A man uses one of the electronic fatwa machines.Image Credit: Sabq. Thu 08 August 2019: The multilingual service allows pilgrims to get direct and easy access to clerics Riyadh: Saudi religious authorities have launched an electronic service aimed at providing instant fatwas (binding Islamic opinions) for pilgrims, Saudi online newspaper Sabq reported on Thursday. The […]
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A woman without a hijab is confronted by Iran’s “morality police” Thu 08 August 2019: Court Sentences Three Activists for Protesting Compulsory Hijab Iran’s latest crackdown on women has taken place in the quiet of a courtroom. On July 31, a court in Tehran sentenced three women – including a mother and daughter – to […]
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Thu 08 August 2019: Wujood – which is Arabic for “existence” – aims to provide tourists tips, maps and itineraries for navigating occupied East Jerusalem and its Palestinian culture Visitors to Jerusalem don’t often explore Palestinian parts of the disputed holy city. But a new guidebook offering a pointedly Palestinian perspective is trying to change that. […]
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Tue 06 August 2019: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health will provide free health-related services to Hajj pilgrims in the Kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said in a report, with the help of over 30,000 health workers. The Saudi General Authority for Statistics said that the number of people working to provide the medical services […]
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Departure of Muslim pilgrim from Aceh. Tue 06 August 2019: After collecting junks to sell for almost 3 decades, 64-year-old woman’s savings meet Hajj costs, makes her dream real After saving for 26 years, an Indonesian woman who works as a trash scavenger could finally realize her dream to go to the Islamic holy cities […]
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Mon 05 August 2019: The Netherlands’ Nijmegen Municipality was forced to apologize to a Muslim woman wearing a burqa after she was refused entry into a playground. On Aug. 1, The Netherlands enforced a law banning all face coverings in public buildings and on public transport, however parks and playgrounds are not under this jurisdiction. […]
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Sun 04 August 2019: A dissident Saudi cleric has died in prison, human rights activists said on Saturday. The “Prisoners of Conscience” Twitter account, which covers news of political prisoners in Saudi Arabia, said that Sheikh Saleh Al-Dumairi had died in Tarifa Prison in the central Al-Qassim region. The account said that Al-Dumairi, who was […]
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Sun 04 August 2019: VATICAN CITY- Pope Francis on Sunday sent a new letter to priests worldwide offering encouragement in light of the global sex abuse scandal that has shaken the Roman Catholic Church. In a nearly 5,000-word letter sent on the feast day of St. John Vianney, patron of parish priests, the pope on […]
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Sat 03 August 2019: After a bitter legal fight, the Netherlands has put a limited burqa ban into force. DW takes a look at European countries that have had similar restrictions in place for years. Bans against face coverings usually focus on clothing that obscures a person’s facial features. Although the bans cover masks and motorbike helmets, […]
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Sat 03 August 2019: Turkish security forces recovered a 1,000-year-old Quran manuscript from suspected antiquities traffickers in the southern province of Muğla, security sources said late Friday. The manuscript, wrapped in antelope skin, was seized in Yatağan district in an operation conducted against smugglers by gendarmerie forces, said the sources, who asked not to be […]
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