Family of British man jailed in India say he’s being targeted because he’s Muslim
The family of a British man jailed in India for allegedly breaching coronavirus laws say he's being targeted because he's Muslim and are campaigning...
U.S. mosques remain closed despite Trump opening order
The vast majority of U.S. mosques are likely to remain closed despite President Trump deeming a mosque an "essential" place that should reopen.
Trump said...
Freddie Oumar Kanoute helps raise $1m to build mosque in Seville
The former footballer Freddie Oumar Kanoute has helped to raise over $1m in a crowdfunding campaign to build the first mosque in Seville, Spain,...
Iraq condemns foreign embassies for flying LGBT flags
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry has said homosexuality goes against “the noble morals of all divine religions" and that all missions in Iraq had to "adhere...
Tough times ahead for Saudi Arabia
With a sharp drop in oil prices and no revenue from religious pilgrimages, veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says Saudi Arabia is in...
India requests that Malaysia extradite Dr Zakir Naik
The Indian government has sent a formal request to Malaysia to extradite the prominent Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik.
The Indian National Investigation Agency (NIA)...
Muslim countries ranked among the worst for media freedom
Muslim nations have performed very poorly in a new survey which ranks countries according to media freedoms.
The annual World Press Freedom Index by Reporters...
GoFundMe page aims to send generous Indian farm labourer’s wife on Hajj
A GoFundMe page has been set up to try to raise enough money to send the wife of an Indian farm labourer, who gave away...
Hizb ut-Tahrir spokesman in Pakistan has now been missing for 8 years
It's been eight years since Naveed Butt, the Pakistani spokesman for Islamic political party Hizb ut-Tahrir, went missing in Lahore.
It is believed that Butt was...
Facebook appoints ex Israeli official to oversee content
Facebook has appointed Emi Palmor, the former Israeli Justice Ministry director-general, to its Oversight Board which will be tasked with content moderation on Facebook and Instagram.
The...
