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Doctors and faith leaders seek to allay concerns the Covid-19 vaccine invalidates the Ramadan fast.
Anti-French sentiments have been on the rise in Pakistan since the Charlie Hebdo magazine republished cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed lat year.
'I am Mohammed Saleem' campaigns against Islamophobia in UK
The 'I am Mohammed Saleem' campaign, launched by British Muslim activist Maz Saleem, invites people to share their own lived experiences of Islamophobia and support by posting videos and testimonials.
The Ordinary Chaos of Being Human
Book Club: Marguerite Richards' anthology of global Muslim voices is a honest recollection of the human experience. From chaos to peace, ...
Kurds impose 10-day curfew in NE Syria
As the number of cases across northeastern Syria rise, Kurdish authorities have imposed a curfew to stop the spread.
'Immunised' Muslim pilgrims in Mecca as Ramadan begins
The policy of requiring pilgrims to be immunised has effectively raised the Grand Mosque's capacity during Ramadan to accommodate 50,000 Umrah pilgrims, according to state media.
Putin foe Navalny 'sues prison for withholding Quran'
Alexei Navalny alleges that prison officials are refusing to give him the Muslim holy book, whose "deep" study was a "self-improvement" goal he ...
Minneapolis authorities condemned for imposing curfew as Ramadan starts
The city's authorities, who imposed a curfew extending to multiple counties, have been condemned for failing to immediately issue a religious ...
US President Joe Biden sends Ramadan greetings to Muslims
The US president sent his 'warmest greetings' to Muslims in around the world ahead of the first Ramadan fast.
Muslim scholar calls for release of prisoners of conscience
Ali Al-Qaradaghi has appealed to Islamic governments to free prisoners of conscience.
Ramadan breeds dread in crisis-hit Iraq
Faced with sharp price rises, a decline in the buying power of the dinar and rising unemployment, Iraqis enter the Muslim fasting month of ...
Tehran announces Ramadan starts Wednesday in Iran
Tehran, which is a majority Shia country, has announced that it will commence Ramadan on Wednesday.
Pilgrims gather around holy Mecca site as Ramadan begins
Muslims travel to the holy site of Mecca to mark the commencement of Ramadan.
Muslims start Ramadan under the shadow of the coronavirus
The Holy month of Ramadan has commenced, with millions of Muslims across the world observing the month-long fast.
Christian women face death penalty over 'Quran sticker': Pakistan
Two Christian women face the death sentence in Pakistan after they removed from a locker, a sticker with a Quran verse on it whilst cleaning.
Saudi Arabia approves shortened Taraweeh prayers for Mecca, Medina
A new 30-minute limit will be placed on the nightly Taraweeh prayers in mosques across the kingdom.
Egypt, Lebanon announce Ramadan to start Tuesday
Egypt and Lebanon have announced that the holy month of Ramadan will begin on Tuesday.
Mosque in France defaced with Islamophobic graffiti
Vandals defaced the walls of a mosque in western France with Islamophobic graffiti two days ahead of the start of the holy month of Ramadan, ...
Suspected accomplice held in Vienna terror attack
Authorities in Vienna detained a man suspected of involvement in the deadly November attack that killed four people.
Muslim leaders battling misconceptions on vaccines, fasting this Ramadan
Top clerics have said that getting the coronavirus vaccine does not invalidate a fast, but local community leaders are working hard to reassure ...
Muslim rights group sues Facebook over hate speech
Muslim Advocates claimed Facebook has breached a local consumer-protection law by failing to remove content that breached its own moderation ...
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 ...
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