Articles Muslim World

Overseas Pilgrims Can Now Apply for Umrah via Mobile Apps

AboutIslam & News Agencies A new service has been launched to facilitate overseas Umrah pilgrimage, allowing foreign pilgrims to apply via mobile application for Umrah and prayer permits in the…

Articles History

How three corsair brothers kept the Mediterranean at bay

In the 15th-16th centuries, three corsair brothers from the Ottoman Empire dominated the Mediterranean Sea, one of whom became the prototype for numerous legends and literary works of European authors….

Articles Value of Manners

PALESTINIAN FAMILY SHOWS HOW ISLAM TREATS OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY

The Palestinian family returned to the Turkish authorities the money that the Ottoman soldier had given them for safekeeping more than a century ago, but never returned for it. The…

Articles Controversial Issues

IN EGYPT MP PROPOSES TO BAN NIQAB

In Egypt, the deputy and journalist Farida Shabushi spoke about her plans to submit to parliament for discussion a bill banning the wearing of the niqab and criminalizing it. In…

Articles Muslim World

Saudi Arabia to open the world’s first “flying museum”

Al-Ula, an amazing region of Saudi Arabia known for its natural and archaeological sites, offers a wide range of seasonal and year-round activities for local and foreign tourists, according to…

Articles History

Al-Azhar – a religious institution in the political arena

Al-Azhar, being both a religious and a political symbol, has been one of the most influential institutions not only in Egypt, but in the entire Middle East since its inception,…

Articles Controversial Issues

Ferndale police sued for allegedly violating civil rights of Muslim woman

FERNDALE — The Michigan chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit in federal court against the city of Ferndale on behalf of a Muslim woman after…

Articles Controversial Issues

Muslim advocacy group says GOP state senator-elect who expressed Islamophobia in tweets ‘committed to renouncing’ hate speech during meeting

Washington (CNN)The Republican who defeated New Jersey’s state Senate president last week has “committed to renouncing” hate speech amid criticism of old tweets he posted expressing Islamophobia, a Muslim advocacy group…

Articles History

Hundreds of years of cultural exchange between China and the Islamic world

Cultural exchange between China and the Islamic world has been going on for centuries. The Great Silk Road facilitated the exchange of not only goods, but also religions and ideas. The…

Articles Inventions and Civilization

Wild Arab West brings together Eastern and Western culture

The “Wild Arab West” is a concept created by two UAE residents, Hassa and Iman, as a platform to highlight the fusion of Eastern and Western culture through art, lifestyle…