Three years ago, a Latino-Muslim nonprofit began raising funds to open the first Muslim shelter for refugees and asylum seekers in Tijuana. On Saturday, the shelter opened its doors, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Sonia García, president of the Latina Muslim Foundation, said the project “took a lot of faith, money, effort and patience.” She...
The global halal ingredients market is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 4.9% from its current value of over $327 billion. It is projected to be valued at more than $436.2 billion by 2032. Though Muslims are a minority in North America and Europe, they make up a growing proportion of […]
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Moroccan authorities have banned a controversial British film about the daughter of Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). In a statement, the Moroccan Cinematographic Centre (MCC) said “The Lady of Heaven” was banned from being screened or commercialized in Morocco. The ban came hours after the Council of Ulema, Mor...
Tunis, Tunisia – (AFP): The man charged by President Kais Saied with rewriting Tunisia’s constitution said Monday he would present a draft stripped of any reference to Islam in order to fight Islamist parties. The first article of a constitution adopted three years after the North African country’s 2011 revolution says it is ...
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...
