Egypt bans niqab in schools
The Egyptian government has banned female students from wearing the niqab at schools.
Education Minister Reda Hegazy released a statement on Monday saying students have...
Libya: More than 5,000 dead, thousands missing after Storm Daniel
Officials in eastern Libya say more than 5,200 people were killed after a powerful storm smashed through towns and villages on Monday.
The force of...
Funerals held for Morocco earthquake victims
Funeral prayers have been held from Casablanca to Jerusalem for the victims of Friday’s devastating earthquake in Morocco, which has claimed more than 2,100...
More than 2,000 killed in Morocco earthquake
At least 2,012 people were killed and 2,059 injured (1,404 critically) following the powerful earthquake that struck Morocco on Friday night, the country's Interior Ministry...
Libyan Foreign Minister ‘meets with Israeli counterpart’
In a move that will lead to speculation about another Muslim country normalising relations with Israel, the Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said he...
Mali drops French as official language
In another blow to French interests in Africa, the Muslim nation of Mali has formally adopted a new constitution which drops French as an official language.
Earlier...
Al Azhar: Sweden is a racist society and Muslims must boycott it
Al Azhar University, one of the leading Islamic seminaries in the world, has issued an unprecedented statement calling Sweden "racist" and urging a coordinated...
South African Muslim leader, anti Apartheid activist Achmad Cassiem dies
The South African Muslim leader and anti-Apartheid activist Imam Achmad Cassiem has passed away in Cape Town at the age of 77.
Imam Achmad was...
Ugandan President approves anti-homosexuality law
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed an Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law which means that anyone convicted of homosexual acts will face life imprisonment and some will face...
Tunisian authorities raid main Islamic party, arrest leader
Tunisian police have arrested the country's main opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi and raided the headquarters of his Ennahda party, which is often described as...
