What were the top international Muslim news stories of 2020?
From a Muslim perspective 2020 will probably go down in history as the year when the coronavirus pandemic forced the cancellation of the Hajj...
Khabib Nurmagomedov voted BBC Sports Personality World Sport Star
UFC World Lightweight Champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has been voted BBC Sports Personality's World Sport Star of the Year.
The Russian, 32, extended his perfect professional...
Report: Vast majority of Muslim world still criminalises homosexuality
The Muslim world and non-Muslim African nations lead the way in criminalising homosexuality, a new report has confirmed.
The annual State Sponsored Homophobia report found that the death...
International Criminal Court refuses to investigate China’s crackdown on Uyghurs
The International Criminal Court has decided not to pursue an investigation into China’s mass detention of Muslims because China is not a party to...
Australian professor and son abducted and allegedly tortured in Qatar
Advocacy group CAGE have said that an Australian professor and his son who've been missing for four months are being held arbitrarily by the Qatari...
Turkey appoints ambassador to Israel
Turkey has appointed a new ambassador to Israel after a two-year absence.
The move to appoint Ufuk Ulutas, 40, is part of an attempt to...
Rainbow flags will be allowed at World Cup in Qatar
Rainbow flags will be allowed in stadiums at the 2022 World Cup after Qatar said it would comply with FIFA rules promoting "tolerance and...
Morocco normalises relations with Israel
Morocco has become the latest Muslim nation to agree to normalise relations with Israel in a deal brokered by the U.S.
As part of the...
Sri Lankan authorities cremate 20 day old Muslim baby
The Sri Lankan authorities burned the dead body of a 20 day old Muslim baby on Wednesday in accordance with the nation's controversial policy...
Former Uyghur detainees say they were ‘forced to eat pork’
Uyghur Muslims who were former detainees have claimed that the forcible feeding of pork is rampant in Chinese re-education camps and detention centres.
Sayragul Sautbay...
