Chicago’s GainPeace and other Muslim groups have launched a billboard campaign providing motorists a phone number and website to learn about Islam. The new billboard near O’Hare International Airport reads “Happy Ramadan — Pleasing the Creator and Helping Humanity.” It’s part of a $7,000 campaign by GainPeace, the Council of Islamic Organizati...
On Sunday, France’s President Emmanual Macron won the presidency, gaining over 58 percent of votes. It is a smaller margin than in 2017, when he won with more than 66 percent. Far right leader Marine Le Pen won a higher percentage of votes this time. Both candidates portray Muslims as a threat, and Islam as […]
Sweden, a country viewed as a safe haven for refugees, was set aflame when riots erupted last week. The unrest comes after anti-Muslim Danish-Swedish politician Rasmus Paludan announced his burning “tour” of the Quran during the month of Ramadan. More than 40 people have been arrested and some injured when protesters took to the st...
On Thursday, the Taliban-led interim government in Afghanistan banned TikTok as part of a drive to block “immoral” content. Inamullah Samangani, deputy spokesperson of the interim administration said on Twitter the social media app “misleads the younger generation,” The popular South Korean PUBG PUB JEE battle game has also been blocked, he sa...
Saudi Arabia may be banking on Donald Trump’s return to the presidency. The oil-rich nation has refused to help punish Russia for invading Ukraine. It has also placed $2 billion in an untested investment fund run by Trump’s son-in-law and former senior advisor Jared Kushner. The Biden administration has been looking for ways to reassure [&hel...
On Thursday, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation or OIC said it will hold a special meeting on April 25 to “discuss the escalating Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque.” The largest international body after the UN, which is made up of 57 Muslim-majority member states, the OIC said the meeting is being convened at the request […...
On Thursday, at least 16 people were killed in two Afghan cities by bomb blasts claimed by ISIS. Twelve worshippers were killed at a Shia mosque in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, said Ahmad Zia Zindani, provincial health department spokesman. He added, 58 people were wounded, including 32 in serious condition. ISIS also claimed responsib...
Over 400 people are dead and about 40,000 displaced after some of the worst flooding in South Africa’s history. Affecting the country’s KwaZulu-Natal province, it has devastated the eastern city of Durban, which has a seaport vital to the country’s economy. On Monday, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disas...
On Tuesday, Malaysian artists distributed hot meals to orphans in northern Syria as part of a charity campaign during Ramadan. Launched by charity groups from the Southeast Asian nation, the campaign distributed aid in the regions along the border between Turkey and Syria. Malaysian singer-songwriter and musician Noh Salleh, singer-songwriter ...
At least 14 unmarked graves are suspected at the site of the former Gordon’s Indian Residential School in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. On Wednesday, George Gordon First Nations chief Byron Bitternose said the area will be a search priority in upcoming months. He added, the hope is to “be able to tell our children […]
