A Saudi human rights group has raised concerns over the safety of a Saudi-Australian dual national who was arrested in Morocco.
Earlier this year, Egypt approved amendments to the 2016 law against FGM, toughening prison sentences against those undertaking the illegal procedure, but many argue this is still not enough.
Uproar as Kuwaiti singer 'converts' to Judaism from Islam
Kuwaiti singer Basma Al-Kuwaiti posted a video on Twitter where she announced she had left Islam and become Jewish.
Is 'European Islam' the future of Western Muslim identity?
Book Club: In his new study, Hashas makes a major contribution to the debate about Muslim identities in Europe by surveying the thoughts of some ...
Marjorie Taylor Greene is dangerous. She should be removed
Comment: Democrats and Republicans have a responsibility to recognise the very real danger Greene poses to education on Islam, and continue to ...
More Muslim apps selling data to US military-linked X-Mode
The apps now revealed to have links with X-Mode have been downloaded by millions of users around the world.
Why India is shutting down Islamic schools in Assam
In-depth: Opposition parties say the move is an anti-Muslim political stunt to polarise voters ahead of regional elections in March.
India's Assam state passes bill banning Islamic schools
The bill in Assam, home to India's notorious detention camps, replaces existing acts which legislated funding and support for Madrasas as part ...
A Sudan in transition presents first-ever film for Oscars
Acclaimed coming-of-age story 'You Will Die at Twenty' is only the eight film to have been made inside Sudan.
Denmark's women-led Mariam Mosque: Unorthodox reformation or overdue recognition?
Sherin Khankan and a group of Islamic academics founded the women-led Mariam Mosque in Copenhagen in 2016, sparking a debate among mainstream ...
Fighting to advance the hard-won freedoms of Tunisia's revolution
In-depth: From women's rights to freedom of expression, progressives in Tunisia's young democracy are fighting to preserve and advance the ...
14 due verdicts over links to 2015 Paris attackers
Three of the 14 fled to Syria just ahead of the Jan. 7-9, 2015 attacks in Paris, which left 17 dead along with the three gunmen.
Erdogan donates Islamic calligraphy to Hagia Sophia
The calligraphic plaque features verses 159 and 160 from the Al-Imran chapter of the Quran.
China using tech, big data to track, detain Uighurs
Human Rights Watch says the Aksu List evidences China's use of data and technology for 'coerced thought transformation'.
IS steps up Sinai fight with bombs in homes
The IED attacks that have multiplied in the vast, remote and sparsely populated region which authorities have declared off-limits to journalists.
Macron and Sisi's authoritarian embrace
Comment: The Egyptian and French presidents are attempting to control the meaning of Islam to enact their domestic, authoritarian agendas, writes Sam Hamad.
Emirati buys 50 percent stake in Israeli football club
Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Nahyan, an Emirati royal businessman, will invest millions in the 'racist' club over the next decade.
US military buying data mined from Muslim apps
The US military is buying data of people around the world, harvested apps, which seem to target Muslims in particular, reports Motherboard.
How Arabs and Muslims flipped Michigan blue for Biden
In-depth: Through diligent organising and outreach, Arab and Muslim communities delivered for Joe Biden in Michigan.
Amnesty urges Tunisia to uphold online freedom of expression
Authorities in Tunisia have been urged to halt their use of "largely outdated, overly broad and repressive laws" to crack down on freedom of ...
Social media on high alert as US votes tallied
Social media platforms in the US are on high alert against disinformation regarding the US elections, and Twitter and Facebook posts by Donald ...
China removes domes, minarets from mosques: report
A British diplomat in China has deplored the changes to the religious buildings as 'depressing'.
Saudi man crashes car into gates of Grand Mosque
The car rammed through a barrier and kept driving until it hit the gate on the Grand Mosque's southern side.
Instagram suspends Khamenei's account after anti-Macron post
Instagram has suspended Ayotallah Ali Khamenei's French language account days after he posted an anti-Macron comment.
Anti-France protests took place outside the French embassy in Beirut on Friday.
A bomb attack on a Quran study class killed at least seven students in Pakistan, reports confirmed.
Kuwait's Emir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah died on Tuesday, aged 91.
Indian and Pakistan traded barbed rebuttals in the assembly hall Friday night.