Tue 08 April 2025: Saudi Arabia will temporarily suspend the issuance of short-term visas for citizens of 14 countries — including India, Pakistan, Egypt and Indonesia — from 13 April, in a bid to better manage the influx of travellers ahead of this year’s Hajj (pilgrimage) season. According to Gulf News, the freeze applies to business […]
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Fri 04 April 2025: Muslim dating app Salams has come under fire following its quiet acquisition by US-based Match Group — the company behind Tinder, Hinge and OKCupid. The deal, finalised in October 2023, was only disclosed in a February 2024 earnings report, with no official announcement or communication to Salams’ 7.5 million users. The […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: In a country that prides itself on being the world’s largest democracy, India’s Muslim population faces growing marginalisation and discrimination, according to multiple reports documenting a sharp rise in Islamophobic rhetoric and incidents across the nation. A recent report by the Washington-based research group India Hate Lab revealed that instances of hate […]
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Mon 24 March 2025: Buddhists across the country have joined protests after monks at the Mahabodhi Temple were forcibly removed by police. Bodh Gaya, India — As he stood in a queue outside a makeshift tent kitchen for breakfast, 30-year-old Abhishek Bauddh could not help but reflect on the throngs of people around him in Bodh […]
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Sun 23 March 2025: After five weeks in hospital with pneumonia, the Pope will be discharged from hospital today to prepare for two months of rest at the Vatican. Before he begins his recovery, he is expected to offer a blessing from the window of his hospital room. Followers expecting to see the Pope in […]
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Fri 21 March 2025: Canada’s largest Muslim organization is outraged over a bill introduced by the Quebec government that would ban headscarves for school support staff and students. Bill 94 would cover not just teachers, as is now the case under the existing secularism law, but support staff, volunteers and students as well. The ban, […]
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Thu 20 March 2025: The Turkish Cypriot administration’s decision to permit headscarves in secondary schools has ignited fierce debate, with teachers’ unions and opposition figures condemning it as part of a broader push towards religious conservatism. The move is particularly controversial given that the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus has traditionally been more secular and […]
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Sun 16 March 2025: Pope Francis continues to recover in a hospital in Rome but still needs medical treatment, according to statements Saturday by the Vatican. The condition of the 88-year-old pope remains stable, according to the Holy See Press Office, that noted progress was observed in the past week and “high-flow oxygen therapy continues, […]
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Sat 15 March 2025: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, speaking on the sixth anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks, emphasized the need for the country to confront the forces that led to the tragedy. “As we reflect on this day, we must also confront the forces that contributed to this tragedy,” Luxon said at […]
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Wed 12 March 2025: With recorded anti-Muslim hate crimes up by 165 per cent since the beginning of Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza, concerns are growing among Britain’s Muslim communities over the government’s decision to withdraw funding from Tell Mama, one of the UK’s longest-running organisations monitoring Islamophobia. The move leaves the group facing potential […]
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