Islam
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Ayatollah Khamenei: The Jews swore the best government is the Islamic government
History testifies that the Jews and Christians who have lived under Islamic rule have always lived in peace. But the oppressors and Arrogant Powers have tried to distort this fact and show the opposite to be true by means of their propaganda machines and military domination.
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French Muslim body agree on ‘republican values’ rules
Agreement will lead to restructuring Islam in compatibility with Republican values.
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Muslim scholar group warns against racism, ethnic bias
Racism, ethnic discrimination great danger to humanity, says head of International Union for Muslim Scholars.
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Hezbollah: US’ foolish sanctions against Astan Quds Razavi desecration to Islam
“It seems that US Secretary of state’s level of madness and hatred have been considerably increasing as the presidential term (of Donald Trump) is coming to an end
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Imam Khamenei: What did Prophet of Islam say to Christians of his time?
When Islam dominated non-Muslim regions, the followers of other religions were grateful to Muslims for their Islamic mercy. They told Muslim rulers that they treated them more kindly than those who ruled them prior to Muslims.
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Senegalese NGO: French president's remarks targeting Islam
Jamra organization previously named Erdogan 'person of year' for protest against French president's remarks targeting Islam.
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Macron gives French Muslim leaders 15 days to 'admit' Islam is an 'apolitical religion'
France president has set charter and said that the Muslims leaders should abide, also said Islam is not political religion.
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French FM visits Egypt, expresses 'deep respect' for Islam
.French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian held talks in Cairo with top Egyptian officials including President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi
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Russian mufti criticizes Macron for anti-Islam remarks
French president’s policy towards Islam is a provocation and his statements cause very deep wounds, the chairman of Muslim Spiritual Assembly of Russia said.
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More outrage over Macron's anti-Islam comments
Calls to boycott French goods are growing around the world after President Emmanuel Macron's comments against Islam and Muslims.
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Macron’s crisis with Islam
In Jan. 12, 2015, an estimated 3.7 million people rallied in shows of unity and solidarity across France with more than 40 world leaders marching with them shoulder to shoulder following the killings in Paris.
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Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb: Linking terrorism to Islam symbol of ignorance
The grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center criticized those who try to link terrorism to Islam.
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Nobel Laureate slams Macron’s remarks about Islam
A prominent Yemeni human rights activist and Nobel Peace Laureate has slammed statements by French President Emmanuel Macron about Islam.
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What explains Macron’s obsession with Islam and Muslims?
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the French president’s main policy priority appears to be placing new restrictions on the country’s Muslim community.
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Al-Azhar condemns Macron’s remarks on Islam
The Islamic Research Academy at Al-Azhar, Egypt’s top religious authority, condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s announced plan for fighting “Islamic separatism,” which Al-Azhar described as an “explicit call for racism and hate.”
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Top Muslim scholar slams Macron's remarks on Islam
Top Muslim scholar Friday slammed remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron on Islam that sparked stern criticism among Muslims worldwide.
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UK media disproportionate focus on Islam when reporting terror
This is almost nine times the amount perpetrators were identified as “far-right”, “neo-Nazi” or “white supremacist”, the analysis by the Muslim Council of Britain’s Centre for Media Monitoring (CfMM) said.
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How Islam came to dominate Indonesia
Indonesia became the world’s largest Muslim country over a period spanning centuries, yet experts are still undecided on how it actually came about.
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Sayyed Nasrallah: Hezbollah fights will never be limited to Lebanon’s border
Delivering a speech during Hezbollah televised ceremony which marks the third Ashura night, Sayyed Nasrallah stressed that assuming one’s responsibilities in helping all the human beings, regardless of their affiliations, is obligatory according to the Islamic values, adding that geographical and political borders must never be a barrier in this regard.
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Muslim pilgrims perform last Hajj ritual in Makkah
According to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA), after completing the major pillar of Hajj, the pilgrims descended Thursday from Mt. Arafat to the plain of Muzdalifah, where they spent the night, before heading in the morning to Mina, east of the holy city of Makkah.
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Twitter account of Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Wilders among those hacked
The politician, anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders, said Thursday that he was informed by Twitter that his account was compromised by a hacker, who posted tweets on his account and sent false direct messages, or DMs, in his name.
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Islam for non-Muslims – Chinese Imam in Hong Kong on a mission to explain his religion
The result is a book in Chinese, Understanding Islam. Yang says what sets Islam apart from other religions is the fact it touches all parts of a believer’s life.
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Muslim world has to unite against forces trying to create divide amongst their ranks: Masood Khan
During a meeting with Prof. Dr. Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, Director General Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University in Islamabad, he said that the Muslim world has to unite against forces trying to create a divide amongst their ranks.
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Islam’s most important annual holiday, Eid ul-Adha, will be celebrated this year
While its exact start date is not yet known, some astronomers have suggested it will arrive at the end of next month, on July 31.
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Europe must 'stop treating Islam as a security threat'
European governments, opinion leaders, and policymakers "must stop" treating Islam as a security threat and Muslims as potential criminals, a top Turkish government official said.
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Chairman of the Serbian Muslim Scholars Community Leader:
Interreligious dialogue plays an important role in proximity of religions
According to Public Relations Department of Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO), Iranian Ambassador to Belgrade Rashid Hasanpor along with Iranian Cultural Attaché to Serbian capital, Mahdi Shirazi on Monday June 15 visited the Baberakli Mosque in Belgrade and held a meeting with the Chairman of the Serbian Muslim Scholars" Community Leader, Mufti Sead Nesvovich.
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Indonesia's Muslims to skip Hajj this year
"The government has decided to cancel the Hajj 2020 as the Saudi Arabian authorities failed to provide certainty,” said Fachrul during a press conference in Jakarta.
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Iranian Cultural Attaché to Uganda:
Islam is the greatest supporter of workers rights
According to public Relations Department of Islamic Culture and relations Organization (ICRO), the Iranian Cultural Attache to Uganda in his written comment published on the occasion of Labor Day has said those people working in various production, industrial and service sectors are doing a sacred job adding that workers are so praised in Islam that the Holy Prophet has kissed the scarred hands of the laborer and said that such hands will never be exposed to fire of the hell.
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Wife of Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.)
According to a number of sources, Khadija was born in 565 A.D. and died one year before the Hijra (migration of the Holy Prophet and his followers from Mecca to Medina) in 623 A.D. at the age of 58.
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Ramadan 2020 coincides with crucial moments in coronavirus fight
The ninth month of the Islamic world's lunar calendar marks the occasion when Allah revealed the Quran to the Prophet Muhammad, while fasting is one of the five fundamental pillars in Islam.