Innocent Pakistani taxi driver cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay after 17 years
Ahmad Rabbani, a taxi driver from Karachi, has been cleared for released from the infamous U.S. prison Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, after spending 17 years...
Nouman Ali Khan’s Bayyinah Institute launches lawsuit against Imam Omar Suleiman
UPDATE: 5Pillars can confirm that the lawsuit against Imam Omar Suleiman by Bayyinah Institute was dismissed on Thursday 30 November 2017.
Nouman Ali Khan's Bayyinah Institute...
Yasir Qadhi calls for attacks on Hamza Yusuf to stop
The prominent American theologian Shaykh Yasir Qadhi has urged people to stop attacking Hamza Yusuf over controversial comments he made at a recent Islamic...
Aafia Siddiqui says she was assaulted by inmate in U.S. prison
Pakistani neuroscientist Aafia Siddiqui is calling for public support after reports that she suffered a serious violent assault by an inmate at FMC Carswell...
VIDEO: Man beats up American Muslim woman and rips her hijab off
Shocking video footage of a male student repeatedly punching and kicking a Muslim woman wearing the hijab. This incident is believed to have taken...
The number of U.S. mosques and attendees has increased in last decade
A major new report on American mosques has shown that the number of masjids and attendees continues to grow despite increased hostility to Islam.
The...
Malcolm X’s youngest daughter found dead in Brooklyn
Malikah Shabazz, one of the youngest daughters of the assassinated African-American Muslim civil rights leader, Malcolm X and his wife Betty Shabazz, was found...
Two girls sentenced to juvenile detention for murder of U.S. immigrant Mohammad Anwar
Two teenage girls have been sentenced to juvenile detention for the murder of Pakistani immigrant Mohammad Anwar in a botched carjacking in Washington D.C.
A 14...
Muslim groups call for boycott of Hilton hotels over China mosque demolition
America’s largest Muslim civil rights organisation, as well as over 40 other U.S. and international groups, have called for a global boycott of Hilton...
Should Muslims ever make alliances with LGBTQ activists?
A recent Islamic conference in Texas asked the question if Muslims should ever make alliances with LGBTQ+ activists.
The conference was addressed by prominent American...
