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by Aysha Qamar A school in the northeast of Paris has joined students in the movement against France’s school abaya ban. Teachers and students at Maurice Utrillo High School in Seine-Saint-Denis, a diverse suburb, have gone on strike together in protest against the government’s decision to ban the abaya and qamis in public schools, Al Jazeera […]
by Aysha Qamar A Canadian man who is accused of running down four members of a Canadian Muslim family with his pickup truck because of their religious faith pleaded not guilty to murder on Tuesday. Prosecutors allege Nathaniel Veltman, 22, smashed into the family in “a planned, premeditated act, motivated by hate” while they were […]
by Samana Aslam COLUMBUS, OH–Ohio’s Special Election took place on Aug. 8, deciding the future fate of the abortion amendment in the state. Voters took to the polls defeating State Issue 1. The proposal could have raised the voter threshold to 60 percent and could have rid the 10-day cure period for citizen-led amendments to […]
by Aysha Qamar Food rations to an additional two million Afghans will be cut this month, the UN World Food Program (WFP) said in an announcement Tuesday. The agency said it will only be able to provide food assistance to about one-fifth of the 15 million people who need it in Afghanistan. The decision follows […]
By Mahvish Akhtar The Barbie movie has changed the way we look at movies, advertisements, and promotions of a product and the ideology attached. The brilliance of this film is unparalleled to any infomercial I have ever seen in the past. No business, no matter how big or small, has ever been able to make […]
by Rehan Qamar New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department (NYPD) Commissioner Edward A. Caban launched a new NYPD initiative to support and facilitate the Athan, or Islamic call to prayer, at regularly prescribed times each Friday and during the holy month of Ramadan. The effort represents a historic step […]
By Yousuf Ali The Danish government presented a bill on Friday, that could lead to a ban on publicly burning the Quran. This proposed legislation comes as a response to recent incidents where copies of the Quran were burned in Denmark and Sweden, often by far-right protesters and Islamophobic agitators. The bill, titled “Denmark Proposes […]
Pakistani authorities on Monday handed out thousands of dollars to nearly 100 Christian families whose homes were destroyed or damaged by a Muslim mob angered over an alleged desecration of the Quran last week. The government of caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said each household was getting $6,800 in compensation on Monday. Police said they […]
By Mohammed Allie A Quran – neatly handwritten more than 200 years ago by an Indonesian imam who had been banished to the southern tip of Africa by Dutch colonisers – is the pride of Cape Town Muslims who jealously guard it at a mosque in the city’s historic Bo Kaap district. Builders found it […]
By Mahvish Akhtar Pakistan’s government institutions have been dissolved to prepare for an upcoming national election later this year. These elections would have to be held without former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was jailed on 5th August 2023 for three years. He has also been barred from politics for the next five years. Pakistani President […]
by Yousuf Ali Said Boukioud, a 48-year-old Moroccan man, has been sentenced to five years in jail for his critical Facebook posts denouncing the country’s normalization of ties with Israel, according to his lawyer, El Hassan Essouni, who reported on Wednesday. Boukioud was convicted under article 267-5 of the penal code, which carries a jail […]
by Samana Aslam In a passionate display of solidarity and concern, Michigan-based advocacy groups took to the streets of Detroit to shed light on the long-standing violence in Manipur, India. The region has been embroiled in a nearly decade-long battle between two ethnic groups, the Meitei and the Kuki, over land and power. The Kuki […]
By Yousuf Ali The global academic and interfaith communities are mourning the passing of Dr. Shabbir Akhtar, a highly regarded Islamic philosopher and scholar, who passed away on July 25, 2023, at the age of 63. Born in Pakistan and raised in Bradford, UK, Dr. Akhtar’s remarkable intellectual journey left an indelible mark on the […]
by Aysha Qamar Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said he is “extremely worried” about the consequences if more demonstrations burning the Quran continue, as Mulim anger over the desecration of the holy book simmers around the world. Kristersson told Swedish news agency TT on Thursday, that more requests have been filed with police for permission […]
by Dr A abdullah, If anyone thinks that by burning the Quran, they would destroy Islam and diminish divine power, they are wrong. They want to provoke Muslims and show hatred for a faith they do not understand or know. They are perverted sadists who are unaware of the beauty of their religion and who, […]
M Basheer Ahmed M D The Martyrdom of Imam Hussain, the grandson of the Prophet of Islam, occurred on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims worldwide commemorate that tragic event on this day in 680 AD. It was a battle between good and evil. Imam Hussain, the beloved grandson […]
by Aysha Qamar The BBC has issued an apology after a reporter asked an “inappropriate” question during a FIFA Women’s World Cup press conference on Monday. At a press availability before the team’s pool match against Germany, Moroccan captain Ghizlane Chebbak was asked a question about her teammates’ sexuality. “In Morocco, it’s illegal to have a gay […]
By Yousuf Ali According to Al Jazeera, a new law passed by the Israeli parliament has raised concerns about the potential entrenchment of “Jewish supremacy” and its impact on Palestinians. The law, part of the right-wing coalition’s judicial reform efforts, limits the powers of the Supreme Court, making it easier for the government to pursue […]
by Rehan Qamar British real-estate tycoon has been given the go-ahead to build a three-story Islamic center inside the Trocadero, a baroque landmark near the famed Piccadilly Circus in London’s West End. Asif Aziz was given approval by a planning committee back in May to build a mosque in part of the complex that’s been […]
by TMO Staff Kuwait announced this week that it will print thousands of copies of the Quran in Swedish to be distributed in the Nordic country, calling it an effort to educate the Swedish people on Islamic “values of coexistence.” The plan was announced after the desecration of a Quran during a one-man anti-Islam protest […]
