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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
12/3/2023 9:58:17 AM
Muslim community leaders from several swing states pledged to withdraw support for U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday at a conference in suburban Detroit, citing his refusal to call for a ceasefire of the Israeli war on Gaza.
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World
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International
11/23/2023 7:23:57 PM
Far-right firebrand Geert Wilders known as the “Dutch Trump,” partly for his swept-back dyed hairstyle that resembles that of the former US president, but also for his rants against immigrants and Muslims, urged his shaken political rivals on Thursday to find common ground to govern the country, after a bombshell election win that reverberated around the Netherlands and Europe.
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Opinion
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11/22/2023 9:25:43 PM
Media and governmental reporting on the current war between Israel and Gaza predominantly focuses on an inaccurate narrative that constructs the conflict as one of Jews versus Muslims.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
11/2/2023 1:03:52 PM
The US House of Representatives rejected Wednesday an effort to censure Democratic Rashida Tlaib, scrapping a Republican attempt to condemn the only Palestinian-American in Congress over her recent rhetoric around the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza.
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Egypt
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Society
10/22/2023 4:28:53 PM
The Fatwa Centre of Al-Azhar, the world’s leading Sunni Islamic institution, issued a statement on Sunday that it is permissible for Muslims to give Zakat (charitable alms) to assist Palestinians suffering the effects of Israeli attacks.
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World
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Region
10/13/2023 6:40:52 PM
Tens of thousands of Muslims demonstrated Friday across the Middle East in support of the Palestinians and against the intensifying Israeli bombardment of Gaza, underscoring the risk of a wider regional conflict as Israel prepares for a possible ground invasion.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/25/2023 6:15:04 PM
Egypt has strongly condemned the tearing of a copy of the Holy Quran by an extremist in The Hague, Netherlands, on Monday, describing the repeated incident as a “provocative and irresponsible act” that violates Muslims' sacred beliefs and promotes hate speech.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/12/2023 8:12:57 PM
The experience of the last few years has revealed the existence of a tolerant social fabric that only becomes stronger in the face of those promoting sectarianism or other forms of conflict
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World
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International
9/7/2023 8:32:39 PM
France's top administrative court on Thursday upheld a government ban on traditional over-garments worn by some Muslim women in schools and rejected complaints it was discriminatory and could incite hatred.
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World
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International
8/30/2023 3:46:43 PM
The Muslim call to prayer will ring out more freely in New York City under guidelines announced Tuesday by Mayor Eric Adams, which he said should foster a spirit of inclusivity.
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World
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Region
7/29/2023 3:40:18 PM
The leader of Lebanon’s Shia militant group Hezbollah said Saturday that if governments of Muslim-majority nations do not act against countries that allow the desecration of the Quran, Muslims should “punish” those who facilitate attacks on Islam's holy book.
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World
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Region
7/28/2023 6:01:51 PM
Millions of Shia Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday commemorated Ashoura, a remembrance of the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/27/2023 5:59:28 PM
Egypt has condemned the most recent storming of the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir accompanied by hundreds of extremists, decrying the prevention of Muslims from exercising their legitimate right to access the holy site and worship in it.
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World
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International
7/11/2023 11:12:13 PM
The UN Human Rights Council is heading towards a divisive vote on Wednesday on religious hatred following recent Koran burnings, with some Western nations reluctantly feeling the draft resolution encroaches too far on free speech.
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World
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International
7/7/2023 2:47:40 PM
Muslims in Pakistan were holding rallies on Friday to observe a "Day of the Sanctity of Quran” after the South Asian Islamic nation’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif issued a call for anti-Sweden protests over last week’s burning of the Islamic holy book in Stockholm.
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Opinion
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7/2/2023 6:54:46 PM
The Swedish-Danish extremist, Rasmus Paludan, has burned the Holy Qur’an in the Swedish capital Stockholm after he demonstrated in front of the Turkish embassy during the Muslims’ celebration of Eid al-Adha.
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World
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Region
6/30/2023 3:01:40 PM
Tens of thousands of Muslims streamed out of Islam's holiest city on Friday after completing the annual hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia's scorching summer heat, an AFP correspondent said.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
6/30/2023 2:40:49 PM
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
6/29/2023 3:16:49 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stressed “the duty of states to prevent incitement and hate crimes," as it condemned a Quran-burning incident in Sweden during Muslims’ Eid Al-Adha as "shameful."
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World
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International
6/29/2023 2:14:20 PM
Muslims across Indonesia on Thursday were celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar, with full meat-based feasts after fears of last year's foot-and-mouth disease outbreak waned.
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