Tue 18 August 2026: Anti-Muslim hate speech targeting Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed surged twentyfold following his Aug. 4 win in the Democratic primary, according to a new study. Findings of the Washington, DC-based Center for the Study of Organized Hate, as shared with Anadolu, found that posts naming El-Sayed along with anti-Muslim bigotry averaged […]
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Sat 15 August 2026: In response to prolonged dry weather and rising ecological concerns across the UK, British Muslim leaders have planned to observe a National Day of Prayer for Rain, to revive the historic Prophetic tradition of Salat al-Istisqa – asking Allah swt for mercy during times of drought. Birmingham’s Green Lane Masjid & […]
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Mon 10 August 2026: Sheikh Ikrima Sabri, the preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque and head of the Higher Islamic Council in Jerusalem, has warned of growing Israeli settlement plans targeting the Silwan, Batn al-Hawa, al-Bustan and Wadi Hilweh neighbourhoods in occupied Jerusalem. Sabri said in press statements that the plans form a rapidly expanding settlement belt aimed […]
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Sun 09 August 2026: A Thesis on the Secular Trap, the 2026 Delimitation Crisis, and the Awakening of a Generation or over seven decades, the Muslims in India have been an active, hopeful participant in the world’s largest democratic experiment. Driven by a sincere desire for physical security, political representation, and economic progress, the community […]
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Sat 08 August 2026: More than 40 Canadian civil society, human rights, labour and faith-based organisations have urged the country’s public safety minister to deny entry to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, who is expected to visit Canada from August 31 to September 1. In a letter to Canadian Minister of Public Safety […]
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Thu 06 August 2026: The Uttar Pradesh government is preparing major reforms to the state’s madrasa education system by discontinuing the traditional Kamil and Fazil degree programmes. A proposal is expected to be placed before the cabinet led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday. If approved, madrasas under the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board […]
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Tue 04 August 2026: Author and activist Taslima Nasrin sparked controversy on Sunday with sharp remarks on madrasas and religion while speaking to journalists at the Bangla Academy in Kolkata. She alleged that some madrasas function as “factories for producing jihadis,” claiming incidents of child abuse and rape occur within them. Nasrin argued that such […]
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Members of the Hindu Samrat Sena attacked the under-construction mosque and, while celebrating victory, hoisted a saffron flag printed with “Jai Shri Ram” and an image of Hanuman. Fri 31 July 2026: At least three people have been killed during violent clashes in southern Nepal, where local Muslim and Hindu groups have clashed since Sunday, […]
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Wed 29 July 2026: A Muslim civil rights and advocacy group in the US said Tuesday it has documented a 183% increase in incidents targeting Islamic places of worship compared to the same three-month period last year. The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) said it recorded 17 incidents targeting Islamic places of worship in May, […]
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Mon 27 July 2026: Can the Muslim world recover from political decline? What resources does the Islamic tradition offer in times of crisis, and what does genuine regeneration look like? In this episode of The Thinking Muslim, we are joined by Dr. Sohaira Siddiqui to explore how Muslims have historically responded to periods of political […]
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