Muslims

Alex Soros, son of George Soros, is engaged to Huma Abedin

Abedin was raised in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, by Muslim parents who ran the Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs.

By JACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
12/07/2024

France's identity crisis: Divisions and political fractures threaten stability

France faces deep societal divisions over immigration and identity, with far-left and far-right factions gaining in recent elections, posing challenges to unity and stability.

08/07/2024

Campaigners seek to harness Gaza anger among UK Muslim voters

The Muslim Vote campaign is advising voters to pick pro-Palestine candidates running as independents or from smaller parties like the left-wing Workers Party.

By REUTERS
03/07/2024

Biblical, Quranic names dominate: Abigail, David, and Mohammed are most popular in Israel in 2023

The name Mohammed (the name of the Islamic prophet) is the most popular in Israel overall and among Muslim boys in particular.

03/07/2024

Singapore charges activists over pro-Palestinian letters, watermelon symbols

According to Singapore's Public Order Act, all protesters must obtain a police permit before holding a public assembly.

Muslim-majority Tajikistan approves hijab ban

This measure comes as part of a wider policy in the totalitarian state in an attempt to harness and restrain Islamic tendencies in a country bordering Iran and Afghanistan.

27/06/2024

Pakistan’s first human milk bank temporarily shuts down after facing religious backlash

Pakistan’s first human milk bank in Karachi suspended operations after religious scholars deemed it haram. The Health Ministry is seeking further guidance from the Council of Islamic Ideology.

By ARSHAD MEHMOUD/THE MEDIA LINE
25/06/2024

Anti-Muslim incidents double in Germany but overlooked by authorities, NGO says

Most attacks on individuals consisted of verbal abuse and were aimed at women. There were also four attempted murders.

By REUTERS
24/06/2024

'Not in the name of Islam': Muslims speak out against Hamas

"Terrorist groups like Hamas and their backers, including Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), cannot be allowed to speak for all Muslims or Islam."

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand mosque ahead of annual Haj pilgrimage in the

Iran's Khamenei politicizes Hajj again, calls for global dissociation from Israel

His statements of address during this year's Hajj echo his historical pattern of using the pilgrimage as a platform for political statements against Israel and the US.

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