WARSAW (AA) – Mizar, a Muslim cemetery, is less than a kilometer outside the small village of Bohoniki in northeastern Poland. You pass the last houses, turn left along a track lined with trees. Behind a wall, between the trees, tombstones with crescent-shaped monuments begin. The village is located 9 kilometers in a straight line [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Greece’s use of Ottoman-era mosques for purposes other than Islamic worship is a violation of fundamental human rights, say experts. Evaluating the current status of historic mosques in Greece, Sabri Can Sannav from the History Department at Trakya University shared that the Mecidiye Mosque was converted into the By...
ANKARA (AA) – English Premier League club Chelsea will host a first-ever fast-breaking or iftar meal at their home stadium Stamford Bridge on March 26, a few days after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan starts. “On Sunday 26 March, Chelsea Foundation will host an Open Iftar at the side of the pitch at Stamford […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Pakistan and Afghanistan on Sunday added their voices to the growing condemnation of a far-right politician in Sweden for desecrating the Quran, calling on Stockholm to take action and prevent such provocative acts in the future. “No words are enough to adequately condemn the abhorrable [sic] act of desecration o...
KANO, Nigeria (AA) – A Sharia court in northern Nigeria’s Kano state sentenced an Islamic cleric to death by hanging for blasphemy on Thursday. The presiding judge, Ibrahim Sarki Yola, delivered the verdict against Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara in a court session that lasted over three hours amid tight security. Kabara was arraigned o...
IZMIR, Türkiye (AA) – A prominent politician in Sweden is pushing for the passage of a bill that would ban headscarves in the Swedish police force. The proposed law may also be extended to all public employees, Richard Jomshof, the chairman of parliament’s Justice Committee, said Monday. He hopes that the coalition of four right-wing [&h...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AA) – Muslim students in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos can now wear headscarves, according to authorities. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, the head of Publix Servants in the state of Lagos, announced in a statement on Wednesday the use of headscarves by girls in schools “with immediate effect.” He did not explain if ...
LONDON (AA) – The number of people in England and Wales identifying as Christians has dropped below half for the first time, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics from the 2021 census. The census showed 46.2% of people saying they were Christian, a decrease from 53.9% in 2011. Those saying they […]
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – The Katara Cultural Village Mosque in Qatar’s capital of Doha has become the focus of attention for World Cup fans who want to know about Islam. Multilingual male and female preachers at the mosque explain the religion and tolerance of Islam to tourists. Electronic boards about Islam in more than 30 […]
More than 10,000 Muslims met Saturday for a one-day conference in Minneapolis. It was one of the largest Muslim gatherings in the state since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Minnesota mosques organized the event, led by Dar al-Faruq Center and the Muslim American Society. It marked the 18th consecutive annual convention aimed at [...
