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By Yousuf Ali On March 7, the World Food Program announced that it was going to decrease food aid to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, a country where hundreds of thousands of refugees are. Rohingya are an ethnic group native to the Rakhine State in Myanmar who have had to flee genocide in their own country […]
Reposted via Arab News Muslims across Europe are being encouraged to check fruit labels and avoid buying Israeli dates this Ramadan to make sure they are not breaking their fasts with the “taste of apartheid,” organizers of a new boycott said on Saturday. “By choosing not to buy Israeli dates this Ramadan, the Muslim community […]
by Osama Ayyad Reposted from NBC News Affiliate KSDK News BONNE TERRE, Mo. — At a Missouri Department of Corrections facility in Bonne Terre, nine inmates stood shoulder to shoulder, preparing to kneel, prostrate, and praise God — an act of worship they’ve done hundreds of times before. After having prepared for the prayer service […]
by M. Basheer Ahmed M.D. Ramadan is indeed an exceptional month of fasting for Muslims around the world. It is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, during which Muslims fast (refrain from eating and drinking) from dawn until sunset. The fast is observed as a form of worship and is one of the […]
By Yousuf Ali On February 27, Israeli settlers backed by their country’s military went on a deadly rampage involving hundreds of arson attacks in the West Bank. One Palestinian man, 37 year old Samih al-Aqtash, was killed. The settlers were protected by the Israeli army during their rampage. According to Al Jazeera, “At least 390 […]
By Salima Suswell Reposted from Religion News Service Ninety-seven years ago, Carter G. Woodson began his campaign to initiate Negro History Week, which would later become Black History Month, to celebrate the rich history of African Americans’ contribution to this country. But even then, the legacy of Black Muslim Americans was at times intentionally left out. […]
By Hanan Zaffar and Danish Pandit Al Jazeera Saima Saleem, 27, has been waiting for hours on a bench outside a court of law in New Delhi, her eyes glued to a corridor as she waits for her father, Mohammad Saleem Khan, to appear. Khan, 49, was arrested three years ago for rioting and murder during the religious […]
The number of people killed by the earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria earlier this month has now passed 50,000, according to the latest figures from both countries. In Turkey alone, 44,218 people died as a result of the earthquakes, the country’s Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) said on Friday, while the latest announced death toll […]
by Rehan Qamar In response to consistent GOP efforts to limit abortion rights across the country, a group of 20 Democratic members announced Tuesday plans to form a coalition to protect and expand abortion access in their states. Led by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Reproductive Freedom Alliance will allow governors and their staff to share best […]
by Azher Quader As we begin another year and we look back at the happenings of 2022, there is much to reflect upon and much to learn from. Life is of course, a series of choices. When we make the right choices arguably, we move towards some worthy goals we may have set for ourselves. The […]
by Yousuf Ali Over the past few weeks, there has been controversy in Canada regarding the appointment of Amira Elghawaby as Canada’s special envoy for Islamophobia by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Her appointment sparked controversy over a previous op-ed she wrote suggesting that Québec had problems with Islamophobia due to polling indicating that 88% of […]
By Yousuf Ali Israeli forces killed 2 Palestinians in the West Bank in the latest of a series of Deadly raids in occupied Palestinian territories which have escalated since last year on Feb. 14. According to Al Jazeera, “Mahmoud Majed Mohammad al-Ayedi, 17, was shot and killed by the Israeli army on Tuesday morning during a […]
By Mahvish Akhtar It’s no surprise that Russia’s war on Ukraine has caused chaos within Ukraine and even within Russia. This chaos has spilled over to regions such as the Balkans, Serbia, and Kosovo and even neighbors such as Poland. Contrary to what Putin and the Russian officials would have the world believe, the people […]
by Aysha Qamar The country is yet again mourning lives lost after another mass shooting took place at a school. Three Michigan State University students were killed on campus Monday night, police said, in an incident that left five others critically wounded. According to MSU Interim Deputy Police Chief Chris Rozman, the gunman, identified as 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae, […]
by Aysha Qamar Within three days, Monday’s devastating earthquakes have quickly become the deadliest since Japan’s 9.0 magnitude quake in 2011, during which more than 20,000 people died. As of this report, the death toll in Turkey and Syria due to the Kahramanmaras earthquakes has surpassed 20,000— and the number is only expected to rise. As rescue […]
by Aysha Qamar As Turkey and Syria deal with the aftermath two horrific and massive earthquakes, both countries continue to see a rise in the death toll. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency Tuesday after at least 10 provinces were devastated by the two earthquakes that left a trail of destruction across both Turkey and […]
by Rehan Qamar A massive earthquake destroyed buildings as people were sleeping in parts of Turkey and Syria on Monday. As of this report, the earthquake has killed more than 3,400 people with thousands of others wounded. Officials warned the death toll would likely rise, with many reported trapped under destroyed buildings after the magnitude 7.8 quake struck at 4:17 […]
By Mahvish Akhtar Atleast a hundred people were killed in a suicide bombing on Monday in Peshawar in a mosque. At least 200 people were severely injured in the attack. According to Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson, 53 wounded were in the ICU with life-threatening injuries. Mostly police officials were killed or injured after an explosion […]
by Rehan Qamar In an interview that has quickly made its rounds on social media, a writer for The Atlantic, McKay Coppins, shared how many Republicans secretly hate Donald Trump. While this doesn’t come as a shock, the extent to which they don’t like him is surprising. “They all wanted him gone, but nobody wanted to confront him […]
By Yousuf Ali India’s prime minister Narendra Modi has long been the subject of serious criticism for his record against religious minorities in his country, particularly Muslims. This is because he is a leading figure in the Hindu Nationalist ideology known as Hindutva which sees all non-Hindu religions as alien to India. Furthermore, his handling […]
