Category: Global News and Affairs
Bahrain’s Gulf University Holds Media Forum
Manama: The Bahrain-based Gulf University held its first media forum under the theme of "Media and Arabian Gulf Challenges" recently. The participan [...]
IDB Launches Innovation Forum to Empower Youth
Jeddah: Cultural barriers, lack of adequate investment in research and development, and a low rate of graduates in scientific fields are among the g [...]
Qatar Islamic Bank Wins Global Finance’s Product Innovator Award
Doha: Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has received the 'Product Innovation Award' under the Islamic Finance category from the Global Finance Magazine for [...]
Turkey’s Diyanet Unveils Strategy to Tackle Islamophobia
Ankara: Turkey's top religious affairs body has formulated a two-pronged common strategy to address Islamophobia in Europe. Diyanet head Mehmet Gorm [...]
Archeologists Uncover 17 Mummies in Central Egypt
Cairo: Egypt has unearthed an ancient burial site, replete with at least 17 mostly intact mummies. It is the latest
in a string of discoveries, tha [...]
Saudi Arabia and Iran have Radicalised and Divided the Muslim World Says Muhammad Sanusi II, Emir of Kano
Muhammad Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, in Nigeria, an influential Muslim leader, says Saudi Arabia and Iran have "radicalised and divided" the Muslim wo [...]
Pope Francis Visits Egypt, Calls for Peace and Christian-Muslim Harmony
Pope Francis began his speech with a quiet "as-Salaam-Alaikum," meaning "peace be upon you". The Pope spoke of Egypt's "inestimable cultural heri [...]
Combat Poverty, Ignorance to Fight Terror: Turkey President
"Terrorism cannot be stopped by power alone. It can only be stopped by fighting poverty, inequality and ignorance," said Turkish President Recep Ta [...]
Amanda Saab – Talking Islam Over Dinner
In 2015, Amanda Saab lit up screens all over the world on Master Chef. She was the first hijab-wearing American Muslim contestant on a major reality [...]
Muslim World League – Peace Prevails through the Love of Good for Humanity
Cairo: The Secretary-General of the Muslim World League, Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa has said that peace has a prominent place in Islam, and that [...]