Islam
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
Middle East
October 4, 2020
Pilgrims return to Mecca as Saudi eases virus restrictions
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A very small, limited number of people donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the…
Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus
Middle East
September 22, 2020
Saudi Arabia to launch app for Mecca pilgrims amid virus
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Monday released new details on how it plans to gradually allow Muslims…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa: A wife has the right to spend her salary without husband’s permission
Society
September 15, 2020
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa: A wife has the right to spend her salary without husband’s permission
Dar al-Ifta, an Egyptian Islamic advisory body known for issuing fatwas (non-binding religious rulings), said on Tuesday that a wife…
The surviving sect… its origins and connotations
Opinion
September 14, 2020
The surviving sect… its origins and connotations
What if Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) were to see the condition of Islam and Muslims today; would we be greeted with…
Iran begins new school year amid virus concerns
Middle East
September 5, 2020
Iran begins new school year amid virus concerns
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran on Saturday opened the new school year after nearly seven months of closure. In a…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa condemns Quran burning in Sweden
Egypt
August 30, 2020
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa condemns Quran burning in Sweden
The Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory at Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta institute has strongly condemned an incident in Sweden where a Quran was…
Controversial Egyptian preacher Abdallah Roshdy will no longer deliver sermons: Endowments Ministry
Egypt
August 26, 2020
Controversial Egyptian preacher Abdallah Roshdy will no longer deliver sermons: Endowments Ministry
Controversial Islamic preacher Abdallah Roshdy has been banned from delivering sermons in any mosques across Egypt, according to a decision…
To prepare for return of Friday prayers, Egypt initiates widespread mosque sterilizations
Egypt
August 22, 2020
To prepare for return of Friday prayers, Egypt initiates widespread mosque sterilizations
Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, ordered every directorate of the ministry nationwide to carry out a widescale campaign…
Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus
Middle East
August 19, 2020
Iran surpasses 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran surpassed 20,000 confirmed deaths from the coronavirus on Wednesday, the health ministry said — the…
Video: Are dogs ritually impure? Egypt’s Grand Mufti says no.
Life & Style
August 17, 2020
Video: Are dogs ritually impure? Egypt’s Grand Mufti says no.
In response to the controversy over whether or not dogs should be bred at home, Grand Egyptian Mufti Shawki Allam…