U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres accused governments and corporations of “a litany of broken climate promises.” He also defended activists fighting for a future free from fossil fuels. Guterres’ comments came after the publication on Monday of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s report. He called it “a file of shame.” It c...
On Monday, the Iranian foreign ministry blamed the U.S. for halting negotiations on nuclear issues. Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said the pause in nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers in Vienna is due to the U.S. government’s attitude. He said an agreement was possible during negotiations but talks couldn’t move forward. Former U.S....
Sotheby’s auction house recently sold a page from a 14th century copy of the Quran. Many archaeological artifacts were sold in the auction titled “Art of the Islamic World & India Including Luxurious Carpets.” The large page of the Quran, written in the Muhaqqaq script on pink paper, dates back to the Mamluk era in […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , on Monday decried the dissolution of Tunisia’s parliament as “a blow to the will of Tunisian people.” The parliament was dissolved during a March 30 general assembly session. Erdogan said an inquiry against the deputies who attended the session has been initiated. He said he hoped these developments wil...
This is Islamic Foundation in Villa Park, Illinois where on Friday evening, Muslims gathered for the start of special nightly prayers, called taraweeh, for Ramadan. Some Muslims made a point of offering taraweeh prayers at Time Square in New York City. There are roughly 3,000 mosques in the U.S. serving about 4 million Muslims. Indonesia [&hel...
One Ummah Radio Station’s inaugural broadcast hit the airwaves at the start of the holy month of Ramadan in the Canadian city of Halifax. After two years of planning, the station began broadcasting live from a small room in the basement of the Ummah Masjid. Abdullah Yousri, imam and executive director of the mosque, said […]
Chinese authorities in Xinjiang are restricting the number of Muslims allowed to observe fasting in Ramadan. The move has drawn heavy criticism from rights groups. For years, Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims have been prohibited from fully observing Ramadan in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region known to Uyghurs as Eastern Turkestan. That in...
Care packages were distributed at Masjid Ar-Rahama for the start of Ramadan, three months after a deadly fire killed 17 people. The Bronx, New York, community is still reeling from the tragedy at a nearby apartment complex. A number of the dead worshiped at Masjid Ar-Rahama. Husainou Waggeh, who serves on the mosque’s executive board, [&hellip...
On Saturday, France’s interior minister denounced racist comments, defending his greetings to French Muslims commemorating the start of Ramadan. Gerald Darmanin condemned the “ordinary racism” of people for his April 1 tweet wishing all Muslims in France a “happy Ramadan.” The controversial French Minister has announced shutting down 92 mosque...
Israeli police attacked Palestinians outside the Old City in east Jerusalem late Sunday leaving a dozen people wounded, sources said. Palestinians congregated there after nightly prayers for the second night of the month of Ramadan, which began on Saturday. The Palestinian Red Crescent said 11 people were wounded in clashes.
