UN Refugee Agency plans global expansion of Zakat fund
The United Nations’ refugee agency has unveiled plans for a global rollout of its zakat fund as it seeks to better leverage Islamic giving to support its relief work and plug funding […]
Mohammed bin Rashid launches ‘100 Million Meals’ to provide food support in 20 countries
BY PRESS RELEASE 11 APR 2021 PRESS RELEASE Beneficiary countries include Sudan, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, Angola, Uganda and Egypt. MBRGI teams up with MBRCH, UN World Food Programme and food banks […]
Kumbh Mela religious festival: Millions of Hindu pilgrims head to the Ganges River as India’s daily coronavirus cases continue to surge
By Jessie Yeung and Esha Mitra, CNN (CNN) Hindu devotees packed the streets of Haridwar, in northern India, on Monday for the largest religious pilgrimage on Earth, in scenes that defied social […]
What Does Islam Have to Say About the ‘Male Gaze’?
Mahrukh Arif-TayyebCONTEMPORARY AND SOCIAL ISSUES 3rd April 2021 THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Mahrukh Arif-Tayyeb, UK Have you ever watched a perfume commercial and wondered why half-naked women feature in almost […]
Minorities struggle racism in Europe as right-wing movements rise: scholar
By Mohammad Mazhari International April 11, 2021 – 15:35 TEHRAN – A London-based history professor says that today many people across the world face every day discrimination fuelled by the […]
How gas windfall could save Lebanon from bankruptcy
DR. DANIA KOLEILAT KHATIB April 11, 2021 23:37504 Short Url https://arab.news/mw6ej Lebanese President Michel Aoun gave a speech last week in which he lashed out at the political elite, the central […]
Dates, the staple of every Ramadan table in Saudi Arabia
From Al-Ahsa to Madinah, from Al-Kharj to Hawtat Bani Tamim, date festivals vary and the most famous is the Dates Festival in Buraidah with merchants coming from across the region […]
Iran’s flagship nuclear plant crippled by ‘sraeli sabotage’
Centrifuge machines in the Natanz uranium enrichment facility in central Iran. The facility lost power on Sunday. (AP/File)Short Url https://arab.news/6fhhk Iran calls atomic site blackout Israeli ‘nuclear terrorism’ US defense […]
Iran atomic agency says nuclear facility hit by act of ‘terrorism’
No-one was injured and there was no radioactive release By AFP – Apr 12,2021 – Last updated at Apr 12,202100 googleplus000 Iranians walk past closed shops in the capital Tehran, on Sunday, following […]
80% of those 65 and older, have received at least one dose of vaccine, CDC data shows
Fed Chair Powell says economy about to grow much quicker due to vaccinations and fiscal support Source: CNBC By Tucker Higgins KEY POINTS The U.S. economy is at a turning […]
Two Christian Nurses in Pakistan Accused of Blasphemy
Source: Voice of America By Ayaz Gul Police in eastern Pakistan have registered blasphemy accusations against two female Christian nurses and launched an investigation into a crime that carries the […]
Spreading the beauty of the Quran: Hazrat Khalifatul Masih announces new Quran search engine by Al Islam team
9th April 2021 Islamabad, Tilford, 9 April 2021: In the Friday Sermon today, Hazrat Amirul Momineenaa announced the launch of a new Quran website search engine created by the alislam.org team. The new […]
Explainer: What is behind the latest unrest in Northern Ireland?
Source: Dawn Geographically, Northern Ireland is part of Ireland. Politically, it’s part of the United Kingdom. Ireland, long dominated by its bigger neighbour, broke free about 100 years ago after centuries of colonisation and an uneasy union. Twenty-six of its 32 counties became an independent, Roman Catholic-majority country. Six counties […]
The Best Advice on Engaging Muslims, from Arab Evangelical Scholars
Source: CT American evangelicals often find themselves frustrated in their approach to Islam. Two options are consistently placed before them: a polemical argument few are educated enough to engage in, or an awkward dialogue urging friendship but emptied of theological significance. Help, therefore, may come from abroad—where evangelicals interact with […]
As her male counterparts sit, an EU President is left awkwardly standing
Source: CNN Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan‘s meeting on Tuesday with the European Union’s two presidents has raised eyebrows after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen appeared to be left standing while her male counterparts settled into two gilded chairs at the focal point of the room. In a […]
Blasphemy case registered against two nurses in Faisalabad
Saleem Mubarak Published April 10, 2021 – DAWN.COM FAISALABAD: Police have registered a case against two nurses of the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital on the charge of committing blasphemy. Scores of hospital […]
Punishment in This World
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad – The Promised Messiah and Mahdi (as)THE NATURE OF GOD 20th March 2021 THE REVIEW OF RELIGIONS Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), The Promised Messiah & […]
Why Israel’s president is right to fear for his country
YOSSI MEKELBERG April 11, 2021 Source: Arab News Following a marathon of meetings with party representatives, Israel’s president Reuven Rivlin has asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to form the next […]
Jordan at 100: Heralding a new dawn with renewed commitment
Today, April 11, 2021 You are here Apr 10,2021 – Last updated at Apr 10,202100 googleplus000 Jordan today proudly marks its centennial of the foundation of the country upon the arrival of […]
UN is ‘very concerned’ about Princess Latifa’s situation and still waiting for ‘proof of life’
By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) The United Arab Emirates has not proven that Princess Latifa bint Mohammed Al Maktoum, the missing daughter of Dubai’s ruler, is alive, the United Nations has said. […]