Acts of Worship Articles

AP PHOTOS: MUSLIM MINERS IN BOSNIA BREAK FAST UNDERGROUND

Bosnian coal miners pray after breaking fast in the underground at a mine in Zenica, Bosnia, Thursday, April 29, 2021. Inside mine shafts, one can’t see sunset, but miners consult…

Articles Controversial Issues

WORSHIPPERS ‘PELTED WITH EGGS AND STONES’ IN ‘ISLAMOPHOBIC’ ATTACK ON EAST LONDON MOSQUE

Police have launched an investigation after worshippers attending late night prayers at an east London mosque were pelted with eggs and stones by “burly white men”. Detectives said they are investigating a hate crime after…

Articles Comparative Religion

NEW ZEALAND ANGLICANS URGES TO HOST IFTAR MEALS FOR MUSLIMS DURING RAMADAN

New Zealand Anglicans urged to host Iftar meals for Muslims during Ramadan The Tikanga Pākehā Ecumenical Group (TPEG) has issued a renewed call for churches to promote friendship between Anglicans…

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BRITAIN’S FIRST HIJAB-WEARING FIREFIGHTER URGES OTHER MUSLIM WOMEN TO FOLLOW HER

Uroosa Arshid says she gets some confused looks from members of the public as ‘a lot of people do still stereotype firefighters’ but she wants to see the fire service…

Articles Miscellaneous Articles

NEWARK POLICE CHANGE URLES TO ALLOW MUSLIM OFFICERS TO WEAR HIJABS ON DUTY

Newark police change rules to allow Muslim officers to wear hijabs on duty Female Muslim police officers will no longer be barred from wearing a hijab as part of their…

Articles Family and Society

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…

Articles Muslim World

120,000 LIGHTING UNITS ILLUMINATE GRAND MOSQUE

MAKKAH — A total of 120,000 lighting units illuminate the Grand Mosque, its courtyards, roof, and minarets, forming a unique lighting pattern that resembles a necklace. The lighting units of outstanding…

Articles Family and Society

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…

Articles Value of Manners

‘I WANTED TO GIVE BACK’: FASTING 10 YEAR OLD BRITISH MUSLIM BOOKS FOR THE POOR DURING RAMADAN

LONDON: A 10-year-old boy from northeast London in the UK is raising money for charity by cooking while fasting during Ramadan. Zaavier Khan is hoping to pay for food parcels…

Articles New Muslims

UAE: TRANSITION FROM HINDU TO MUSLIM WASN’T TOUGH, SAYS NEW CONVERT

Whatever stress or negative thoughts I have vanish when I prostrate before Allah, says Vijayalakshmi. Growing up in a Muslim neighbourhood, it wasn’t difficult for Indian expat Vijayalakshmi to embrace…