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– Groups of men are preparing for long hours of hard labor deep underground in a trouble-plagued coal mine in Bosnia’s central city of Zenica. During Islam’s holy Month of Ramadhan, observant Muslims among them are easy to spot. Arriving for their shift and assembling for a roll call before …

IQNA: A Paris Mosque that was shut down by French authorities as part of a crackdown on France’s Muslims following the killing of a teacher who showed his class offensive caricatures of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), reopened Friday after a six-month closure. Some 200 worshippers returned for Friday prayers at the …

It is the second Ramadan during the coronavirus pandemic. The Contact Body for Muslims and Government (CMO), which represents 380 mosques, has called on Muslims to celebrate Ramadan at home with the family and not to visit family and friends. The fasting starts around April 13 this year; Monday or …

The French Senate approved Wednesday the addition of a ban on religious practices in university corridors to a controversial bill that French President Emmanuel Macron’s government believes will combat so-called “Islamist separatism,” but which is seen by rights organizations as an obstacle to the rights and freedoms of the Muslim …

This Monday many Christians and non-Christians will observe Easter. To Christians, Easter is a remembrance of the resurrection of Jesus Christ (peace be upon him) after his execution by crucifixion. The most commonly held date for the execution is Friday, April 7, 30 CE, which would put the date associated …

The Halal food and beverage (F&B) sector is a mainstay for 1.8 billion Muslims and increasing numbers of non-Muslims worldwide. Despite the scale of this market, there is a gap in the Halal food supply chain. Approximately 40 percent of all food and beverage consumed by Muslims worldwide is not authentically certified as …

The Muslim World League launched Wednesday the #RejectHate campaign to end Islamophobic content and hate speech on social media. The campaign, which invites supporters to sign a change.org petition, urges social media companies to adopt stronger anti-Islamophobic policies as part of their anti-hate regulations. In October of last year, both Facebook …

Five years ago, on the morning of March 22, 2016, three coordinated suicide bombings hit Brussels, killing 32 people and injuring more than 300 others. The attacks at the Zaventem airport and the Maelbeek metro station were claimed by ISIL (ISIS). The city was locked down. Locals were banned from …

Anas Sarwar, son of Punjab’s Governor Chaudhry Sarwar, has become the first Muslim leader to lead the Scottish labour party. Following the family tradition, Anas Sarwar has gained a notable political position in Scotland. His father, who is currently serving in Pakistan’s Punjab had become the first Muslim MP elected …

They include a number of Indian-American appointments and for the first time ever two Kashmiri women, in what has been touted as the ‘most diverse’ cabinet in US history. As President-elect Joe Biden gets set for inauguration on January 20, his cabinet has been popularly touted as the “most diverse ever in history” …