Category: Religion

Fri 29 November 2019: 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 […]

Thu 28 November 2019: With just over two weeks until the U.K. general election, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) accused the Conservative Party led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson of “denial, dismissal and deceit,” while pointing out a problem of anti-Islamic sentiment rife within the governing party. “It is abundantly clear to many Muslims […]

Thu 28 November 2019: The Islamic world is easily manipulated because Muslims are not a tight-knit community, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Wednesday. The president highlighted that Muslim-majority countries are facing many threats, including terrorism and civil war, on top of a rise in xenophobia. “The terrorist organizations shed blood in our marketplaces, mosques and […]

Wed 27 November 2019: A High Court judge Tuesday permanently banned protesters of LGBT equality lessons at the gates of a Birmingham, England school. Protesters, mostly of Muslim faith, complained that Anderton Park Primary School’s lessons on same-sex relationships countered their religious beliefs. Shakeel Afsar, his sister Rosina, and Amir Ahmed had organized persistent protests […]

Tue 26 November 2019: Selfish imperial agreements between Britain and France, combined with the publication of the contradictory Balfour Declaration of 1917, fuelled hostilities in the Middle East The First World War was the most modern of conflicts. Yet the thinking of the men who directed it was often shaped by old-fashioned notions. Looming large among them […]

Sun 24 November 2019: Pakistan on Saturday summoned the Norwegian ambassador to convey concern over the incident of desecration of the Muslim holy book, Quran, in Norwegian city of Kristiansand. “Pakistan’s condemnation of this action was reiterated. It was underscored that such actions hurt the sentiments of 1.3 billion Muslims around the world, including those […]

Sat 23 November 2019: Anti-Islam protest in Norway ended up in violence after an attempt was made to burn the Holy Quran. The video circulating on social media has incited an outcry from the global Muslim community. The incident was reported by international media. The reports stated the incident took place on Saturday in the […]

Sat 23 November 2019: A heavily pregnant Sydney woman who was the victim of an alleged racially-motivated attack has called on all Australians to come together to protect innocent people from racial and religious attacks. The 38-weeks pregnant Muslim woman, identified by media reports as Rana Elasmar, 31, was with friends at a Parramatta eatery […]

Sat 23 November 2019: A Muslim woman has been called “incredibly brave” after confronting a man shouting antisemitic slurs at a Jewish family on a train in the British capital on Friday. The woman, who wears the hijab, was praised by many after a shocking video of the incident circulated on social media. The footage […]

Fri 22 November 2019: A heavily pregnant Muslim woman was brutally attacked by a stranger in a Sydney cafe late on Wednesday, Australian media reported on Thursday. The horrifying ordeal, captured by CCTV, saw 31-year-old Rana Elasmar assaulted by a man who approached her as she sat with a group of friends at Bay Vista cafe […]