Islam
Bellydancer Johara raises controversy over photos at Hurghada mosque
Life & Style
April 29, 2021
Bellydancer Johara raises controversy over photos at Hurghada mosque
Instagram and Facebook photos of bellydancer Johara in wearing a hijab and a white cloak and standing in front of…
Algerian scholar handed 3-year jail term for “offending Islam”
Middle East
April 23, 2021
Algerian scholar handed 3-year jail term for “offending Islam”
Said Djabelkhir, an academic who analyses Sufi Islam and is widely followed for his social media posts, left an Algiers…
Egypt moves to ban nightclubs near religious places of worship
Egypt
April 18, 2021
Egypt moves to ban nightclubs near religious places of worship
Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court on Sunday confirmed a court ruling issued by the Administrative Judiciary Court in Alexandria to ban…
Muslims mark 1st Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem
Middle East
April 16, 2021
Muslims mark 1st Ramadan Friday prayers in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of Muslim worshippers gathered at a sacred Jerusalem plaza for the first Friday prayers…
Turkey imposes partial Ramadan lockdown amid record cases
Middle East
April 14, 2021
Turkey imposes partial Ramadan lockdown amid record cases
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president announced a partial lockdown Tuesday during the first two weeks of the Muslim month…
Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
Middle East
April 13, 2021
Muslims open Ramadan with social distanced prayers, vaccines
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Muslims began marking Ramadan with communal prayers Tuesday in a socially distanced contrast to the empty…
Muslims navigate restrictions in the second pandemic Ramadan
Middle East
April 12, 2021
Muslims navigate restrictions in the second pandemic Ramadan
CAIRO (AP) — For Ramadan this year, Magdy Hafez has been longing to reclaim a cherished ritual: performing the nighttime…
Egypt’s Sufi council to cancel Ramadan procession over coronavirus surge
Egypt
April 10, 2021
Egypt’s Sufi council to cancel Ramadan procession over coronavirus surge
The Supreme Council of Sufi Orders has issued a decree to cancel the traditional Sufi procession held every Ramadan for…
Egyptian judge and author recounts the history of the Human Fraternity Document in new book
Books
March 30, 2021
Egyptian judge and author recounts the history of the Human Fraternity Document in new book
“The Pope and the Grand Imam: A Thorny Path – A Testimony to the Birth of Human Fraternity” was recently…
A transgender Islamic school in Pakistan breaks barriers
Middle East
March 22, 2021
A transgender Islamic school in Pakistan breaks barriers
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A long white shawl on her head, Rani Khan gives daily Koran lessons at Pakistan’s first transgender-only…