Muslims
-
Students join rally against new citizenship law on campuses across India
Anger has been growing in India over the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), which gives refugees of all of South Asia’s major religions, including Buddhists and Hindus — except Muslims — from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh a clear path to Indian citizenship.
-
Boris Johnson remaining prime minister makes me feel I’m Not Welcome’ – Muslims react to Tory win
Zainab Patel woke up feeling sick and on the verge of tears on Friday morning as she grappled with the reality of Boris Johnson’s landslide election victory.
-
India: Clerics ask Muslims to recheck records
Feeling Muslims’ status under siege, several mosques in southern India are making announcements to Muslims during Friday prayers urging them to recheck their identity records to make sure they are error free.
-
UK charity shocked after being told by football club they can raise money ‘but not for Muslims’
The ILM (International Learning Movement) charity regularly ask sports clubs if they can attend matches and raise money at the ground for the charity.
-
Tory candidate insulted Muslim culture
The former BBC journalist Linden Kemkaran, who is standing for the Conservatives in Labour-held Bradford East, retweeted a user on Twitter last week who dismissed Islamophobia as nonsense – describing it as a “crock”.
-
Muslims in UK struggle to find decent candidates
The 73 year old non-Muslim politician was dropped by Labour in November 2019, after publicly backing local Muslim parents protesting against forced LGBT teaching in primary schools.
-
Hundreds attend Peterborough mosque events
More than 200 people attended, with the star speaker being scholar Ameena Blake who converted to Islam a number of years ago.
-
Yusuf Islam's media consultant converts to Islam
Media consultant of a prominent British singer-songwriter and philanthropist Yusuf Islam converted to Islam in Cambridge Central Mosque, newly inaugurated by the Turkish president in Cambridge, England.
-
Skegness Mosque and community centre prayers answered
The authority’s planning committee voted in favour of Skegness Central Mosque Group’s plans, including four self-contained flats, which will be built next to the former Methodist Chapel on Roman Bank.
-
Europe's first 'Eco Mosque' opens for prayers in Cambridge
“Join us at Cambridge Central Mosque’s Community Open Day! Program includes: Guided Tours, Arts & Crafts, Islamic Science Exhibition, Bazaars, Children’s Activities,” the mosque wrote in a tweet.
-
Calgary mosque strives to increase awareness, acceptance of Muslims with disabilities
Akram Jomaa Islamic Centre wants to get people talking more about physical and mental disabilities, changing the narrative and challenging misconceptions around Muslims with special needs and their families.
-
Muslims in the UK aim to make a mark in the British general election
Many in the community hope that with the mere act of taking part in the election, irrespective of who they vote for, they will force politicians to take their concerns seriously.
-
Erdoğan urges Islamic world to unite forces to overcome problems
The president highlighted that Muslim countries are facing many threats, including terrorism and civil war, on top of the rise of xenophobia.
-
Muslim and Jewish communities offer assistance, prayers to bushfire victims
On Thursday, the Australian National Imams Council (ANIC) posted a video on its social media channels calling Muslims to action.
-
Thousands of Muslims pray for peace in Hong Kong
The faithfuls prayed for the city’s harmony, hoping people with different opinions will reconcile with one another.
-
Muslims march against Islamophobia in France
With the one-year anniversary of the Yellow Vest movement a week away and the government trying to force through a deeply unpopular raising of the retirement age
-
Organization of Islamic Cooperation mandate needs to be reviewed: Expert
The Muslim world has been denied such leadership ever since the fall of the Ottoman Empire, but a recently announced initiative between Turkey, Malaysia, and Pakistan raises hope and shows the way forward
-
France: 42% of Muslims harassed at least once
The survey published by the French Public Opinion Institute (IFOP) said most racial harassment occurred during police controls, job applications and house rentals.
-
Muslims take part in Nottingham parade to celebrate Prophet Muhammad's birthday
Hundreds of people joined the start of the procession from the Jameah Fatimiah Mosque in Berridge Road on Sunday, November 3.
-
Pig's head found at mosque construction site in Germany
The workers contacted the administration of the Schwelm Yeşil Cami, who relayed the issue to the local police.
-
Man pleads guilty to anti-Muslim abuse following New Zealand mosque shootings
Dean Dyer, a construction worker from Kensington and Chelsea, was drunk and on-board a London Overground train service between West Croydon and Canada Water on 19 March this year when he made religiously offensive comments about the Christchurch attack
-
Istanbul meet condemns associating Islam with terrorism
The third edition of the African Muslim Religious Leaders Summit saw the participation of academics, ministers and religious leaders from 51 countries
-
Handke's Nobel Prize: Cauterizing Muslims from Europe's history
The key passage of the document read: "During the evacuation, there were no incidents on either of the sides and the Serb side has adhered to all the regulations of Geneva Conventions and international war law
-
World Shia Muslims memorialize Arbaeen
Arbaeen, which is the largest religious gatherings in the world, comes 40 days after Ashura, the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam, Imam Hussein (AS).
-
EU politicians must tackle growing challenge of anti-Islam acts
"We do not intend to blame the whole of European Union society, we try to say that there are problems. As the report puts forth, there is an increase in attacks and harassment," Deputy Foreign Minister Faruk Kaymakçı said.
-
India’s apex court ends hearing in Babri mosque case
The case was making rounds in different courts since 1949, when local Muslims sought judicial intervention to remove an Idol of Hindu god Lord Rama, which some Hindus scaling the wall, had placed at the sanctorum of the mosque.
-
Millions of visitors flock into Karbala holy city to mark Arbaeen anniversary
Dozens of thousands of Iraqis voluntarily serve the visitors, providing them with food, beverage and medical stuffs.
-
Dog trained to attack Muslims and child on child violence as hate crime rises
Brexit and terrorist attacks have contributed to a culture in which hate crime is rising year on year, experts and victims have suggested.
-
Muslims targeted in 47% of hate crimes in England and Wales
In total, there were 103,379 hate crimes recorded by the police in England and Wales in 2018/19, an increase of ten per cent compared with 2017/18.
-
Larijani urges IPU states to pay attention to Palestine issue
Larijani made the remarks in a meeting with the IPU’s Secretary-General Martin Chungong in the Serbian capital, Belgrade, on Monday.