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Bellydancer Johara raises controversy over photos at Hurghada mosque
Life & Style

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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