Muslims
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Australia: Muslims resume congregational Friday prayers
Muslims in Australia on Friday resumed congregational prayers, first time since March.
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Report: Muslims have suffered disproportionately during COVID pandemic
Muslims have suffered disproportionately during the coronavirus pandemic, a new report by the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) .
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Austria: Operation against Muslims causes backlash
The detention of well-known activists and academics in Austria under the guise of “combating terrorism”
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French government increases pressure on Muslims
Pressure on Muslims in France, including Islamic organizations and civil society, has continued to mount in recent weeks.
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Muslims make their mark on the 2020 US elections
Prominent Muslim lawmakers are returned to the House of Representatives, while some new faces win seats in state legislatures.
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Fiji Muslims celebrate life of prophet (PBUH)
Hundreds of Muslims came together yesterday at Churchill Park in Lautoka to commemorate the national Milad-Un-Nabi Jalsa hosted by the Fiji Muslim League.
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Islamic Unity Week
The Islamic Unity Week is marked between 12-17th Rabiul Awwal on the occasion of the Birth Anniversary of Prophet Mohammad SAW.
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Thousands of Muslims protest against French president’s vow to protect cartoons of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Thousands of Muslims in Pakistan are joining anti-France protests, as the French president’s vow to protect the right to caricature the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) continues to roil the Muslim world.
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Erdogan: No true Muslim can be a terrorist
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says it is a matter of honour for Muslims to stand up against attacks targeting Islam and Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
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'Insulting Prophet hurts feelings of Muslims worldwide'
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Thursday said insulting the Prophet Muhammad hurts feelings of Muslims around the world.
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Iran condemns continued desecration of Islam Prophet (PBUH) in France
The Iranian foreign ministry strongly deplored the “stubborn” continuation of blasphemous acts and remarks against the Great Prophet of Islam (PBUH) in France.
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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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Have mental checks': Turkey’s Erdogan slams France's Macron over treatment of Muslims
Macron previously stated that Paris would stay strong against the Islamist threat after a schoolteacher was gruesomely decapitated by an 18-year old immigrant for showing caricatures depicting the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) to his students.
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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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Muslim, Christian youths unite, demand ceasefire in Nigeria
Christian and Muslim youths operating under the aegis of the Nigerian Inter-religious Council on Thursday called for an end to the #EndSARS protests.
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Liberty, equality, fraternity, except Muslims
Two Muslim women were stabbed by anti-Islamic groups in the French capital of Paris on Sunday. In the attack, which took place near the Eiffel Tower, a group repeatedly stabbed the two women with knives while shouting "dirty Arabs," French police sources reported.
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Trump’s Anti-Islam Rhetoric: Facts secondary to feelings!
US President Donald Trump has been well known for his anti-Muslim propaganda that has been aimed at stoking anger at Muslims and Muslim immigrants across the US and abroad.
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Turkey: German police raid on mosque is an ugly act
Ankara says German police raid on Mevlana Mosque in Berlin sets "new example of the prejudiced, discriminatory and disproportionate treatment" suffered by five million Muslims there.
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Mosques in Southern France placed under protection among threats
Mosques in two Southern French cities have been placed under the protection of security forces due to the spread of violent threats against Muslims across the country.
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Indian exclusionism towards Muslims and minorities
Indian secularism has been the quintessence of Indian Constitution, yet the denunciation of minorities in India has prompted doubts regarding democratic values in India.
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Wife whose husband was killed in Christchurch mosque shootings recalls watching him tackle the terrorist
The wife of a man who was killed in the Christchurch mosque attacks has recalled watching her husband tackle the shooter in the harrowing livestream he posted to Facebook.
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Muslims must model Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) in fight against world arrogance: Ayat. Alamolhoda
Muslims have to model Prophet (pbuh) of Islam in their fight against the global arrogance, said Seyyed Ahmad Alamolhoda, Leader's representative in Khorasan Razavi Province in a meeting with Sunni Friday prayer leaders in Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine.
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Muslims mark Arbaeen as COVID-19 restricts pilgrimage to Karbala
Muslims around the world commemorate Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam Hossein (AS) amid coronavirus-related restrictions placed by Iraq on the number of foreign pilgrims.
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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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Saudi Arabia eases Coronavirus restrictions, allows pilgrims to return to Mecca
A very small, limited number of people, donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the Muslim pilgrimage, circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday after Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for months.
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Biden's debate use of Arabic phrase sparks conversation among Muslims
Former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday used a bit of Arabic slang that piqued the interest of Muslims on Twitter.
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Muslims allowed to pray during working hours, Swedish court rules
Swedish employers must not prevent their employees from praying during working hours, a Swedish administrative court in Malmö has ruled.
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Open Mosque day Germany
Muslims welcome visitors into mosques all over Germany during Open Mosque Day. October 3 is the date specially allocated to Open Mosque Day each year, being the anniversary of the reunification of Germany and therefore symbolising the unity of Muslims and German culture. With it comes a sense of solidarity and respect, which is what the event stands for.
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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.”