100,000 mourners defy Bangladesh coronavirus lockdown
More than 100,000 people defied Bangladesh's coronavirus lockdown on Saturday to attend the funeral of one of the country's most prominent Islamic scholars in...
Palestinians condemn Bahraini ‘betrayal’ over Israel deal
Palestinians have universally condemned the Bahraini regime for normalising relations with Israel.
In a demonstration on Saturday organised by Hamas, Gazans burned pictures of Israeli,...
NSA “targted online sexual activity of Islamist radicals to undermine them”
America's National Security Agency has been collecting details about the online sexual activity of prominent Islamist radicals in order to undermine them, according to...
Statement by ISIS claiming responsibility for Paris attacks
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks in Paris, calling them “the first of the storm” and mocking France as a “capital of...
Egyptian man who dropped out of school creates 700 metre Quran by hand
An Egyptian man who dropped out of school is hoping to make history after spending three years creating what he believes is the world's...
Donald Trump’s Saudi Arabia speech on Islam drafted by “Muslim ban” engineer
President Donald Trump’s speech on Islam which will be delivered in Saudi Arabia later this week is being drafted by Stephen Miller, the man...
Eid prayer cancelled in Boston hotel amid gender exclusion complaints
A mosque in Boston says its planned Eid al-Adha prayer was cancelled after the host hotel received complaints about it being a male-only congregation.
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UAE officials apologise to Israel over handshake snub at judo tournament
The head of the United Arab Emirates' Judo Federation has apologised to Israel after one of their athletes refused to shake the hand of...
Deadly earthquake in Iran-Iraq border kills more than 400 and injured thousands
A huge rescue effort is under way after a deadly earthquake struck Iran's mountainous border with Iraq on Sunday, killing more than 400 people...
Professor Tariq Ramadan freed on bail
The Swiss Muslim academic Professor Tariq Ramadan has been freed from jail after ten months of detention without charge near Paris, but only under...
