Islam

Islam gives great importance to women’s rights: President Alvi

Underscoring the need for social protection to women in the society, President Arif Alvi said… Read More

WATCH: American man converts to Islam at Jamia Binoria Karachi

KARACHI: A young American man has converted to Islam at the hands of Head of… Read More

VIDEO: Irish singer recites adhan after converting to Islam

After converting to Islam and changing her name to Shuhada, the Irish singer, formerly Sinead… Read More

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor converts to Islam

LONDON: Outspoken Irish singer Sinead O'Connor has announced she has converted to Islam and changed… Read More

OIC adopts statement calling respect of Islam, its revered personalities

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at a meeting in New… Read More

Al-Azhar says all sexual harassment ‘forbidden’

CAIRO: Egypt's highest Sunni Muslim authority has said there can be no justification for sexual… Read More

‘Allahu Akbar’ prayers for Muslim victims of Italy bridge collapse tragedy

GENOA: Chants of "Allahu akbar" rang out Saturday at a solemn Catholic state funeral in… Read More

Muslim couple denied Swiss citizenship over handshake refusal

GENEVA: The Swiss city of Lausanne has blocked a Muslim couple's bid to become Swiss… Read More

Muslims in China’s ‘Little Mecca’ fear eradication of Islam

Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China's “Little Mecca”, but they have undergone a… Read More

Indonesian man jailed for Facebook post allegedly insulting Islam

JAKARTA: An Indonesian was jailed for five years Monday for a Facebook post deemed offensive… Read More

Two women arrested for trespassing, vandalising mosque in US state

PHOENIX, USA: Two women who were arrested last Thursday after breaking into an Arizona mosque… Read More

Islam doesn’t belong to Germany, new interior minister says

BERLIN: New Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said Islam did not belong to Germany, in an… Read More

Popular Indian actress embraces Islam, marries Muslim actor

For decades, Muslims and Hindus in the sub-continent, have been divided by their religion, culture,… Read More

Israel sentences Jewish convert to Islam

JERUSALEM: An Israeli court on Monday sentenced a Jewish convert to Islam to 38 months… Read More

Greece makes sharia law optional for Muslim minority

ATHENS: The Greek parliament on Tuesday made the practice of Islamic sharia law in family… Read More

Egypt’s Grand Mufti issues fatwa against Bitcoin – Here’s what he says

CAIRO: Egypt's grand mufti has said that bitcoin is forbidden in Islam, warning the digital… Read More

Crown Prince pledges a ‘moderate’ Saudi Arabia

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday vowed to restore "moderate,… Read More

Viking Age script deciphered mentioning ‘Allah’ and ‘Ali’

Researchers in Sweden have found Arabic characters woven into burial costumes from Viking boat graves,… Read More

Terror attacks not Islam: Pogba

LONDON: The world's most expensive footballer Paul Pogba says the four terror attacks that have… Read More

Islam to be the biggest religion in the world by 2070: study

Islam is the world's second-largest religion, as well as the fastest growing religion in the… Read More