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…
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,…
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”…
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…
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…
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…
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…
‘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…
Among the blessings and favors that God has bestowed upon humanity is that He endowed them with an innate ability to recognize and acknowledge His existence. He placed this awareness…
