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Muslim Minority

Muslims Climb Highest Mount in UK for Charity

A group of British Muslims have climbed the country’s highest mountain to raise funds for the help of people affected by the Syrian conflict. More

Muslims Climb Highest Mount in UK for Charity

Islamic World

Typhoid Strikes Palestinian Refugees in Syria

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has rang alarm bells over typhoid outbreak among Palestinian refugees in Syria, reporting at least six cases in Yarmuk camp. More

Typhoid Strikes Palestinian Refugees in Syria

Non Political News

Somalia Celebrates 1 Year of Being Polio-free

Somalia has made a vital step towards being declared polio free, after marking a year without a recorded case. More

Somalia Celebrates 1 Year of Being Polio-free

World News

Bosnians Deny Youth Radicalization Claims

Amid series of media reports spreading misconceptions about Bosnian Muslim youth, young Muslims have denounced claims that their villages have become a hotbed for recruiting ISIL members, asserting that they reject the deviated teachings by the militant group. More

Bosnians Deny Youth Radicalization Claims

Islamic World

Infant Mortality Rate Doubles in Gaza: UN

As Israel’s blockade of Gaza strip enters its 10th year, a United Nations aid agency revealed that neonatal mortality rate in Gaza has risen from 1.2% in 2008 to 2.03% in 2013, for the first time since 1960. More

Infant Mortality Rate Doubles in Gaza: UN

Islamic World

Turkey Launches First Halal Cruise

Catering to the growing global halal market, Turkey will launch its first Muslims-friendly cruise on the Aegean Sea next month for religiously observant travelers in the country. More

Turkey Launches First Halal Cruise

World News

Malawi Muslims Fight Teenage Prostitution

The Muslim community in Malawi has joined hands with other sectors of the society in the fight against rising levels of teenage prostitution which is said to have reached alarming proportions in the impoverished southern African nation. More

Malawi Muslims Fight Teenage Prostitution

World News

World’s Most Beautiful Mosques

Celebrating the Islamic architecture, the daily British newspaper The Telegraph has published a photo gallery of the world’s most beautiful mosques, showing the marvelous designs of the centuries-old places of worship. More

World’s Most Beautiful Mosques

World News

Pakistanis Flock to Hometowns for `Eid

With a bag clinging to his shoulder, Farhan Ali was pacing from one counter to another at sprawling Karachi cantonment railway station to buy a ticket to travel to his hometown to celebrate `Eid Al-Fitr, which is barely a day or two away, with his family. More

Pakistanis Flock to Hometowns for `Eid

Muslim Minority

Boston Mosque Gets New Imam

Almost seven months after the departure of imam William Suhaib Webb, the largest mosque in New England found a new imam who has a mission to balance religious commitment and American cultural belonging. More

Boston Mosque Gets New Imam

World News

China Bans Passports for Muslimsn and Tibetans

A leading international human rights group has urged Chinese authorities to end its restriction on issuing passports for religious minorities that have been suffering a discriminatory double-tiered passport system for years. More

China Bans Passports for Muslimsn and Tibetans

Islamic World

`Eid Al-Fitr Awaited on Friday and Saturday

Different moon sighting organizations across the Muslim world have announced that `Eid Al-Fitr which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan will be on Friday, July 17, while other countries expected the holiday a day later. More

`Eid Al-Fitr Awaited on Friday and Saturday