Friendships can make or break a person, and Islam can guide us towards finding true friends and being a true friend to others. In one hadith, Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) reportedly says, “The example of a good companion in comparison to a bad one, is like that of the musk seller and the blacksmith’s … Read more
Women In Black offers a highly individual insight into the world of Muslim women around the world. Discover the Muslim makeover, sexy underwear and female Formula One racing driver in Dubai; clubbing, cosmetic surgery and surely the world’s only Qur’an inspired TV sex therapist in Egypt. Just what is the latest headscarf style on the … Read more
In the eyes of the Sharia, there is a huge difference between trading what you have now and what you might have later. Elsa Febiola Aryanti explains. Many of us have heard of the terms “forex” and “foreign exchange“. “Forex” refers to the “market” in which international currencies are traded 24 hours a day, every weekday. The … Read more
The fairytale version of marriages usually doesn’t include divorce. Fatimah Jackson-Best speaks to three Muslim women who share why their marriages ended and how they coped with it. Recently a friend confided in me that she is going to leave her husband of five years. Strangely, I wasn’t shocked when she told me; it seems that more women … Read more
By Simon Martelli BOUYA OMAR, April 9, 2014 (AFP) – A thin mist hangs in the air as a handful of troubled souls wander aimlessly around the Bouya Omar mausoleum in central Morocco, the occasional chilling cry rising from behind its walls. These are Morocco’s “possessed” – from violent schizophrenics to hard drug users – who are … Read more