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Black History Month: Rugby Muslim Player Hopes to Inspire Others

AboutIslam & Newspapers 29 October, 2021 Working hard to become the first Black Muslim woman to represent England at Rugby, Zainab Alema is hoping to inspire others in Black History…

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Muslim employee at Severn Trent Water designs PPE headscarf for women to wear under safety helmet

A Muslim woman working for Severn Trent Water has designed a PPE headscarf that is suitable for workers to wear under a safety helmet. The water utility firm said it wants to…

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Toronto Imam: I’ll Carry Afzaal Family in My Heart during Umrah

AboutIslam & Newspapers 19 October, 2021 Going to Makkah next month for this first time since the pandemic began, imam Munir El-Kassem will make sure to keep the Afzaal family…

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Happiness is Found in Sincere Worship

Aisha Stacey Islam is the religion that is more than a religion; it is the religion that is a complete way of life. Nothing is too small or too big…

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Turin industrial area to host Islamic cultural center

A huge disused industrial area in Turin, one of the biggest cities in northern Italy, will soon host a large Islamic cultural center with a mosque. The city council sold…

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Prayer Is Everything

Salat is the major act of worship that a Muslim offers five times a day regularly. A Muslim must offer Salah and there is no excuse to delay or neglect it….

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Five Prerequisites for Shortening the Prayer

Shortening the Prayer means to perform the regularly four-rak’ah prayer, namely, the Dhuhr (Noon), ‘Asr (Afternoon) and ‘Isha’ (Evening) Prayers, as only two-rak’ah prayer during travel. The Legal Ruling Concerning Shortening the Prayer The majority of scholars including…

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Muslim Airmen Reflect on Challenges, Rewards of Serving in Air Force

In the latest edition of Air Education and Training Command’s “Real Talk” series, three Muslim Airmen gathered Aug. 19 to share their personal experiences of how their faith informs their service….

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Foreign pilgrims happy to perform Umrah anew after long hiatus due to COVID-19 pandemic

RIYADH: Foreign pilgrims have expressed their happiness about being able to perform Umrah after a months-long hiatus due to the pandemic. The first group of fully jabbed foreign Umrah pilgrims…

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What Are the virtues of Fasting ‘Ashoora?

I heard that fasting the day of ‘Ashoora’ expiates for the past year, is this true? Does it expiate for everything, even major sins? What is the reason for venerating…