Virtual reality brings ‘invisible history’ of the outback Muslims who helped build Australia to life
ABC North and West SA / By Gabriella Marchant Posted Fri 18 Jan 2019 Ammin Nullah Shamroze has the thick drawl of a person born and bred in the outback. The caretaker of the old mosque in Broken Hill, who goes by the name Bob, is one of the last remaining direct descendants of […]
Australian Muslim communities are a lot more diverse than you may have thought
By Zena Chamas and Tracey Shelton Posted 10h ago Nora Amath has two degrees and a PhD and has lived in Australia for 23 years. But sometimes people speak to her in broken English or assume […]
Half of Aussies say they’re ‘feminist’. For Muslim women, it can be more complicated
ABC Radio National / By Siobhan Marin Posted Wed 30 Jun 2021 Maab doesn’t look like a typical ‘feminist’. Or at least, that’s how she’s been made to feel. As a hijab-wearing […]
Cultural memory centre seeks to preserve Rohingya heritage
Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority fear that their culture is also under threat. The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration (IOM) has stepped in with the launch of a cultural memory […]
Austrian man saves Turkish neighbors from raging floods
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DIASPORA JUL 18, 2021 People walk in the flooded historic center, in Hallein, Austria, July 17, 2021. (AFP PHOTO) A heroic act of an Austrian man saved the lives […]
Kosovo repatriates citizens from Syria camps
Turkish-backed Syrian rebel fighters take part in a military parade marking the graduation of a new batch of cadets in the Afrin region of the northern Syrian rebel-held province of […]
The Well of Zamzam is a lasting miracle
Before the end of the Hajj or Umrah journey, visitors make sure to get a bottle or two of Zamzam water. Source: Arab News With no impurities, its water contains […]
US ‘always there for Jordan,’ Biden tells King Abdullah
US President Joe Biden and Jordan’s King Abdullah II shake hands during a meeting in the Oval Office. (AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/g2sn2 Abdullah arrives in Washington for talks on Syria […]
Hajj pilgrims reach Muzdalifah after spending day at Arafat
NextShort Url https://arab.news/9tnv5 The pilgrims move from Muzdalifah back to Mina, starting from midnight on Monday In Muzdalifah, the pilgrims collect pebbles for the stoning of the devil ritual at […]
On the Day of Hajj a Good News: New study links intrinsic religious motivation to higher-level patterns of thought
By Eric W. Dolan May 22, 2021 in Cognitive Science, Psychology of Religion New research provides evidence that specific forms of religious motivation are associated with higher-level patterns of thought. The findings, which […]
Twists and Turns of Organized Religion: As pope restricts Latin Mass, some Boston Catholics respond with praise, some with frustration
Source: Boston Globe Some Massachusetts Catholics are denouncing and someare extolling a move by Pope Francis on Friday to restrict celebration of the Latin Mass, the church’s standard form of […]
Israeli PM: No change to ban on Jewish prayer at mosque
By Laurie Kellman JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is not changing the norms at a contested site in Jerusalem to allow Jewish prayer there, his office said […]
Whatever is in the Heavens or the Earth Glorifies Allah
Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland Winter hits Kuhmo hard, but it sure is beautiful. The town, which lies in an area that borders Russia, was under Swedish and Russian rule […]
Turkey says EU headscarf ruling ‘grants legitimacy to racism’
Source: The Guardian Turkey’s cabinet ministers have criticised a European Union court’s decision to allow employers to ban headscarves from their workplaces, saying it is “a blow to the rights […]
Why Muslims celebrate Eid on different days?
Additional reading: Eid Mubarak and What is the Muslim Times doing for You? Suggested reading: Bringing the Muslims to the Same Day Eid in UK: Letting Royal Observatory in Greenwich Decide and: Video: Prime Minister Trudeau […]
Indonesia to decide on COVID-19 curbs, survey shows public trust falling
By Stanley Widianto Posted on July 19, 2021 Amid a surge of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in Surabaya JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s government is set to decide whether to extend the […]
The bureaucracies of Hajj, as experienced by a Swiss member of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at
Alhamdolillah – All praise is due to Allah – I have been able to perform Hajj 3 times and Umrah an additional 2 times. The first time I went to Hajj was in 1970. I was living and working in Kabul, Afghanistan. As my son was still very young I […]
Pilgrims head to Mina as Hajj 2021 officially begins
Source: Al Jazeera Only 60,000 fully vaccinated citizens and residents of the kingdom are allowed to take part due to coronavirus pandemic. Hajj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city […]
Pilgrims ascend Mount Arafat in high point of pandemic-era hajj
Issued on: 19/07/2021 Mecca (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) Muslim pilgrims ascended Saudi Arabia’s Mount Arafat on Monday in the high point of this year’s hajj, being held in downsized form and under […]