Bordesley Green Mosque unveil plans to build a women’s centre
The Al – Hijrah Masjid in Bordesley Green is planning to build a women’s centre on top of the existing building. The mosque has had a temporary roof for the…
Cutting across religious lines, mosques in Hyderabad are offering a range of services from healthcare to libraries for everyone. Mosques in Hyderabad are gradually evolving from being mere places of…
In January, 7-year-old Bayan Auelkhan landed at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport with her parents. She found herself over 7,000 miles away from her home in Kazakhstan, and her family…
AN HONOR AND DUTY:’ MEET THE FEMALE SAUDI OFFICERS GUARDING THE PROPHET’S MOSQUE IN MADINAH
Dozens of female officers are currently deployed both in Makkah and Madinah, where they are providing security and managing worshippers at the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque. (AN Photo/Huda…
MUSLIM POPULATION IN GERMANY RISES TO NEARLY 5.5 MILLION
Two U-bahn subway trains drive past the Mevlana Mosque in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district on April 14, 2021, a day after the start the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. (Photo…
It’s that spiritual time of the year again. Muslims are looking forward to a month of spiritual revival; Masjids are getting ready to welcome the eager worshippers; Imams are rehearsing…
NEW BEAUTY TOOL FOR HIJAB-WEARING WOMEN SOLVES 0VERLOOKED PROBLEM
DUBAI: ModBeautyKeeper, an accessory designed by Dubai-based New Yorker Nandi Barker, solves a problem that many hijab-wearing women face when applying cosmetics or touching up their makeup on the go. …
MARWA ELSELEHDAR: EGYPT’S FIRST FEMALE SEA CAPTAIN IS RIDING WAVES OF SUCCESS
CAIRO: Marwa Elselehdar has become the first woman to work as a sea captain in Egypt. As a little girl, Elselehdar always loved the sea and enjoyed swimming. She enrolled in…
In Islam, considering the well-being of the “other” instead of just the “self” is a virtue so rooted in the religion that it is evident even to those outside it. …
EGYPT: SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS NOT LINKED TO DRESS WEAR
Attributing sexual harassment to the clothes a victim is wearing is a delusional justification, according to Dar al-Iftaa, which attributed harassment to “sick souls that lack any mental or human control”…
