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Kamal Afzali is a staff writer at The New Arab who specialises in Muslim affairs, and has a keen interest in the politics and society of Arabic and Persian-language speaking countries. Follow him on Twitter: @KNIAfzali
This year's Hajj pilgrimage has been scaled back to 1,000 participants in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. Here is everything you need to know
Mahmoud Mousavi Majd had been detained and imprisoned by Iranian authorities months before Soleimani's assassination, the Iranian judiciary's official media outlet has since said.
The New Arab's series 'Together Against Coronavirus' looks at how NGOs in the Middle East and beyond are tackling Covid-19.
In poor economies in the Middle East, surging consumer demands for face masks, protective gear and hand sanitiser have led to a bustling black market trade, full of questionable goods.
In the UAE, where polygamy is common, men who have more than one wife in one home are in a state of disarray.
While some people seem to long for human contact, there are many others who pine for the divine.
Forty-three doctors and nurses have so far died fighting the virus in Iran's unmitigated national tragedy.
The promising suggestion offers a glimmer of hope for Saudi Arabia’s religious authorities, whose ranks are dominated by proponents of dogmatic literalism.
With tens of thousands of new arrivals from neighbouring Iran, which has recorded over 1800 deaths, Afghanistan's war-weary healthcare system could collapse.
Imams are harnessing their powers of influence to raise awareness among Muslim masses and inculcate habits which could save lives.
Imams are harnessing their powers of influence to raise awareness among Muslim masses and inculcate habits which could save lives.
The Arabic hashtag #desecration_of_the_prophets_grave has now appeared in thousands of posts across Twitter and Facebook.
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