Category: Global News and Affairs
Religious Leaders Call UAE an Example of Tolerance
Abu Dhabi: Top global religious leaders urged countries around the world to look at the UAE as an example of a nation that seeks religious and cultu [...]
Rare Qur’an Editions in Madinah Exhibition
Madinah: The Qur'an exhibition held in Madinah, in cooperation with Samaya Holding, aims to introduce the content of the Qur'an accurately, accordin [...]
World Council of Churches Expresses Concern over Trump’s Jerusalem Announcement
In a recent statement, World Council of Churches (WCC) general secretary, Olav FykseTveit expressed grave concern over President Trump's announcement [...]
Conflicts, Poverty Spur Migrations
3.4% of world's people live outside the country of their birth; Since 2000, world's migrant population has increased by 85 million people; 17 million [...]
Historic Peace-building Program Launched in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The three-year Bosnian War some years ago killed around 100,000 people and displaced a million more. Although ethnic and religious violence tapered [...]
London Newspaper Recognises Arab and Muslim ‘Heroes’
London's Evening Standard newspaper included a list of 12 unsung heroes of the UK capital in its Progress 1000 report, with Arab and Muslim citizens [...]
Yemeni Woman Resolves Long Conflict Between Two Tribes
A Yemeni activist succeeded in resolving a blood feud between two tribes that lasted 11 years that left more than 60 people dead and 130 injured, incl [...]
Turkish Parliament Approves Halal Accreditation Agency Law
Ankara: Turkey's parliament has approved a law for establishing the country's first halal accreditation agency.
Under the law, the Halal Accreditati [...]
Conference on Protecting Cultural Heritage
Istanbul: The two-day Conference on Protecting Cultural Heritage of Muslim World was held under the sponsorship of the Istanbul-based OIC Researc [...]
Russian-Muslim Billionaire Funds Digitizing of Jewish Manuscripts
A Russian-Muslim billionaire is funding an Israeli project that will digitize Jewish manuscripts that were seized by the Soviet Union a century ago [...]