTESY A sharp division has hit Muslim community after confusion on the Eid-Ul-Adha date. Majority leader Aden Duale said he will move to JSC to take action on Chief Kadhi Ahmed Muhdhar. Muhdhar had announced … Continued

The 9th day of Dhul-Hijja (the Month of Hajj) is called the Day of Arafah. It is the day during which Hajj pilgrims gather at the mount of Arafat praying and supplicating to the Almighty. Fasting on the day of … Continued