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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Australia Bushfires: Muslims Reach Out To Help
Millions of acres of land have been burned, tens of people have been killed, and countless others have been left stranded following the devastati [...]
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 [...]