Islam
Muhammad Ali: Five things you never knew about the boxing legend
Life & Style
April 29, 2016
Muhammad Ali: Five things you never knew about the boxing legend
There's not much that hasn't been written about Muhammad Ali.A boxing legend who transcended his sport, the 74-year-old is known…
CNN: Hijab-wearing athlete on track to make US Olympic history
Life & Style
March 31, 2016
CNN: Hijab-wearing athlete on track to make US Olympic history
She hasn't earned an Olympic medal just yet, but fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad is already making history.
Calls for French women’s minister to quit over veil ‘slavery’ row
World
March 31, 2016
Calls for French women’s minister to quit over veil ‘slavery’ row
France's women's rights minister faced growing criticism on Thursday, including calls on social media to resign, after comparing women who…
Book on protection of churches in Islam to be published in April: minister
Art news
March 30, 2016
Book on protection of churches in Islam to be published in April: minister
The Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs will publish a book in April dealing with the protection of churches in Islam,…
Removing hijab, finding myself
Life & Style
March 25, 2016
Removing hijab, finding myself
At 15, I never thought I would put it on. And by 18, I never imagined taking it off.
Justice minister apologizes for Prophet jailing remarks
Egypt
March 13, 2016
Justice minister apologizes for Prophet jailing remarks
Justice Minister Ahmed al-Zend has apologized for a remark in which he said he would arrest any journalist who made…
Egypt sentences Christian teens to jail for contempt of Islam
Egypt
February 26, 2016
Egypt sentences Christian teens to jail for contempt of Islam
An Egyptian court on Thursday sentenced three Coptic Christian teenagers to five years in jail for contempt of Islam after…
Al-Azhar student dismissed for lying about Quran recitation prize
Egypt
February 22, 2016
Al-Azhar student dismissed for lying about Quran recitation prize
Al-Azhar University’s branch in Assiut decided on Monday to dismiss a student for wrongfully stating that he had won first…
Al-Azhar condemns Dortmund closure of Muslim prayer room
Egypt
February 14, 2016
Al-Azhar condemns Dortmund closure of Muslim prayer room
Al-Azhar’s Dar al-Iftaa has condemned a decision by the Technical University of Dortmund to close a chamber used by Muslim…
Terrorists do not represent Islam: Egypt’s Grand Mufti
Egypt
February 9, 2016
Terrorists do not represent Islam: Egypt’s Grand Mufti
Egypt’s Grand Mufti has rejected what he described as “generalized” perceptions that link terrorism to Islam. “Islam is totally innocent of…