Category: Religion

Sun 15 February 2020: The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad by Thomas Hegghammera is a biography on Abdallah Azzam and no doubt going to be the standard work on the Palestinian scholar who is seen as the founding father of global jihad. But Azzam’s legacy is also a contested one and Hegghammer […]

Thu 13 February 2020: Deputy Minister of Hajj and Umrah Dr. Abdulfattah Mashat stressed that the Saudi government welcomes Hajj and Umrah pilgrims from across the world without any pre-conditions. In a statement to Asharq Al-Awsat following his meeting with delegates of Hajj affairs from Islamic countries, he said that the ministry conveyed the Kingdom’s […]

Mon 10 February 2020: In the late 1800s, the Zionist movement called for a Jewish state to be established in Palestine. Sultan Abdülhamid II took a series of precautions to reverse the plan. However, when the sultan was dethroned and the Young Turks took charge, the movement was able to spread in the region The […]

Mon 10 February 2020: Pope Francis called on internet-based companies Sunday to be vigilant about keeping human traffickers from using electronic communications to entrap victims. Francis said during his remarks to the public in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday that the “plague” of human trafficking “exploits the weakest.” He said research has shown that criminal […]

Fri 07 February 2020: An International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) released a statement following the announcement of US President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan, describing it as an attempt at an “eradication war” and calling on the Muslim world to “use all means” to fight it. “The Union is closely following what is […]

Fri 07 February 2020: Tokyo has found an innovative way to help thousands of Muslim athletes, officials, and supporters arriving in Tokyo for the Olympic Games later this year, pray. The answer might just be roaming the streets of Tokyo on the back of a truck. By the time the Games start in July, there […]

Thu 06 February 2020: CLAIM A video of Chinese President Xi Jinping is being shared with the claim that he visited a mosque and “sought the blessings of the Muslim community” amid the coronavirus outbreak. This is the caption of the video: “China president xi jinping visited masjid and request Muslims for dua in present crisis country […]

Wed 05 February 2020: The first mosque in Slovenia was opened in the country’s capital Ljubljana, AFP reported. This happened after overcoming a number of financial obstacles and defeating right-wing opposition parties, 50 years after the request for its construction was officialy made. Islamic community head Mufti Nedzad Grabus said the mosque’s opening was “a turning point in our lives.” […]

Saudi Arabia has succeeded in registering seven items on UNESCO’s Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage. (SPA) Mon 03 February 2020: The Saudi Ministry of Culture on Sunday hosted a workshop and coordination meeting to register Arabic calligraphy on UNESCO’s Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Riyadh. Sixteen Arab countires are participating in the five-day meeting […]