Category: Religion

New media guidelines for reporting on Muslims and Islam published Wed 06 November 2019: A new report with media guidelines for reporting on Muslims and Islam has been published today in Scotland. The document has been produced by the Scottish Parliament’s Cross-Party Group (CPG) on Tackling Islamophobia in conjunction with Newcastle University and the National […]

Fatima al-Fihri: Founder of World’s Very First University  Tue 05 November 2019: Have you ever asked someone to name inspirational people, dead or alive? You’ll probably get names like Martin Luther King, Neil Armstrong… I mean, We can’t deny that these and so many other men have done amazing things and are definitely worth the […]

Elderly Frenchman charged over Bayonne mosque attack Fri 01 November 2019: An octogenarian accused of wounding two men in a shooting at a mosque in southern France has been charged and ordered held in detention, the prosecutor’s office said Wednesday. Claude Sinke, who stood as a candidate for the far-right National Rally in 2015 regional […]

Pope Francis prays for stability in Iraq amid deadly protests Wed 30 October 2019: Pope Francis prayed Wednesday for Iraq, where 18 more people were killed and hundreds wounded Oct. 29 during political protests in Karbala. “My thoughts turn to beloved Iraq, where protests during this month have caused numerous deaths and injuries,” the pope […]

NOW, ‘VIRTUAL MUFTI’ TO ISSUE QUICK FATWAS IN DUBAI Wed 30 October 2019: Dubai will use artificial intelligence (AI) to dole out fatwas virtually, the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) announced on Tuesday, October 29. The initiative is called virtual ifta – which means the act of issuing a fatwa (formal […]

Pig’s head found at site of planned mosque in Germany Wed 30 October 2019: Construction workers at a mosque in the German city of Schwelm found a pig’s head at the site on Wednesday, according to Anadolu Agency. The workers contacted the administration of the Schwelm Yeşil Cami, who relayed the issue to the local […]

Christians, Muslims, Jews unite against assisted suicide Tue 29 October 2019: Leaders from three of the world’s major religions have joined forces against assisted suicide and euthanasia, in a declaration issued at the Vatican. The declaration, backed by leaders of Christianity, Islam and Judaism, states that no health care provider should be “coerced or pressured” […]

World’s Rarest Islamic Gold Coin Sold for $4.77 Million Mon 28 October 2019: One of the world’s rarest and most highly-prized of all Islamic gold coins, indeed any coin, was sold by specialist auctioneers Morton & Eden in London last week for an outstanding £3.72 million ($4.77 million). Measuring a mere 20 mm across, about […]

First mosque in Amsterdam to Call to Prayer through speakers Wed 23 October 2019: A mosque in Amsterdam called for prayer through speakers, making it the first mosque to do so in the country. The incident was an attempt by clerics to ‘normalize Islam’ in Europe. شاهد.. رفع الأذان عبر مكبر الصوت لأول مرة في أمستردامhttps://t.co/bIC0gZAmH9 pic.twitter.com/U1eC6uU9li […]

Sat 19 October 2019: New government statistics have revealed that eight of the top 20 schools in England for academic progress are Muslim schools. Top of the list is Tauheedul Islam Girls’ School (TIGHS) in Blackburn which scored highest in the country in the “Progress 8” metric which measures the progress a pupil makes from the end of […]