SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir (AA) – The singing of a Hindu religious song by Muslim students unwillingly at a government school in Indian-administered Kashmir stirred controversy, prompting Muslim clerics to strongly object and call the act intolerable. Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema, or United Council of Clerics, an umbrella organization representin...
Mecca, Saudi Arabia – (AFP) White-robed worshippers from around the world have packed the streets of Islam’s holiest city ahead of the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the coronavirus pandemic began. Banners welcoming the faithful, including the first international visitors since 2019, adorned squares and alleys, while armed security ...
Rahat, Israeli occupied Palestinian territories – (AFP) Archaeologists have unveiled a mosque in Israel’s south that they say sheds light on the region’s transition from Christianity to Islam. The remains of the mosque, believed to be more than 1,200 years old, were discovered during works to build a new neighbourhood in the ...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – (AFP) Veterinarians are called in to inspect the sheep at an abattoir ahead of one of Islam’s major holidays in Dubai, where the municipality is encouraging residents to use smart apps to order the sacrificial animals. Muslims during Eid Al Adha, which falls in July this year to mark the […]
Thousands of Minnesota Muslims are expected to celebrate Eid Al-Adha at U.S. Bank Stadium next month. It’s the first time the celebration will be held since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. A group of 40 mosques and organizations are hosting the event on July 9 or 10, based on the lunar calendar. The date […]
Hamza Taouzzale has been elected as First Citizen by London’s Westminster City Council. The 22-year-old is the city’s first incumbent from a Black, Asian or minority ethnic background. Taouzzale recently graduated from King’s College London with a master’s degree in global affairs. He was elected to represent the interests of the people of Wes...
On Tuesday, Tunisian President Kais Saied confirmed a draft constitution to be put to a referendum vote on July 25 will not enshrine Islam as the “religion of the state.” Rather the next constitution will mention “belonging to an umma (community) which has Islam as its religion,” Saied told journalists. He clarified “the umma and […]...
The Muslim Media Watch Group of Nigeria applauded the Supreme Court judgment on female Muslim students wearing hijab in public schools in the country’s largest city, Lagos. Group national coordinator Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi called the court’s ruling a landmark judgment that would restore sanity, peace and progress in the education system. Ibr...
A new film depicts two different periods of war during which Bosnian Muslims saved Jews from Nazis, and 50 years later Jews rescued Muslims from Serbian extremists. U.S.-based film director Sabina Vajraca, who fled Bosnia during the 1990s war, said she wants her film to remind the world of the goodness of ordinary people. Vajraca’s [&hel...
The International Union for Muslim Scholars has called for enacting a law to ban insults against religions and sanctities. The Qatar-based group said it will dispatch a delegation of Muslim scholars to Islamic countries for talks on the rise of insults targeting Islam. The union said it will ask the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and [&he...
