NEW DELHI (AA) – India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday said that it had suspended the party’s spokeswoman Nupur Sharma in response to insulting remarks she made against the Prophet Muhammad. “The BJP strongly denounces insult of any religious personalities of any religion. The Bharatiya Janata Party is also against any id...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – The first batch of Hajj pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. A group of 358 pilgrims from Indonesia arrived at Prince Mohamed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in the holy city of Madinah, the state news agency SPA reported. […]
ISTANBUL – Pushing back criticism over a decree that makes it mandatory for women to wear the face veil in Afghanistan, the Taliban government has said that the country is “predominantly Muslim” and so the order “is in line” with religious and cultural practices. “Since the people of Afghanistan are predominantly Muslim, the Afghan gover...
Muslim parents are up in arms after an elementary school in the U.K. served their children pork instead of vegetarian sausages for lunch. A group of angry parents protested demanding the Ryders Green Primary School in West Bromwich explain the “mix up.” Muslims make up around 70% of students at the school, and many follow […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) – About a dozen women protested in the Afghan capital on Tuesday against the Taliban’s new edict that females must fully cover their faces and bodies when in public. Afghanistan’s supreme leader and Taliban chief Hibatullah Akhundzada issued a mandate over the weekend ordering women to cover up fully,...
ANKARA (AA) – Eid al-Fitr, the holiday marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, is being celebrated worldwide on Monday. Traditionally, Eid is a three-day celebration marked by large family festivities and prayers. The holiday has brought joy, particularly to children, who receive candies and presents as part of the tradition...
TRIPOLI, Libya – Libya has announced it will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, on Monday. In a statement, the Tripoli-based Libyan Center for Remote Sensing and Space Sciences (LCRSSS) said the new moon of Shawwal — the 10th month of the Islamic lunar calendar — will […]
JOHANNESBURG (AA) — South Africa has witnessed that more Muslims have gathered at mosques during this year’s holy month of Ramadan. Muslims that gathered at the fast-breaking dinner- iftar- held at the Soweto Mosque in the country’s largest city Johannesburg, said that the number of mosque visitors is increasing. Reportedly, ...
SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir – Despite the arrival of modern means, the tradition of ‘human alarm clocks’, called Saharkhans in the local language, has survived in Indian occupied Kashmir. At the onset of the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, Saharkhans take the streets in the wee hours, beating drums or large gongs and reciting...
Chicago’s GainPeace and other Muslim groups have launched a billboard campaign providing motorists a phone number and website to learn about Islam. The new billboard near O’Hare International Airport reads “Happy Ramadan — Pleasing the Creator and Helping Humanity.” It’s part of a $7,000 campaign by GainPeace, the Council of Islamic Organizati...
