Articles Family and Society

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…

Articles Islam

THE FOURTH PILLAR OF ISLAM: THE FAST OF RAMADAN

Fasting is not unique to the Muslims.  It has been practiced for centuries in connection with religious ceremonies by Christians, Jews, Confucianists, Hindus, Taoists, and Jains.  God mentions this fact…

Articles Islam

WHY MUSLIMS LOVE THE MONTH OF RAMADAN?

Islam uses a lunar calendar—that is, each month begins with the sighting of the new moon, therefore because the lunar calendar is about 11 days shorter than the solar calendar,…

Articles Family and Society

THE FAMILY IN ISLAM

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. …

Articles Family and Society

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”…

Articles Muslim World

SAMIA SULUHU HASSAN: TANZANIA CELEBRATES FIRST MUSLIM FEMALE PRESIDENT

Tanzania makes history as the country’s new hijab-wearing president takes the reigns and steps out of the shadow of John Magufuli’s Covid-19 denying presidency. Tanzania has sworn its first female…

Articles Controversial Issues

UK SCHOOL DROPS LAWSUIT OVER MUSLIM GIRL’S ‘TOO LONG’ SKIRT

LONDON: A UK school that threatened a lawsuit over a Muslim schoolgirl whose skirt was “too long” has backed down from taking legal action and apologized, The Guardian reported on…

Articles Muslim World

S AFRICAN MUSLIM BODIES CALL FOR GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION OVER SHRI LANKAH BURKA BUN

By Fakir Hassen Johannesburg, Mar 19 (PTI) South African Muslim organisations have called on the country’s foreign minister to intervene in the proposed Sri Lankan ban on the burqa and…

Articles Family and Society

CHRISTCHURCH MOSQUE ATTACK VICTIM’S MOTHER PENS FREE BOOK FOR KIDS ON DEALING WITH GRIEF

Aya and the Butterfly Aya by Dr Maysoon Salama. Photo / Supplied A woman who lost her son in the Christchurch mosque attacks has written a book to help children…

Articles New Muslims

‘I CONVERTED TO ISLAM, BUT HIDE MY FAITH IN PUBLIC’: AN UPPER CASTE HINDU MAN TELLS HIS STORY

At a time when many BJP state governments have passed or plan to pass so-called anti-conversion laws, his journey from Hinduism to Islam has given him a special insight in…