Muslims were debanked for years but British society never bat an eyelid
The Nigel Farage fiasco has opened the lid on the dark side of UK banking, which frequently targeted Muslim bank account holders with impunity. IBRAHIM KHAN In the wake of […]
Islamophobia, distrust: Dutch Muslims react to state surveillance
BY ANADOLU AGENCY ROTTERDAM SEP 25, 2023 – DAILY SABAH People ride bikes past a mosque in Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 13, 2017. (AP Photo) Muslims in the Netherlands are losing their […]
EU hesitant in taking bold steps on Turkiye’s accession process
YASAR YAKIS September 24, 2023 The European Parliament this month published its yearly report on Turkiye and its accession process. As expected, very few positive remarks were made about it. […]
A tragedy is unfolding in the poorest countries
Sep 25,2023 – JORDAN TIMES By Indermit Gill and M. Ayhan Kose WASHINGTON, DC — The poorest countries are in desperate straits, and the rest of the world is looking […]
Embracing Islam in Switzerland: (Re-)Conversion Between Searching for the Meaning of Life and Social Ties
Michael Nollert & Amir Sheikhzadegan Pages 450-465 | Published online: 23 Apr 2023 In this article Abstract The pioneer conversion model of Lofland and Stark suggests that people adopt a religion […]
Should we borrow from other cultures? Of course we should, just as we always have
The ObserverCulture Yascha Mounk Cultural appropriation is the bogeyman of our time. Let’s celebrate the joy of cross-pollination Sun 24 Sep 2023 10.02 BST Human beings have, ever since they developed distinct cultures, always worried that their purity might soon be blemished. In ancient Greece, Therpandrus caused offence by adding […]
Bishr the Barefoot: Ordinariness of the sacred
BY SULTAN ADANIR SEP 24, 2023 – DAILY SABAH EDITED BY BUSE KESKIN Islamic art decorations by the mausoleum of renowned medieval Iranian poet and mystic Farid ud-Din Attar in his hometown of Neyshabur, Razavi Khorasan province, Iran, Aug. 19, 2014. (Getty Images Photo) Ascetic Bishr al-Hafi’s unwavering reverence for […]
EU hesitant in taking bold steps on Turkiye’s accession process
YASAR YAKIS September 24, 2023 The European Parliament this month published its yearly report on Turkiye and its accession process. As expected, very few positive remarks were made about it. […]
‘Conquer the women’: Colonial roots of France’s abaya ban
The state-sanctioned disenfranchisement of minorities, especially Muslims, is a byproduct of a colonial doctrine that was aimed at Algerian women in the 1930s. LOUBNA REGUIG It is not just the […]
European action day against Islamophobia: Assessing the ongoing struggle of Muslims
As September 21 is marked as the European Action Day against Islamophobia, we are confronted with an unsettling reality: Europe has become a breeding ground for anti-Islam hatred. From the […]
How Ancient Greek Knowledge Was Saved by the Islamic Golden Age
By Anna Wichmann September 23, 2023 The Islamic Golden Age was a period during which science, literature, geometry, astronomy, and other fields of knowledge flourished from the eighth to the […]
Muslim girl banned from school for kimono sues France in UN court
BY ANADOLU AGENCY PARIS SEP 22, 2023 – DAILY SABAH A Muslim woman, wearing the style of dress called an abaya, walks in a street in Nantes, France, Aug. 29, 2023. […]
Pope calls for greater tolerance towards migrants
The Star Worldwide (English) Story by by EMMANUEL WANJALA • Pope Francis said on Saturday that migration was not an emergency, but rather “a reality of our times. • He […]
Explained: Is church attendance falling in Europe?
NEWS ANALYSIS By Declan McSweeney5 July 2023 More than half a million baptised Catholics left the church in Germany last year, according to recently released figures. But what’s the general state of […]
Friday Sermon Summary 22nd September 2023: ‘Life of the Holy Prophet (sa) – Prophecy of the Byzantine Victory Over the Persians’
Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad – Khalifatul Masih V(aba)THE HOLY PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SA) 22nd September 2023 After reciting Tashahhud, Ta‘awwuz and Surah al-Fatihah, His Holiness, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba) said, that some time ago, […]
Muslims and Jews must join forces to fight climate change
RABBI MARC SCHNEIER September 22, 2023 Follow We have just entered the month-long season of the Jewish High Holy Days, which began with the onset of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, to be followed by Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which is the principle Jewish day of fasting. […]
New and improved. Baitul Futuh Mosque, Morden, London, UK.
21 Sep 2023 New and improved After a devastating fire tore through the building in 2015, the administrative wing of the Baitul Futuh Mosque has reopened following a £20m refurbishment […]
The Battle Over the Córdoba Mosque-Cathedral and Spanish Identity
May 2015 The first time I saw the Córdoba Mosque-Cathedral was during a vacation to Spain. I remember walking into the building, and feeling a sense of awe as I […]
Spain’s Granada reveals another Muslim Andalusian cemetery
BY ANADOLU AGENCY GRANADA SEP 20, 2023 – DAILY SABAH EDITED BY NURBANU TANRIKULU KIZIL A view of a large number of human remains, presumably belonging to Muslims Cemetery from the […]
Europe once welcomed me. Today, I fear it would not – and that’s a threat to all of us
OpinionEuropean Union Shada Islam Across the EU, far-right ideas are becoming mainstream while refugees and Muslims are demonised. But change is still possible Thu 21 Sep 2023 12.00 BST Iarrived in Brussels four decades ago as a student, scarred by the legacy of two deadly wars between India and Pakistan, […]