RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Arabian nationals will be able to sponsor friends living abroad to visit the country and perform Umrah. Saudi Arabia’s Hajj and Umrah Ministry in a statement said Muslims who receive invitations from Saudi Arabian citizens will be able to apply for a personal visit visa category. The applications can be made [&hellip...
TOKYO, Japan – With increasing Muslim tourists visiting Japan’s iconic Mount Fuji, authorities have set up numerous prayer halls for worship. Local media reports new prayer halls have been established in Fujika wagu chiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Considering the increasing demand for prayer rooms, the Japan Halal Certification Promotion Or...
Three Uyghur groups have received grants from the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity for raising awareness about China’s actions against their community. The grants, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, were awarded to organizations working for Uyghur rights, education and the preservation of Uighur culture. Two of the groups, the...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas visited the West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday. The town was the target of Israeli raids that killed 13 people and left a trail of devastation. Abbas arrived in the city aboard a Jordanian helicopter from Ramallah. According to official Palestinian television, Abbas visited...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – The European human rights body has called for July 11 to be declared an official day of remembrance for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights said that it is important to remember the victims and fight against the denial of the genocide. The […]
ANKARA (AA): The UN Human Rights Council has condemned the recent attacks on the Muslim holy book, the Quran, despite Western countries’ votes against the resolution. The draft resolution was presented by Pakistan on behalf of the 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The resolution, which calls for condemnation of attacks...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – Kuwaiti Islamic author and orator Tareq Al-Suwaidan has called on the African people to support justice and freedom for the Palestinians. He said Africa is the origin of humanity and has an abundance of natural resources. “I would like to send this message to our brothers and sisters in Africa, and […]
SANAA, Yemen (AA) — The number of displaced people in war-torn Yemen has dropped by half in the first six months of 2023. A statement from the International Organization for Migration said 20,892 people were displaced between Jan. 1 and July 1, 2023. That is down from 42,000 in the same period last year. The […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan has said the lack of access to Myanmar is hampering his investigation into the alleged Rohingya genocide. Speaking to reporters in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka, he said he has access to war-torn areas of Ukraine but not to Myanmar. He said this affected...
BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) — A three-day peace march marking the 28th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide ended Monday in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The march was attended by thousands of people from all over the world. They commemorated the more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslims killed by Serb forces near the Nezuk town in 1995. The march […]
