BY: BARNABY ROGERSON Essential to Muslim belief are Abraham and his son Ishmael. In the Qur’an they are the ancestors of the Arabs who together established Mecca’s unique spiritual Status. Every ritual action of the Hajj pilgrimage can be seen to … Continued
Chris Ewokor Nigeria’s Supreme Court has agreed that Muslim girls can wear a headscarf in government schools in Lagos sate. It upholds a 2016 ruling by an appeal court that lifted a ban on the hijab. Girls had previously been barred … Continued
By Rupam Jain MUMBAI, (Reuters) – Leaders of prominent Islamic groups and mosques in India appealed to fellow Muslims on Monday to suspend plans for protests against derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammad made by two members of the ruling Hindu-nationalist … Continued
Former refugee and the UK’s first female Muslim football referee Jawahir Roble says many people believe the UK is a rich country of plenty but she knows many families are struggling to afford the basics By Aasma Day Eating in war-ravaged Somalia as … Continued
By Rahila Bano British Muslims hoping to make a pilgrimage to Mecca are at risk of losing thousands of pounds after the Saudi government has enforced online booking. Pilgrims have been told to use a website to register their interest … Continued
NEW DELHI — India is facing major diplomatic outrage from Muslim-majority countries after top officials in the governing Hindu nationalist party made derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, drawing accusations of blasphemy across some Arab nations that have … Continued
By Steven W. Mosher There’s a cultural genocide taking place in China right now against the nation’s Uyghur minority. Aggressively monitored by Chinese authorities and faced with the constant threat of arrest or torture, this Turkish-speaking people in China’s Far West … Continued
Bangkok (AFP) – Fifty-nine Rohingya people have been discovered on a Thai island, saying they were abandoned by traffickers en route to Malaysia, a senior police officer said Sunday. The group — among them five children — were found on Koh … Continued
BY: MAJD ARBIL When honesty is lost, then wait for the Hour (the Day of Judgment). Prophet Muhammad. These words equate the loss of honesty to the destruction of the entire world. Honesty incorporates the concepts of truthfulness and reliability and … Continued
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia welcomed on Saturday its first batch of foreign Hajj pilgrims since before the COVID-19 pandemic. The pilgrims, who arrived in Madinah from Indonesia, were presented flowers, dates and Zamzam water bottles upon arrival, state news agency SPA … Continued
MOHAMMED AL-KINANI JEDDAH: Major redevelopment work has got underway at Madinah’s historic Quba Mosque to further expand the holy site first built upon by the Prophet Muhammad more than 1,440 years ago. In April, during Ramadan, Crown Prince Mohammed bin … Continued
The chant in Arabic blasts from rooftop loudspeakers, drowning out both the growl of traffic from nearby interstates and the chatter and clinking glasses on the patio of the dive bar that shares a wall with Minneapolis’s oldest Somali mosque. … Continued
