Does Islam marginalize women?
IslamNews – The article attempts to investigate the possibility of having an active socio-political role for women in the Islamic point of view with special attention to the character of … Read More
Category: Religion
British law professor under fire over ‘Islamophobic’ statements
IslamNews – A British university professor has come under mounting criticism over what students described as his “Islamophobic” remarks and taught content. In a statement last week, the University of … Read More
India: BJP’s rise in former communist bastion has Muslims worried
By Suvojit Bagchi IslamNews – In November 2019, India’s Supreme Court approved the construction of a Hindu temple on disputed land in the northern town of Ayodhya, where there was … Read More
Why Muhammad Ali Joined the Nation of Islam
Islam News – One Night in Miami is out on Amazon Video, providing a dramatized version of interactions between boxer Cassius Clay, NFL star Jim Brown, Civil Rights activist Malcolm X and singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. There … Read More
Is the Vaccine Halal? Indonesians Await the Answer
President Joko Widodo hopes to begin inoculations soon, but the vaccine from the Chinese company Sinovac still needs approval from safety regulators and an influential council of Muslim clerics. By Richard … Read More
Muslims Perform Fajr Prayer at Grand Mosque as Starting of Third Phase of Gradual Return to Performing Umrah
Makkah, November 01, 2020, SPA — Muslims performed Salat Al-Fajr (dawn prayer) at the Grand Mosque today, according to what has been determined by competent authorities. As many as 60,000 … Read More
The Return of Sufism to the UAE
By Dr. Haytham Mouzahem* The past two decades have witnessed a reemergence of Sufism in the Gulf states. The phenomenon may be understood, in part, as a reaction to the … Read More