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How are young Muslims boosting the halal tourism industry?

Halal tourism has grown at almost double the rate of the wider industry in recent years, with halal hotels springing-up to cater for an expanding millennial market.

Netherlands

Geert Wilders cancels Mohammad cartoon contest over safety concerns

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders said on Thursday he was cancelling plans to hold a contest for cartoons caricaturing the Prophet Mohammad, saying the danger of violence against innocent people was too great.

Pakistan

Pakistanis demand Dutch ambassador's expulsion over cartoon contest

Thousands of Pakistani Islamists yesterday demonstrated calling for the country's Dutch ambassador to be expelled over a controversial cartoon contest featuring caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Mohammad.

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Watch: Muslims in Pakistan celebrate Eid al-Adha

The holiday celebrates the story of the prophet Ibrahim.

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Watch: Syria's Bashar al-Assad attends morning prayers

Watch: Syrian state television shows Assad arriving at the al-Rawda mosque.

Saudi Arabia

Muslims celebrate Eid Al-Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice

Muslims celebrated the first day of Eid Al-Adha on Tuesday, which marks the closing parts of the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia

In pictures: More than 2 million Muslims gather in Mecca

More than two million Muslims began the annual haj pilgrimage at first light on Sunday in Saudi Arabia, circling the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca that Islam's faithful face five times each day during their prayers.

Saudi Arabia

Hajj underway in Mecca

Around two million Muslims are in Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the annual hajj that is a sacred duty for all followers of Islam to attend if possible

World News

Where in Europe is the Islamic full-face veil banned?

Denmark has become the latest country in Europe to ban the full-face veil. But which others have already prohibit such clothing?

Denmark

First woman in Denmark fined for wearing full-face veil

A 28-year-old woman in Denmark has become the first person in the country to be charged for wearing a niqab.

World

What does the future of the Islamic economy look like?

As old as the religion itself, Islamic banking has reached new levels of maturity in the past fifty years. It is forecast to be worth 3 trillion dollars by 2021 with Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and the UAE currently leading the market.

Albania

The Bektashis: A Sufi community that still stands for tolerance despit

The Bektashi Order is a Sufi Islamic creed with a long mystic tradition in Albania. Espoused by the Janissaries, the elite soldiers of the Ottoman Empire largely recruited from Christian areas of the Balkans. The Sufi faith does not force devotees to observe the basics of traditional Islam.

Austria

Austria closes seven mosques & expels 40 imams

Mosques & imams accused of not fostering a "positive mindset" towards Austria, and receiving illegal foreign funding.

World

Bridging cultures: Ramadan opens doors and minds

More than twenty years ago, the Sheikh Mohammed Centre for Cultural Understanding (SMCCU) was set-up to bridge the cultural gap between the local community and the estimated 200 nationalities living and working in the UAE.

World

The Middle East embraces the spirit of Ramadan

As the Holy Month of Ramadan begins, we examine how children are embracing the spiritual time in the multicultural UAE. We also travel to Cairo to shine a light on ‘fawanees’, the colourful lanterns which hold great cultural significance for Egyptians at this time of the year.

My Europe Series

Concerns grow over foreign influence in Bosnia

The foreign influence on economics and politics and their effects in Bosnia and Herzegovina

My Europe Series

Foreign influence taking over Bosnia and Herzegovina?

Can Sarajevo renew its centuries-old tradition of tolerance and once again become the European melting pot of different cultures and religions?

Europe News

Islam Party stirs controversy ahead of Belgian elections

The separation of men and women on public transport is among the Islam Party's aims

France

Here's what you should do if you see Islamophobia, says Parisian artist

Would you know what to do faced with Islamophobia? French artist Maeril has created a cartoon advising bystanders how to ignore harassment into insignificance.

World News

European countries consider differing bans on the headscarf

Politicians in Austria and Germany are the latest to make proposals for schools