The Islamic Center of Santa Clarita in California hosted an education and job workshop Saturday aimed at helping Afghan refugees who are recent arrivals in the city. Earlier this week, more than 130 refugees from Afghanistan, including men, women and young children were temporarily placed in Santa Clarita after a rushed evacuation. The total n...
Security camera footage at Al-Noor Islamic Community Center in the Canadian city of Waterloo showed a woman on December 28 picking up some snow and drawing crosses on every window she was able to reach. After doing this twice, her messages became hate-fueled attacks on Muslims written with an oily substance that mosque officials have […...
A 22-year-old man accused of killing a British-Bangladeshi imam in East London has pleaded not guilty to the charges. Muzahid Ali, one of three men charged with murdering Mohammed Aqil Mahdi, appeared at Southwark Crown Court Friday and was remanded to custody. The other defendants are Majid Ahmed and Abul Kashem. They did not appear [&helli...
Sarah Abou-Bakr, a graduate student at Montreal’s McGill University, is this year’s recipient of the Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec Memorial Award. Abou-Bakr is the Quebec Public Affairs Lead at the National Council of Canadian Muslims. The award honors a student at the university whose work fosters inclusion of Muslims in Quebec and Can...
Somalia’s public education system has been hampered by 30 years of conflict, poverty, weak governance, and climate change, affecting nearly 3 million people. That includes 1.4 million girls, who require assistance to attend school. Somalia was once considered one of the leading countries in the Horn of Africa for quality education, owing to a ...
Bangladeshi scientists are claiming a breakthrough after developing a special rice variety that is resistant to floods and salinity. The milestone has the potential to improve food security in the region. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Mirza Mofazzal Islam, who led the team of scientists, said the new rice variety will come to the rescue of [&hel...
Canada on Saturday announced its intention to appoint a special representative who will work to combat Islamophobia as part of a broader anti-racism strategy. The announcement came on the eve of the five-year anniversary of the deadly mosque shooting in Quebec City. The statement supported Muslim communities across Canada. It reaffirmed the co...
Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he would pardon some of those charged for their part in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol last year, if he is reelected in 2024. Trump made his remarks at a rally on Saturday night in Conroe, Texas. “If I run, and if I win we will […]
Protestors marched toward the Presidential Palace in Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Sunday to demand full civilian rule in the country. Thousands gathered chanting slogans against the military and calling for accountability for demonstrators killed by security forces. Seventy-nine people have been killed in protests against the military takeover ...
The French region of Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes suspended subsidies for a street-art festival in Grenoble because of a mural of a woman wearing a hijab. Regional authorities said in a statement the mural was “provocative” and “unacceptable.” They argued it only benefits extremists, fueling violence and hatred. They said subsidies planned for the &#...
