The Council on American Islamic Relations advocacy group said on Tuesday it filed a civil rights complaint on behalf of some students at the University of Georgia alleging differential treatment of people of Palestinian, Arab and Muslim descent. The complaint alleges the University of Georgia’s actions violated Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of […]
Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan, who faces a string of allegations in Switzerland and France, was found guilty of rape by a Swiss appeals court Tuesday, overturning an earlier lower court acquittal. After being acquitted last year, a Geneva appeals court said it had found the 62-year-old former Oxford University professor “guilty of rape and sexual […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Islamic countries should form an alliance against what he called “the growing threat of expansionism” from Israel, as military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people over the last 48 hours. Erdogan made the comment after describing what Palestinian and Turkish officials said was […]
Listen to article Indian music producer, rapper, and singer Yo Yo Honey Singh has revealed his journey of learning about Islam through spiritual leaders and Sufis. In a recent interview with an Indian journalist, Honey Singh openly discussed his exploration of Islamic teachings and how it shaped his understanding of faith. Singh recalled his early years, saying […]
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday its forces conducted a partnered raid with the Iraqi Security Forces in western Iraq in the early hours of Aug. 29, resulting in the deaths of 15 Islamic State (ISIS) operatives. “The ISIS element was armed with numerous weapons, grenades, and explosive “suicide” belts,” CENTCOM said. It also […]
Listen to article The Israeli military has claimed to have killed five members of a Palestinian resistance group, including a local commander, in the West Bank early Thursday as part of the deadliest military operation in the occupied territory since the Gaza war began. The raids, which have claimed 16 lives, are aimed at preventing attacks, Israel […]
Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities responded on Monday to criticism of recently codified morality rules, saying rejecting the legislation without understanding Islamic law showed “arrogance”. Women must cover completely and not raise their voices in public, among other rules restricting women’s movements and behaviour, according to a 35-article law announced on Wednesday by the justice ministry. It […]
Two important Islamic countries have joined the 10 most powerful states in the world. In the list released by Forbes, the United States is at the first place, for the first time in this list, Saudi Arabia has also managed to make a place, which has been given the 9th number. In the near future, […]
Listen to article GENEVA: The Wien Museum on Thursday begins a three-part Summer Academy dedicated to Islamic heritage in Austria’s capital Vienna. In the first part on Thursday, experts and interested participants will examine objects “collected due to a long-standing fascination with what has long been referred to as the ‘Orient’,” according to an announcement. In the […]
JERUSALEM: The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday for a bomb blast near a synagogue in Tel Aviv that Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence agency described as a terrorist attack. A man who was carrying the bomb was killed and a passerby was injured in the incident late […]