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.

30/08/2018

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Watch: Muslims in Pakistan celebrate Eid al-Adha

The holiday celebrates the story of the prophet Ibrahim.

22/08/2018

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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.

22/08/2018

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.

21/08/2018

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.

20/08/2018

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

20/08/2018

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?

08/08/2018

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.

04/08/2018

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.

15/07/2018

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.

11/06/2018

Austria

Austria closes seven mosques & expels 40 imams

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

08/06/2018

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.

25/05/2018

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.

18/05/2018

Europe

Concerns grow over foreign influence in Bosnia

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

27/04/2018

Europe

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?

26/04/2018

Europe

Islam Party stirs controversy ahead of Belgian elections

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

26/04/2018

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.

13/04/2018

World News

European countries consider differing bans on the headscarf

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

08/04/2018

United Kingdom

‘Punish a Muslim Day’ spurs defiant pledges to #ProtectAMuslim

Campaigns have gone viral calling for people to show solidarity with Muslims on April 3.

03/04/2018

Pakistan

Malala returns home for first time since she was shot by Taliban in 2012

Youngest-ever Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai, has returned home to the Swat Valley in Pakistan for first time since she was shot there by the Taliban in 2012.

31/03/2018