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Happy New Year to both Jews and Muslims

This year, thanks to an unusual calender quirk we can wish Muslims and Jews a happy new year on the same day.

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Postcards from Uzbekistan: the Shakhi Zinda memorial complex

Samarkand's Shakhi Zinda memorial complex is a stunning collection of ancient tombs

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Thousands of Muslims mark Eid al-Adha

Thousands of Muslims carried out the “stoning of the devil” ritual on Monday (September 12) to mark the beginning of Eid al-Adha celebrations which is the end of the annual haj…

Saudi Arabia

Hajj pilgrims 'stone the devil' amid tight security

No incident has been reported so far during the ritual that caused a devastating stampede last year.

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Saudi Arabia

Eid al-Adha celebrated around the world

Muslims around the world celebrate one of the most important festivals of the Islamic calendar on Monday (September 12): Eid al-Adha.

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Saudi Arabia: Hajj pilgrims head to Mount Arafat

After spending the night in the massive valley of Mina, Hajj pilgrims headed to Mount Arafat on Sunday (11 September), some 20 kilometers (12 miles) east of Mecca, for the pinnacle of the…

Saudi Arabia

Muslim pilgrims begin last rituals of hajj in Mecca

Thousands of Muslim pilgrims have begun the ritual of the stoning of the devil in the Saudi City of Mina.

Norway

Hairdresser on trial for refusing hijab-wearing client in Norway

A Norwegian hairdresser is on trial for refusing to cut the hair of a Muslim client wearing a hijab.

Saudi Arabia

The Hajj: An explanation for beginners

What is the Hajj?

Myanmar

Myanmar: Annan faces anger as he probes plight of Rohingya Muslims

Hundreds of people rallied in Myanmar on Tuesday to denounce an advisory commission, led by visiting former UN chief Kofi Annan, which is charged with probing the plight of the country’s Muslim…

Netherlands

UN human rights chief blasts Western 'demagogues'

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein accuses prominent Western politicians of peddling fear and hate in the same way as Islamist extremists.

Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan buries veteran president Islam Karimov

Uzbekistan’s veteran President Islam Karimov has been buried in the city of Samarkand following his death earlier this week at the age of 78.

France

French burkini ban ''stupid reaction'', UN human rights office says

The ban on burkinis in France is not only ‘‘a grave and illegal breach of fundamental freedoms’‘ but a ‘‘stupid reaction’‘ to recent terror attacks, the UN human rights office has…

France

French presidential contenders take aim at Burkini ban

An item of swim wear has become a defining issue in the early days of the race for the French presidency.

France

French burkini ban ruling fuels controversy

The ban had been imposed on the grounds that it contravened French laws on secularism. Far from cooling down tensions, the ruling has created even more controversy.

France

Burkini ban suspended by top French court

France’s highest administrative court has suspended the ban on women wearing burkini swimsuits that had been in force in the southern seaside town of Villeneuve…

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Protests again the ban of the burkini on some parts of France

Protests against France’s ‘burkini ban’ Dozens of women, Muslim and non-Muslim, held a beach party outside the French embassy in London on Thursday (August 25) to protest against the ‘burkini ban’ be

World News

Burkini ban in parts of France provokes beach-themed protest in London

A beach-party-themed sit-in has taken place in front of the French Embassy in London to protest against the burkini ban in some parts of France.

France

France's battle with the burkini

Tremors along France’s most fragile social fault-line running between its identity as a secular state and the rights of its sizeable Muslim population are…

Business Series

Burkini sales boosted by ban, as controversy rages on

The controversy over the body-covering swimwear for Muslim women - the burkini - is creating a business opportunity for its inventor who says orders have jumped.