Category: Global News and Affairs
Ramzan Fast Different This Time
By Javid Hassan
With the advent of Ramzan heralding month-long fasting, governments in many Muslim-majority countries have announced new measures a [...]
Islamic Development Bank pledges $200m for education campaign
The Jeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has pledged $200 million to the 2021-2025 Raise Your Hand financing campaign of the Global Partne [...]
Pope Francis Warns That People Must Care For Creation or Face Self-Destruction
When it comes to safeguarding creation, there is no time to waste — humanity either must live up to its responsibility or continue on a path of self-d [...]
Christians in Muslim-Majority Malaysia Can Use The Word ‘Allah’ In Publications
A Malaysian court recently ruled that Christians in Muslim-majority Malaysia can use the word “Allah” in publications, overturning a decades-old ban a [...]
Asia Bibi Breaks Silence in New Book
Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, has published a book about her experience [...]
Several US Jewish Groups Critique Trump’s ‘Peace’ Plan
Many Jewish organizations in the U.S. have critiqued the Trump administration's proposed peace plan to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unveile [...]
90% of Boko Haram Victims are Muslims, Says Buhari
Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari has said that 90 per cent of all Boko Haram's victims in the past years have been Muslims.The insurgents began th [...]
Rohingya Muslims:
'The Hague Court Verdict Means So Much to Us'
The UN's top court has ordered Myanmar to do all it can to prevent genocide against the country's et [...]
Massachusetts’ First Muslim Mayor Elected
Sumbul Siddiqui, 31, has become the first Muslim mayor in the American state of Massachusetts, getting elected in Cambridge. She was elected unanimo [...]
UK: Imam Receives Queen’s New Year Honours
The Imam of Chesham is among those who have been named in the British Queen's New Year Honours. Arif Hussain has been made a Member of the Order of t [...]