Articles New Muslims

How homelessness and ‘dark times’ brought city man to Islam

According to a Freedom Of Information request, Peterborough City Council currently has 2,917 households with children registered on the Peterborough Homes Housing Register. Since March 2020, the average wait for a…

Articles Controversial Issues

Report: 56% of Muslim Students in California Feel Unsafe in Their Schools

A survey of Muslim students in California by the Council on American-Islamic Relations found that 56% of respondents felt unsafe, unwelcome, or uncomfortable at school because of their religious identity. The survey…

Articles History

Az-Zaytouna – the oldest mosque and the famous Muslim University of Tunisia

Located in the heart of Tunisia, this mosque is also known as Jami al-Kabir (Great Mosque) because it is the largest in the city. The first mosque on this site…

Articles New Muslims

Rex Ingram is the greatest silent film director to convert to Islam

Even if you study history, you have probably never heard of Rex Ingram. Meanwhile, this Irish director was one of the pillars of silent cinema. He was so outstanding that he has…

Articles History

Women’s participation in the economic life of early Islamic society

Both during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), and during the four caliphs, women contributed to the economy, writes Feyza Betul Kose. In those days,…

Articles Controversial Issues

A Moroccan man was shot to death in Texas while sitting in a car

A Moroccan-American man was shot and killed while sitting in his car in the early morning hours on Oct. 11 in Martindale, Texas, about 40 miles outside of Austin. Adil…

Articles Comparative Religion

Glenrothes mosque terror plot accused ‘started to hate Muslims’

A man who allegedly planned to attack a mosque started to “hate” Muslims after reading far right political posts on the internet, a court has heard. Sam Imrie, 24, denies…

Articles Controversial Issues

New Jersey educator suspended after allegedly telling Muslim student ‘We don’t negotiate with terrorists’

A New Jersey teaching assistant was suspended Tuesday after a Muslim student claimed the teacher responded to his query about homework with a reference to terrorism. The Garden State’s Ridgefield School…

Articles Value of Manners

Muslim communities in the U.S. are becoming more involved in disaster relief projects

It was 2013, and Colorado was in turmoil. Days of torrential rainfall had led to devastating flooding across 17 counties, from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins, killing eight people, wiping…

Articles Muslim World

AS ISLAMIC RELIEF PREPARES FOR PIVOTAL CLIMATE SUMMIT, WE CALL FOR URGENT ACTION

We have reached a tipping point and the time to act is now, warns Islamic Relief as we prepare to hold world leaders to account at the UN climate change…