WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent on Friday his “warmest wishes” to the world’s more than two billion Muslims as they prepare to mark Ramadan. The UN chief said Ramadan is a time of “compassion and empathy, a time for reflection and learning,” and added he will resume a tradition h...
Right-wing Israeli Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir Thursday stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem under tight police protection. A Palestinian agency said Ben-Gvir breached the site after Israeli police agreed to allow him to tour the complex ahead of the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The Islamic Endowments D...
Tornadoes that ravaged Kentucky in December killed many Bowling Green community members and destroyed numerous homes and businesses. After the storms, Imam Muamer Sljivic of the Bosnian Islamic Center of Bowling Green, received many calls from city residents seeking assistance. The Bosnian Islamic Center and the Islamic Center of Bowling Green...
BRUSSELS – The EU foreign policy chief has called on the Taliban regime in Afghanistan to immediately reopen secondary schools for girls. In a declaration issued on behalf of the bloc, Josep Borrell slammed the Taliban’s decision to exclude over 1 million girls from secondary education in the country. “No religious or social reason...
NEW YORK – The Muslim call to prayer or the ‘Adhan’ can now be heard several times a day in Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota. The city council has approved a bill presented by council member Jamal Osman, allowing the prayer to be played publicly by loudspeaker between the hours of 7 a.m. and […]
Ukraine’s Muslim community estimates that 10,000 Muslims have died in the Russian aggression, so far. A Muslim group with historical ties to Ukraine spoke about the toll amid escalating violence. The Manitoba Islamic Association in Canada hosted a virtual discussion with President of the Muslim Council of Ukraine Sheikh Seyran Aryfov in Lviv L...
TRIPOLI, Libya– Libyan authorities have arrested five people on charges of promoting atheism and insulting Islamic religion, according to the country’s public prosecutor. In a statement, Public Prosecutor Al-Siddiq Al-Sour said his office carried out an investigation into the activity of a secret group known as the Enlightenment Movement, sayi...
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Monday China and the Islamic world have a strong desire to build partnerships for unity, justice and development. Wang spoke during a joint press conference with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. It was part of the 48th session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of [&hel...
For 25 years, Shaikh Abdul Quddoos Azhari has been dreaming about opening an Islamic school in Australia’s Northern Territory. He finally succeeded this year after finding the land, getting necessary approvals, and drawing around 35 students. Named the Australian International Islamic College, the school in the city of Darwin is open to studen...
Ghanian football star Abdul Majeed Waris, the Racing Strasbourg forward, is funding a mosque project in his Ghanaian hometown. The Twitter page of the player’s foundation shared photos of the mosque that showed work on the project is moving forward successfully. The two-story mosque is under construction in the Lamashegu community in Tamale ...
