Islam
Al-Azhar condemns $190mn Israeli taxes on Jerusalem churches
Egypt
February 27, 2018
Al-Azhar condemns $190mn Israeli taxes on Jerusalem churches
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb condemned on Tuesday the arbitrary actions of Israel against places of worship in Jerusalem…
Avant-garde mosque angers hard-liners in Iran
Middle East
February 25, 2018
Avant-garde mosque angers hard-liners in Iran
A newly built avant-garde mosque in the heart of Iran’s capital would have hard-liners shouting from the minarets — if…
Islam allows women to propose to ‘good’ men: Azhar cleric
Life & Style
February 21, 2018
Islam allows women to propose to ‘good’ men: Azhar cleric
A high-ranking cleric and member of the Fatwa committee of the Sunni world’s main Islamic institution Al-Azhar Ahmed Refa’at said…
Pakistan warns media against promoting Valentine’s Day
World
February 9, 2018
Pakistan warns media against promoting Valentine’s Day
Pakistan’s media regulatory authority, acting on a court order, has instructed all news channels, radio stations and print media to…
Half of Iran wants to drop headscarf laws: government report
Middle East
February 8, 2018
Half of Iran wants to drop headscarf laws: government report
President Rouhani released a study showing how drastically public attitude towards mandatory Islamic dress has changed in the past decade.…
Morality push may outlaw sex outside marriage in Indonesia
World
February 2, 2018
Morality push may outlaw sex outside marriage in Indonesia
Riding a tsunami of moral conservatism and anti-gay prejudice, Indonesia’s Islamic political parties appear on the cusp of a major…
Hijab-less Iranian women arrested while protesting compulsory cover-up
Middle East
February 2, 2018
Hijab-less Iranian women arrested while protesting compulsory cover-up
Police in Iran have arrested 29 women who were waving their headscarves to protest the country’s law making them obligatory.…
Indonesia’s conservative Aceh orders headscarves for Muslim flight attendants
World
January 31, 2018
Indonesia’s conservative Aceh orders headscarves for Muslim flight attendants
Authorities in the Indonesian province of Aceh have ordered Muslim flight attendants to wear headscarves when flying into the ultra-conservative…
Islam considers election boycotters to be ‘sinners’: Dar al-Ifta
Egypt
January 30, 2018
Islam considers election boycotters to be ‘sinners’: Dar al-Ifta
The highly-ranking Egyptian Muslim institution Dar al-Ifta Al-Misriyyah issued a Fatwa [ruling on an Islamic law] on Monday that any…
1.3 million children displaced by Iraq’s war with Islamic State: UNICEF
World
January 19, 2018
1.3 million children displaced by Iraq’s war with Islamic State: UNICEF
While the Baghdad government last month declared victory over Islamic State after wresting back almost all the territory IS seized…