A total of 12 individuals from different backgrounds and nationalities converted to Islam at the holy Shrine of Imam Reza (A.S.) in Mashhad in 2021. During the past year, 12 people from different countries have converted to Islam and became Muslims at ceremonies organized by the Deputy Office for Foreign …
Read More »Arab astronomers say Ramadhan will begin on April 2
Astronomers in Arab countries have calculated the beginning of the holy Month of Ramadhan this year. They say the beginning of Ramadhan will fall on April 2, 2022, Al-Ain website reported. They have also predicted the holy month to have 30 days this year, meaning that it will end on …
Read More »USA: How Anti-Muslim bias on campus harms students’ education
Some students and their advocates say anti-Muslim bias is as much a problem as discrimination against other ethnic or racial groups. For Amna Omar, who recently graduated from San Diego State University, the worst moment came in her freshman year, when a classroom discussion about religion turned to Islam. One …
Read More »USA: Kansas City Area gun range accused of discriminating against Muslim women
A federal lawsuit was filed by a Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization against Frontier Justice in Lee’s Summit in the US state of Missouri claiming the gun range’s dress code discriminates against Muslim women in Hijab. Rania Barakat, who was named as the plaintiff in the lawsuit, contends that …
Read More »Mosque in Virginia allowed expansion
A Mosque in Virginia’s Manassas has been granted the permission to expand which will increase its capacity for the Muslim community of the city. The Manassas City Council unanimously approved a special use permit for the Prince William Islamic Center at 9002 Mathis Avenue. Imam Dr. Mohamed E. Hassan plans …
Read More »Allegations Against the Shia
Refutation of the claim that they are Un-Islamic Borrowings in Shia Beliefs. All that we have set down in this book is but a mere indication of the beliefs and convictions of the Imamiyah denomination. It would require many volumes to deal with them in detail. But the religious leaders, …
Read More »The challenge of Halal food in non-Islamic countries
Eating and drinking are two basic and essential human needs. Just as nutritionists advise others on matters about foods, nutrition, and their impacts on health, so does divine law. One of the common concepts among divine religions, despite differences in conditions, is what foods are considered to be permissible (“Halal” …
Read More »My Photo Was On Sulli Deals: Anti Muslim Bigotry & Misogyny in BJP’s India
I am a Kashmiri Muslim woman and I am not sharing my name or photo as they have been shared thousands of times along with photos of a hundred other Muslim women on an app using GitHub – by the name of ‘Sulli Deals’. By stealing my information and posting …
Read More »Incidents of Islamophobia on the rise, says president of Moncton Muslim Association
Incidents of Islamophobia have been on the rise in Moncton over the past five years, says the president of an organization representing Muslims in the region. Abdal Khan of the Moncton Muslim Association made the comments in response to a road rage attack in Moncton on Sunday. He says he’s heard …
Read More »Nigeria: Sheikh Zakzaky & his wife are under house arrest
IQNA: Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife, Malama Zeenah Ibrahim, appear to be under a house arrest of some sort. The Muslim Leader wants to travel abroad for medical treatment, but he has not been able to go as his passport and …
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