Inside the RSS: The far-right fascists who are remaking India
As outrage grows over the planned U.K. visit of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, many are asking who exactly are the RSS? From its origins...
Uzbekistan after the Soviets: Between Islamic revival and state control
Thirty-five years after independence from atheistic Soviet rule, Uzbekistan is reclaiming its extraordinary Islamic heritage and transforming economically - but serious questions remain over...
Muslim men arrested in India over Mawlid celebration Palestine flag display
Three Muslim men were arrested in the southern Indian state of Karnataka after a Palestinian flag was displayed on top of a large cutout...
Morocco introduces new restrictions on feeding stray animals amid row over ‘dog slaughter’
Morocco has introduced a new law regulating the feeding, sheltering and treatment of stray animals, with people potentially facing fines of up to 2,000...
British Muslim mother detained in Egypt amid fears she’s being punished for sister’s activism
The UK government is being urged to intervene in the case of a British Muslim mother-of-four detained in Egypt amid claims she is being...
Convicted war criminal and architect of Bosnian genocide, Ratko Mladić, dies aged 84
Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladić, known as the "Butcher of Bosnia," has died aged 84 in The Hague, where he was serving a...
Who is Alparslan Kuytul, the Muslim leader arrested in Türkiye’s Furkan Movement crackdown?
Alparslan Kuytul, the outspoken Muslim leader who has challenged President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for years, now finds himself behind bars alongside dozens of his...
Indian court rejects Muslim student’s plea to wear hijab with school uniform
A teenage Muslim schoolgirl in India has been denied the right to wear her hijab to school after a High Court ruled she had...
IN PICTURES: Mawlid Al Nabi 2026
Muslims from across the Islamic world have gathered to commemorate Mawlid Al Nabi, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ.
Mawlid celebrations are not celebrated...
Syrian court sentences former Grand Mufti to life imprisonment
A Syrian court has sentenced former Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun, one of the most prominent religious supporters of Bashar al-Assad's regime, to life...
