Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is grateful to his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron for his efforts to solve the standoff with Ukraine. After nearly five hours of talks with Macron Monday at the Kremlin, Putin said he is ready for compromise on Ukraine. He denies Russia is acting aggressively toward Ukraine or the West. […]...
Spotify Chief Executive Daniel Ek addressed Joe Rogan’s past use of racial slurs Sunday night. In a staff memo, Ek said that while he found the comments hurtful and inconsistent with company values, he did not believe in “silencing” the podcaster. Spotify faces an unprecedented crisis over Rogan’s comments on race and COVID-19. It has [&hellip...
The Supreme Council of the Muslim World League kicked off its 45th session Monday to discuss a number of topics. His Eminence Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh, the Grand Mufti of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, opened the event with a keynote speech. He emphasized the bond of faith that unites Muslims regardless of their […]
Since last May, residents of Beita village southeast of Nablus have been protesting every Friday near the top of Jabal Sbeih, one of the area’s highest mountains. This is in response to illegal Jewish settlement activity there. Israeli soldiers have killed ten people from the village and injured more than 5,000 Palestinians using live and [&he...
The Islamic Center of Detroit or ICD is proposing renaming a local park to honor legendary boxer Muhammad Ali. Currently named the Belton-Mark Twain Park, ICD has plans to remodel and rename it “Muhammad Ali Park.” The city-owned green space is located at the intersection of Belton and Mark Twain streets, hence the name. It […]
The U.K.’s Labour Party has dropped its investigation into an 82-year-old Jewish woman accused of antisemitism after she threatened to sue. Diana Neslen, a practicing Jew, was investigated by the party for the third time in just three years for her tweets about Israel and Zionism. Neslen threatened to file a lawsuit against the party […...
A former Labor councilor has been sentenced to five years and six months in prison for the attempted rape of a young girl and sexually assaulting a boy under 11 in the 1970s. Sixty-four-year-old Lord Nazir Ahmed was found guilty at Sheffield Crown Court last month of two counts of attempted rape and one of […]
Canadian police seized thousands of liters of fuel and removed an oil tanker as part of a crackdown on protests against the government’s COVID-19 health measures. A judge granted residents in the capital Ottawa an interim injunction Monday against the noise from honking. A “Freedom Convoy” has disrupted life in the city’s downtown area ...
An urban transformation of Bo-Kaap in Cape Town, South Africa is negatively affecting the architectural and cultural texture of the historic Malay Muslim neighborhood. Bo-Kaap is one of Cape Town’s main tourist sites with its history, architecture, and colorful cobblestone streets The district was built in the 18th century to be rented out to...
A 19th-century Islamic seminary in the state of Uttar Pradesh faces uncertainty about its future. This is after the Indian government’s recent establishment of an anti-terror police squad near it. The move came as an unpleasant surprise for several residents and has triggered anxiety among many Muslims. The Darul Uloom seminary campus is tuck...
