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Top clerics have said that getting the coronavirus vaccine does not invalidate a fast, but local community leaders are working hard to reassure Muslims and promote vaccinations.
Muslim Advocates claimed Facebook has breached a local consumer-protection law by failing to remove content that breached its own moderation standards.
US Muslim rights group says drop 'Arab murder game'
CAIR has joined calls for game distributors to drop 'Six Days in Fallujah', which it slammed as an 'Arab murder simulator'.
Uighur women violated and repressed by Xinjiang's draconian policies
Uighur women and girls are not only enduring unspeakable cruelties in internment camps, subject to draconian sterilisation procedures, rape and ...
The future of learning Arabic in MENA post-pandemic
Sarah Markiewicz unravels the beloved diversity of learning Arabic, its regional varieties, and how recent events in the region have thrust ...
Far-right Religious Zionism leader denounced by US pro-Israel groups
Bezalel Smotrich has been criticised for racist comments he made online during an argument with Joint List member Ahmad Tibi.
US Muslim groups urge health precautions for Ramadan
As Islam's holy month of Ramadan approaches, Muslim organisations have urged Muslims to exercise caution as the pandemic remains a ...
To honour Mohammed Saleem, UK must officially define Islamophobia
Comment: For Maz Saleem, whose father was killed by a white supremacist, adopting an official, legal definition of Islamophobia would provide ...
France hijab ban for under 18s triggers critical backlash
A senate vote in France to ban on anyone under the 18 wearing the hijab, part of a controversial anti-separatism bill, has prompted an angry ...
Muslim engineer falsely reported to Prevent wins payout
A Muslim engineer was falsely accused of holding 'extremist' views and reported to Prevent, which he took to a tribunal and won a case for ...
Comment: Those protesting images of the prophet being shown in a class on blasphemy display the kind of intolerance our schools are working to ...
Saudi Arabia to forbid non-vaccinated pilgrims from performing Umrah
Saudi Arabia is taking precautions to avoid new Covid outbreaks by banning non-vaccinated pilgrims from performing Umrah, starting from Ramadan.
Labour reinstates Muslim councillor cleared of antisemitism complaint
A Labour Party panel found that East London councillor Puru Miah had not breached the party's rules on antisemitism.
British-Muslim woman campaigns after racist murder of father
The daughter of a man who was murdered by white supremacists is launching a campaign and urging the British government to officially define ...
India Muslim body seeks to end dowries, lavish weddings
Muslims should shun 'un-Islamic' wedding celebrations, the All India Muslim Personal Board said.
Growing support for Palestinians in Congress, says Rashida Tlaib
US lawmakers are now saying the 'unthinkable' about Israel's occupation of Palestinian lands, Tlaib said.
French government denounces Turkish group which rejected controversial charter
The French government says the Turkish Muslim Milli Gorus group has 'no place' in the country after it opposed Macron's controversial ...
Washington: Uighurs demand urgent action against Beijing’s ‘genocide’
Dozens of Uighurs and supporters gathered outside the Chinese embassy in Washington to raise awareness of human rights abuses against the ...
UN Zakat fund helped millions of refugees in 2020
Institutional donors gave $61.5 million in Zakat to UNHCR in 2020, according to a new annual report on Islamic philanthropy.
Dismantling Denmark's white ghetto mentality
Comment: The concentration of immigrants in certain poor neighbourhoods is far more a sign of the ghetto mentality of Denmark's majority than ...
Ramadan: Mecca mosque to be sanitised 10 times daily
The new measures were announced as Muslims prepare to begin the fasting month in mid-April.
Yemen pilgrimage draws crowds despite war, coronavirus
A large number of worshippers are doing the pilgrimage to the tomb of Prophet Hud in Yemen despite the war and the pandemic.
Al-Shabaab wants attacks on US, French interests in Djibouti
Leader of jihadist group Al-Shabaab Abou Obaida Ahmad Omar has called for "attacks" against French and American interests in Djibouti a few ...
China sanctions Americans, Canadians over Uighur criticism
China has announced measures against two Americans, a Canadian, and a rights group in retaliation for US and Canadian sanctions imposed for ...
An Al-Qaeda ring has been foiled in Spain, authorities said.
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