Taliban cracks down on ‘costly’ polygamy
By Khudai Noor NasarBBC World Service Published15 January 2021 The leader of the Taliban in Afghanistan has issued a decree urging the group’s leaders and commanders to forego taking multiple […]
According to the ECJ ruling: The banishment of the headscarf, cross and kippah
15/07/2021 Employers can dictate religious neutrality to their employees, says the European Court of Justice. But freedom has its limits. We mean everyone, but in fact it mainly affects Muslim […]
The Five Dimensions of MuslimReligiosity. Results of an Empirical Study
The Five Dimensions of MuslimReligiosity. Results of an Empirical Study Yasemin El-MenouarBertelsmann Stiftung Abstract In this paper a new instrument measuring Muslim religiosity is presented. Drawingon Glock’s multidimensional concept of […]
Man arrested and charged in ‘act of hate’ at Cambridge mosque
By Bill DoucetReporterSat., July 17, 2021 Maqbool Sheikh, advocacy director at Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada, stands with some of the damage, including a trashed glass top stove, at the Baitul Kareem […]
Ancient hygiene tools of gladiators on display in Izmir
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AA IZMIR ARTS JUL 16, 2021 8:10 PM GMT+3An official presents the ancient artifact known as a “strigil,” a historical tool used for cleansing gladiators, on exhibition at Izmir […]
Human rights offer way forward on Israeli-Palestinian conflict
YOSSI MEKELBERGJuly 17, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/cs3ns For too long the approach to the Israeli–Palestinian peace process has been to consider it as either a real estate dispute or a […]
How Biden can bring peace to the Middle East
DAOUD KUTTAB July 17, 2021 Short Url https://arab.news/zmkbq For many observers of the Middle East conflicts, the idea of democracy and peace seems to be an oxymoron. Pundits repeatedly say […]
Pakistan police investigate kidnapping of Afghan envoy’s daughter
Pakistan called the attack “disturbing” and said that security at the residence of the Afghan ambassador in Islamabad has been reinforced. (File/AFP) Short Url https://arab.news/57dc7 Silsila Alikhil was admitted to […]
Hajj 2021: How Jeddah earned its reputation as the city of hospitality
Jeddah old view, Saudi Arabia. Created by Girardet after Lejean, published on Le Tour du Monde, Paris, 1860. (Shutterstock) Short Url https://arab.news/cj892 For centuries, the port city of Jeddah on […]
Makkah sees safe arrival of pilgrims as Hajj begins
The first group of pilgrims perform the circling of the Kaaba. The first group of pilgrims perform the circling of the KaabaThe first batch of pilgrims arrive at gathering point […]
Surah Qaf: The First Creation as the Foremost Proof for Afterlife
Source: TheQuran.Love Introduction The Surah very precisely and concisely highlights a very common theme in the Quran of a Creator God, Who has created humans and this universe for a […]
France’s School Lunches Become Battlegrounds in Dispute Over Islam’s Place in Society
A push for broader rules on secularism leaves Muslim families feeling targeted Some conservative and far-right politicians in recent years have ordered local schools to stop serving ‘substitution meals’ to […]
Saudi Arabia Shuns Hardline Fatwas in Slow Religious Revolution
A series of changes ordered by the crown prince move the kingdom away from theocracy, risking a conservative backlash. By Donna Abu-Nasr15 July 2021, 06:01 CEST As an agent of Saudi Arabia’s […]
DeFi can be halal but not DOGE? Decentralizing Islamic finance
“We are looking forward to having it blessed, but we’re not looking forward to having a Sharia council because it’s a burden.” by Elias Ahonen July 16, 2021in Columns, Journeys While Islamic scholars […]
Muslim visibility matters – but misrepresenting us does more harm than good
Faiza Saqib Fri, July 16, 2021 As a teen, I often struggled with my identity. I didn’t know what category or label I fit into, it was a feeling of […]
Pilgrims head to Mecca for 2nd pandemic hajj
© Provided by WION Pilgrims will begin to arrive in the Muslim holy city of Mecca on Saturday for the second downsized hajj staged during the coronavirus pandemic with only fully vaccinated […]
Afghan Leaders Leave for Doha Seeking to Revive Stalled Peace Talks
By Reuters|July 16, 2021 Afghan Leaders Leave for Doha Seeking to Revive Stalled Peace Talks FILE PHOTO: Chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah speaks during an interview […]
Purge of Mosque Clergy in Xinjiang’s Ghulja Leaves Nobody Left to Conduct Ceremonies
Chinese authorities took into custody seven religious leaders from the Tahtiyun Mosque in 2018. 2021-07-16 Uyghur residents gather outside a mosque with Chinese slogans on a banner on its fence […]
After being attacked in an ‘act of hate,’ this mosque wants to forgive the perpetrators
The Baitul Kareem Mosque in Cambridge, Ont., was broken into and vandalized, with damages potentially exceeding tens of thousands of dollarsBy Stephanie Bai | July 16, 2021 The Baitul Kareem Mosque in Cambridge, […]
Once ghost town, Turkish Cyprus’ Varosha hosts 200,000 tourists
BY ANADOLU AGENCY MERSİN, TURKEY TOURISM JUL 14, 2021 10:43 AM GMT+3Tourists take selfies at the seaside in the fenced-off area of Varosha in Famagusta town in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) of the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, June 19, 2021 (AFP Photo) Nearly 200,000 guests have already visited the […]