Muslims
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Muslims win call to prayer court battle in German town
A German court on Wednesday rejected an application to silence the muezzin’s call from a mosque in a small town after a legal dispute lasting five years.
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O’Toole’s ‘Lack of Courage’ against bill 21 frustrates Muslim And Sikh groups
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole ’s tacit support for Quebec’s discriminatory Bill 21 caught the National Council of Canadian Muslims by surprise this week, leading it and the World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) to denounce the move, saying they are deeply disappointed by the Tory leader’s “lack of courage.”
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Muslims seek to amend Swedish constitution to ban mockery of religion
In recent weeks, the Danish Hard Line party has torched several copies of the Quran in what it dubbed “Swedish ghettos”, ostensibly to protest the spread of Islam and celebrate freedom of speech.
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Ismail Haniyeh calls for unity among Palestinians
Head of Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, stressed that a concerted effort is underway by the US and its certain regional allies to undermining the Palestinian cause.
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India: Charges over virus cause ordeal for Muslim mission group
Muslims stand accused of spreading virus in various parts of India in April following reports of local outbreak in New Delhi.
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New wave of sectarianism targeting Shia community can destabilize Pakistan
At a time when Pakistani authorities have been claiming great gains in the country’s overall security situation, some communities are becoming vulnerable in dangerous new ways. As the campaign of armed terrorism by religious fanatics has been rolled back, sectarian forces of chaos are looking for new ways to push their agenda of a divided society.
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Head of the Islamic seminaries in Iran strongly condemned the evil act of burning the Qur'an
Ayatollah Ali Reza A'rafi in a statement condemned the burning of the pages of the Quran, in the name of freedom of speech in the European countries from time to time.
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Pakistan spokesperson condemns Charlie Hebdo magazine for re-publish blasphemous caricature
Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri in a statement said such a deliberate act to offend the sentiments of Muslims cannot be justified as an exercise in press freedom or freedom of expression.
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Muslims in Montenegro fear Greater Serbia rhetoric after elections
In the town of Pljevlja, a few kilometres from the Serb border, members of the opposition celebrating the victory used the opportunity to vandalise Islamic premises and attack Muslim residents, a local news outlet reported.
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Ramadan 2020 saw record-breaking donations in the UK
The poll was carried out by Give Brite, an Oldham-based online fundraising and donation platform. The survey, which included more than 25 charities, revealed that Muslims were more generous in 'Lockdown Ramadan' compared to previous years.
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Muslims hold mourning rituals on day of Ashura
It is worth noting, the preventive measures taken against the coronavirus imposed on the believers to avoid the congregations and hold televised or online Ashura ceremonies.
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Muslims mark martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein (A.S) on Tasua
Millions of people, dressed in black, took to the streets and mosques on Saturday, the ninth day of the holy month of Muharram in the Islamic calendar, to mourn the tragedy on a day known as Tasua.
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S.Sudan: Mosques reopen after COVID-19 suspension
Abdallah Braj Rwal, head of the South Sudan Islamic Council, announced that mosques would be gradually reopened, adding that mandatory health guidelines would apply during worship.
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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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ICE detention centre feeds Muslim detainees pork and rotten halal food
Detainees at the Krome Service Processing Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Miami, were given the choice of pre-packaged pork-based meals or expired halal meals at least two to three times a week, according to a letter sent to ICE and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) by Muslim Advocates, Americans for Immigrant Justice, and the law firm King & Spalding LLP.
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Palestine’s Sheikh Raed Salah starts prison term
The preacher, who has been widely known as a defender of Al-Aqsa holy mosque, briefly addressed the hundreds of supporters gathered outside Kishon prison on Sunday, saying: “Every Muslim and Arab in the world is proud of you — I do not respect the court’s decision.”
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Imran Khan requests Pakistani Shia to follow Iran for Muharram rituals amid corona
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on the Shia community in the country to follow the guidelines of Iranian jurisprudents regarding Muharram mourning ceremonies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pakistan strongly condemns anti-Islam post by Indian extremist
"Pakistan has conveyed its strong condemnation to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on the reported incident involving a derogatory social media post against the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by an extremist from the majority Hindu community in Bengaluru, Karnataka," the statement read.
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IHRC: BBC has targeted Muslims during coronavirus pandemic
In a letter of complaint by IHRC chair Massoud Shadjareh to BBC Director General Tony Hall, the IHRC said the broadcaster had used the pandemic to spread negative imagery about Muslims to create negative perceptions about the community.
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Blaming local lockdowns on Muslims is irrational at best and racist at worst
After Leicester, Bradford, Oldham, Blackburn and Aberdeen, Preston has become the latest area hit by a coronavirus spike.
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India's Modi lays foundation for Hindu temple at site of demolished mosque
The site in Ayodhya in northern India has long been a religious tinderbox between Hindu nationalists and Muslims, providing the spark for some of the country's worst sectarian violence.
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As COVID-19 restrictions ease, Muslims celebrate a socially distanced Eid
In states like New Jersey, New York, and Maryland, where government restrictions have loosened, mosques have been able to host Eid prayers under strict guidelines. But others, in Illinois, for example, have decided to forgo a traditional in-person Eid prayer due to the recent rise in COVID-19 cases.
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Ayatollah Khamenei: The U.S. protests are a fire under ashes that will destroy the current American system
Pointing to the large-scale demonstrations against injustice, which have been witnessed in the US in the last months, Imam Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, stated that the main enemy of the US government is not the Islamic Republic of Iran. Rather, it is the people of that country, who will ultimately destroy the current political system in the US.”
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Muslim pilgrims scale Mount Arafat for peak of hajj
A tight security cordon has been erected all around the foot of the rocky hill outside Mecca, also known as Jabal al-Rahma or Mount of Mercy, for the high point of the annual ritual.
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Hagia Sophia did not just reopen as a mosque for Turkey, but for the entire region
The significance of prayers of gratitude being performed, particularly in countries like Afghanistan, where imperialist powers know no limits in the violation of rights and law, should not be overlooked. The reinstatement of Hagia Sophia Mosque’s true status was closely followed in the Balkans and the Caucasus as well.
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Nigeria: Muslims to hold Eid prayers in open spaces
The governor who made this known in a media chat, warned that the prayers should not be held inside mosques because of possible spread of Covid-19.
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Edmonton Muslims face financial woes due to Hajj pilgrimage entry restrictions
For the past several years Waseem Ashtikar, a kitchen manager at Boston Pizza in Edmonton has been saving money for he and his wife to fulfil their final religious duty as Muslims, to perform Hajj.
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South Africa to broadcast prayers at Hagia Sophia mosque
Deputy head of South Africa Awqaf Foundation Mickael Collier said that television and radio channels in South Africa will broadcast the historical event.
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Islamophobia faced by 80% of Muslims in the UK, report finds
Taj Khan is shielding from coronavirus. But there's no protection from the islamophobia she suffers on a daily basis.
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UK Muslim group urges gov't to help Chinese Uighurs
China’s systematic mistreatment “has all the hallmarks of a genocidal atrocity. The UK Government must act now,” the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) said in a statement, saying they wrote Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to press him to take action.