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The Political Power of Muslim Women in the Time of Trump

When Ghazala Khan, the mother of slain U.S. Army Captain Humayun Khan, spoke out against Donald Trump, her words set off a chain reaction. More

The Political Power of Muslim Women in the Time of Trump

Muslim Minority

Muslim-Americans Respond To A Caustic Campaign

CHARLESTON, South Carolina — “I am a psychologist, and I run [the] Islamic School of Charleston,” said Ruby Abid, 48, an ace multitasker who has raised three grown children. “I am a substitute teacher, too, in like American schools, and I’m a Realtor. I sell houses, and I run a business, and I teach Arabic online, and like little stuff More

Muslim-Americans Respond To A Caustic Campaign

Islamic World

Shaikh Ahmad Al-Tayyeb named world’s most influential Muslim

The Grand Shaikh of Al Azhar University in Cairo has been named the world’s most influential Muslim. More

Shaikh Ahmad Al-Tayyeb named world’s most influential Muslim

World News

Olympic gymnast Louis Smith films himself mocking Islam

A video has emerged of Olympic gymnast Louis Smith mocking Islam with a friend who was drunkenly pretending to pray. More

Olympic gymnast Louis Smith films himself mocking Islam

Islamic World

Jeremy Corbyn: Syria needs a political solution, not a military one

Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has urged politicians and activists to seek political and humanitarian solutions to conflicts rather than military ones. More

Jeremy Corbyn: Syria needs a political solution, not a military one

Muslim Minority

European Court of Human RIghts rejects Srebrenica genocide

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg Thursday rejected an appeal for Dutch commanders to be prosecuted for failing to prevent the deaths of victims of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide. More

European Court of Human RIghts rejects Srebrenica genocide

Muslim Minority

US: Majority of refugess into America are Muslims

“A total of 38,901 Muslim refugees entered the U.S. in fiscal year 2016, making up almost half (46%) of the nearly 85,000 refugees who entered the country in that period,” according to the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan research organization. More

US: Majority of refugess into America are Muslims

World News

Europeans are “biased against Muslim asylum seekers” study finds

Research conducted by the London School of Economics, Stanford University and the University of Zurich found being Muslim was one of most popular reasons for rejecting hypothetical profiles of asylum seekers. More

Europeans are “biased against Muslim asylum seekers” study finds

Muslim Minority

Swiss politician calls for hijab ban on passport photos

Right-wing politician has called for the hijab to be banned from passport photos in Switzerland. More

Swiss politician calls for hijab ban on passport photos

World News

Maajid Nawaz becomes columnist for pro-Israeli newspaper

The “anti-extremism” campaigner Maajid Nawaz is to become a columnist on the pro-Israel British newspaper Jewish News. More

Maajid Nawaz becomes columnist for pro-Israeli newspaper

Muslim Minority

Bulgaria bans the niqab

Bulgaria’s parliament has approved a law banning women from wearing veils that cover their faces in public. More

Bulgaria bans the niqab

Islamic World

Egyptian MP calls for university “virginity tests”

A controversial Egyptian MP has called for women to undergo mandatory “virginity tests” before being admitted to university. More

Egyptian MP calls for university “virginity tests”