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Zakat al-Fitr: The obligatory Eid donation to be made by the end of Ramadan
By the end of the holy month of Ramadan, Muslims are obligated to pay Zakat al-Fitr, also known as Sadaqat al-Fitr. Zakat al-Fitr is a small amount of ... Life -
Amr Khaled’s spiritual chicken should serve as a warning of Islam led astray
The Egyptian Islamic preacher Amr Khaled recently excused himself off the air during an interview with Al Arabiya. Khaled seemed cornered by questions ... Middle East -
Grand imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar calls for end to anti-Muslim actions
The Grand Imam of Egypt’s al-Azhar on Wednesday called on the international community to criminalize “anti-Muslim” actions, following images being ... Middle East -
Facing Muslim anger, France warns citizens abroad to take caution, avoid gatherings
France urged its citizens Tuesday to be cautious and avoid mass gatherings in countries that have announced boycotts of French products in a ... World News -
Umrah and Hajj explained: Your simple guide to Islam’s pilgrimages
The fifth pillar of Islam, Hajj, or the act "to make pilgrimage," is a mandatory religious duty for Muslims Home Page -
Wary of ‘separatism’, France’s Macron unveils curbs on foreign clerics, teachers
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he would curb the practice of foreign countries sending Muslim clerics and teachers to France to ... World News -
China detaining Uighurs for wearing veil, growing beard: Leaked document
Wearing a veil or growing a beard are among the reasons that China has been detaining Uighur Muslims from the western region of Xinjiang, according to ... World News -
Former Mecca Grand Mosque’s Imam: Clerics can make mistakes like politicians
Saudi cleric Sheikh Adel al-Kalbani, former Imam of the Mecca Grand Mosque, said that a cleric can make mistakes just as politician could, when asked ... Gulf -
US Pompeo urges Kazakhstan to join it in pressing China over Uighur rights
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Kazakhstan on Sunday to join Washington in pressing China over its treatment of Muslim minorities in the ... World News -
High-level Muslim World League delegation pays interfaith visit to Auschwitz
The Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL), Dr. Mohammed al-Issa, led a high delegation interfaith visit of Muslim religious leaders to ... Features -
Muslims pray for peace in Islamic congregation in Bangladesh
Hundreds of thousands of Muslims raised their hands and prayed for the welfare of the world as they joined a final prayer Sunday in wrapping up a ... World News -
Tens of thousands march in southern India to protest citizenship law
Over one hundred thousand protesters, many carrying the Indian tricolor flag, took part in a peaceful march in the southern city of Hyderabad on ... World News -
Kashmir grand mosque reopens for Friday prayer for first time in months
Friday prayers were held in Kashmir’s historic main mosque for the first time since New Delhi revoked the restive region’s semi-autonomous ... Variety -
Pregnant woman punched, kicked in Australian ‘Islamophobia attack’
A Sydney man has been charged for punching and stomping on a heavily pregnant woman unprovoked, in what was described as an “Islamophobic” ... World News -
Cairo delights at sweet candies as Muslim festival nears
The sweet smell of candies wafts through downtown Cairo’s historic Bab al-Bahr street as the Muslim Prophet Mohammed’s birthday, known as ... Variety -
Christians, Muslims, Jews unite against assisted suicide
Leaders from three of the world’s major religions have joined forces against assisted suicide and euthanasia, in a declaration issued at the ... Variety -
Former Saudi justice minister talks importance of dialogue at European event
For the first time, an Islamic organization participated in the annual Meeting for Friendship Among Peoples conference in Rimini, Italy. More than ... World News -
Russia’s Chechnya inaugurates what it says is Europe’s largest mosque
Authorities in the Russian region of Chechnya on Friday inaugurated what they said was the largest mosque in Europe in a pomp-filled ceremony attended ... Travel and Tourism -
Suspect in Norway mosque attack jailed for 4 weeks
The suspected gunman accused in an attempted terrorist attack on an Oslo mosque and the separate killing of his teenage stepsister was jailed on ... World News -
Partial Dutch ban on face-covering clothing comes into force
A new Dutch law has come into force banning face-covering clothing - including the burqa and niqab worn by conservative Muslim women - on public ... World News -
Woman who lifted Arizona mosque items gets probation
A woman captured on video making derogatory comments about Muslims as she and a friend lifted Qurans and other items from an Arizona mosque was ... Variety -
Final Islamic Summit communique reiterates Palestinians’ right to statehood
Mecca - The “Mecca Declaration” final communique of the 14th Islamic Summit has largely focused on the question of Palestine and ... Middle East -
Fifty years on, the OIC’s Islamic summit convenes in Mecca
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz will chair the 14th Islamic Summit Conference on May 31 in Mecca, a longstanding gathering of heads of ... Features -
MWL publishes ‘Mecca Document’ encouraging tolerance in Muslim societies
The Muslim World League (MWL) has published a document on Wednesday that concludes the sessions of the “Mecca Document Conference,” aiming ... Gulf -
Trump cites Ramadan as time of ‘hope, tolerance and peace’
President Donald Trump celebrated the month of Ramadan Monday evening as a time when people join forces in “pursuit of hope, tolerance and peace ... World News -
Germany debates ‘mosque tax’ to replace foreign funding
Support is growing in Germany for a “mosque tax” to make Islamic institutions less dependent on potentially anti-democratic or ... World News -
Ramadan moon sighted in Saudi Arabia, holy month begins on Monday
The Ramadan crescent moon has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, meaning the holy month will officially begin on Monday, Al Arabiya’s correspondent ... Gulf -
Ramadan moon not sighted in Saudi Arabia: sources
Sources told Al Arabiya that the Ramadan crescent has not been sighted in Saudi Arabia, with another sighting scheduled for Sunday and that the holy ... Gulf -
French Muslim group sues Facebook, YouTube over Christchurch footage
One of the main groups representing Muslims in France said on Monday it was suing Facebook and YouTube, accusing them of inciting violence by allowing ... Television & Radio -
New Zealand marks one week since mosque attack with prayers, headscarves
New Zealanders on Friday marked one week since a mass shooting killed 50 Muslim worshipers in the South Island city of Christchurch, holding ... World News