The foundations of a 12th century prayer hall have been discovered under the Al-Nuri mosque in the Iraqi city of Mosul. That is where ISIS once proclaimed their headquarters. The mosque and its iconic leaning minaret were severely damaged by ISIS during a battle in 2017, and had been undergoing reconstruction. Four additional rooms for [&hel...
A portion of the world’s largest Quran was unveiled Tuesday at Dubai’s Expo 2020 in the United Arab Emirates. The artwork was created by renowned Pakistani artist Shahid Rassam. Cast on canvas with aluminum and gold-plated script, surah Al-Rahman the 55th chapter of the Quran, is on display at the Expo’s Pakistan Pavilion. Rassam and […...
Disabled former Indonesian athlete Azhari makes prosthetic limbs for people with disabilities at his home in the South Sumatran city Palembang. Azhari has been making prosthetic limbs for people with disabilities for almost 50 years. He said his hope is to rebuild their self-confidence. At least 10 million people have some sort of disability...
Iraqi national Adam Muhammed has begun his journey to Hajj by foot. The 25-year-old started his trek from London on Aug. 1 and hopes to reach Makkah by July. He has already reached Istanbul in Turkey. Adam is accompanied by a dog he found in Serbia and a trolley he uses to carry his supplies. […]
Prominent Islamic scholar Khaled Abu Moza has said entering mosques when infected with COVID-19 is a sin. He stressed the need to adhere to the necessary procedures when entering the mosque to limit the spread of the virus. Speaking to Qatar TV, the preacher and Islamic educational lecturer urged those who are ill to pray […]
A Muslim-American advocacy group on Thursday urged any Pentagon official directly involved in a botched airstrike in Afghanistan last August to resign. The Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR called for the resignation of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and “any military officials who had a direct role in approving the drone stri...
President JoeBiden on Wednesday nominated Nusrat Choudhury to serve as a federal judge. She will be the first Muslim woman to do so. She was among the eight judicial nominees announced by the president. Choudhury currently serves as the legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. She will be a U.S. judge […]
U.S. President Joe Biden’s presidency has been a mixed bag for the American Muslim community. While campaigning, Biden promised to end the Trump administration’s discriminatory Muslim and African travel bans. He later signed a proclamation overturning them. Biden has also appointed several American Muslims to high-level government positions....
A possible drone attack at Abu Dhabi International Airport that caused an explosion and a fire on Monday killed three people and wounded six. Abu Dhabi police identified the dead as two Indian nationals and one Pakistani. They also said an investigation was underway. Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack. The Ira...
Muslim American human rights group Justice for All joined Illinois faith leaders in signing a letter urging state lawmakers to enact bond reform. It led to the passage of the Pretrial Fairness Act in January of 2021 and was signed into law last February. On the anniversary of the law’s adoption, advocates plan to celebrate […]
