Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called incident of Quran burning arrogance of West and said this is not freedom of thought WASHINGTON (AA) – The U.S. and Muslim countries Wednesday condemned the burning of the holy Muslim book the Quran in Sweden. State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel said it was “disrespectful̵...
-Eid al-Adha or Feast of Sacrifice is one of the most important holidays in the Islamic calendar CHICAGO – Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid-al-Adha which marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. Eid al-Adha or Feast of Sacrifice is one of the most important holidays in the Islamic calendar. It is celebrated […]
In 1989, Salaam and 4 others were wrongfully arrested, beaten, coerced into a false confession of raping a woman in Central Park NEW YORK – Yusef Salaam, one of the wrongfully convicted Central Park Five teenagers, has won the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat, Salaam, a 49-year-old poet, activist and inspirational [&he...
Experts say court’s decision is victory for religious freedom and will help ensure workers are not discriminated against because of their faith WASHINGTON – In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the right of employees to perform religious rituals in the workplace. It requires employers to accommodate employees&...
PARIS, FRANCE – A 39-year-old French Muslim mother of five earns a living by driving an Uber taxi. Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency documented the daily life of Abilene Belkaid, a former Catholic who converted to Islam in 2005 in Morocco. Choosing a career of driving has helped Belkaid to continue wearing her cultural and religious [&helli...
IDBLIB, Syria – At least nine civilians were killed and 30 others injured in a Russian warplane attack on a market in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone. Local sources told Türkiye’s Anadolu news agency that the deal toll is feared to rise further. The injured have been shifted to hospital for treatment. The White Helmets civil [&...
JERUSALEM (AA) –The U.S. has halted scientific and technological cooperation with Israel outside the Green Line, according to Israeli media reports. The Green Line is a boundary between Israel and the territories occupied by Tel Aviv during the 1967 Middle East war. The US decision came a week after the Israeli government authorized the con...
ROME (AA) – A controversial law proposed by Italy’s ruling far-right coalition has raised concerns among the country’s Muslim community. The proposed law aims to close hundreds of Islamic prayer spaces. Both the country’s 2.5 million Muslims and the opposition are running up a storm against the law. The bill, presented by Pri...
TORONTO (AA) – The U.S. has charged four China-based chemical companies and eight individuals with manufacturing and distributing precursor chemicals. The chemicals are used to manufacture the opioid drug fentanyl. According to a Treasury Department statement, the investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) led t...
WASHINGTON (AA) -The U.S. has sanctioned two Russian intelligence officers accused of interfering in elections. A Treasury Department statement said Russian officials played a role in influencing a local election and distorting the poll process. Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) officers Yegor Sergeyevich Popov and Aleksei Borisovich Sukh...
