British mosques are to throw their doors open to the general public, it was announced Wednesday, in a bid to reach out to fellow citizens following “tensions around terrorism”. British mosques are to throw their doors open to the general public, it was announced Wednesday, in a bid to reach out to fellow citizens following … Read more
SIMFEROPOL (AFP) – Crimea’s pro-Kyiv Tatar community, who are Muslim, on Tuesday, blasted a string of raids by the peninsula’s Kremlin-loyal authorities on Ukrainian activists as a “campaign of intimidation” in the region annexed by Russia in March. “Searches in Qur’anic schools, the homes of Tatar political and religious activists and pro-Ukrainian activists have become … Read more
How one clever Muslim replaced a “beer challenge” with a wholesome, spiritual trend that has grown to attract big names from the online ummah. By Omar Shahid. This year’s ALS ice bucket challenge went viral. Inviting the likes of Bill Clinton, Mark Zuckerburg and even George Bush to dump ice cold water on their heads, ALS raised over … Read more
QUEBEC CITY, September 10, 2013. By Laurent VU THE (AFP) – Officials in Quebec Tuesday presented their controversial bid to ban religious apparel — including headscarves, turbans and yarmulkes — on public sector workers, part of an overhaul to the Canadian province’s “Charter of Values.” The reforms are a response to the “crisis of religious … Read more
Alayna Ahmad explores the roots of the term, how it has changed over the centuries, and why understanding its deeper meaning is vital in today’s world. The world consists of 1.6 billion Muslims, a number that grows daily. Most people will acknowledge that the word ‘Muslim’, which occurs in the Qur’an 90 times*, means one who … Read more