Belgium – Dept Store to Pay Penalty to Muslim Woman
Brussels: A Belgian tribunal has determined that an outlet of the Dutch department store Hema was wrong to fire an employee for wearing a headscarf. T [...]
Star Wars anger Turkish Muslims
The Austrian Turkish community has accused the popular line of construction toys, Lego, of racism after the release of a new Star Wars model that rese [...]
USA – 28 Muslims Elected to California Democratic Party
Los Angeles: California Muslims made political history when 28 Muslim candidates were elected by Democrats as delegates and alternate delegates to the [...]
Spain has 1,200 Mosques
Barcelona: Spain has 1,200 officially registered mosques. The Catalonia region has the maximum number among all regions. According to the Observatory [...]
Free Download of Iqra e-books
Chicago: The Iqra International Educational Foundation and Impelsys will run a free download programme for their books currently in the process of dig [...]
Egypt to Issue Islamic Bonds
Cairo: Egypt has approved a draft law to allow sovereign Islamic bonds, known as sukuk, as a new way to finance an unsustainable budget deficit. Finan [...]
Dubai unveils Plans for Islamic Economy
Dubai: Ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum has appointed crown prince Shaikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum as the head of [...]
Saudi Arabia’s Largest Solar Park Commissioned
Riyadh: Saudi Aramco's President and CEO Khalid A. Al-Falih has inaugurated 3.5 megawatt solar energy field in Riyadh on Dec. 25, 2012, according to a [...]
University Chair for Rose Studies
Taif: Taif University has launched a university chair for rose studies. The cost of the project is to be funded by a businessman who has donated SR 4 [...]
30,626 Couples Divorced in 2011
Riyadh: The Ministry of Justice has disclosed that the number of divorces in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, reached 30,626 in 2011 against 162,880 regis [...]