Adventurer’s photos capture a bygone Mecca
Access original post at CNN here (CNN) — He was an adventurer, a scholar, and possibly a spy — but as Dutchman Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje…
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T & T Justice Minister hears from Muslim religious leaders
Originally posted in the Trinidad Guardian Justice Minister Herbert Volney told Muslim religious leaders Sunday he is working to reach the goal of having criminal…
Islam, Muslims and Multiculturalism: Conference Report
Yoginder Sikand Much has been written about conflicts involving religious communities across the world by journalists, academics and security ‘experts’. Although these conflicts have local…
Believers Beware: Injustice Cannot Defeat Injustice.
Nine Muslim scholars came together to create a video with the aim to spread a message of peace and an understanding of what Islam truly…
American scholar visited the region on fact finding tour.
“Wherever sugar went, slavery followed it like a parasite.” Dr. Umar Faruq Abd’Allah, scholar-in-residence at the Nawawi Foundation,Chicago, U.S.A. Between March 26 and April 7,…
Islam in India since 629 AD (4H)
Cheraman Juma Masjid is a mosque in Kodungallur (anglicised name: Cranganore) in the Indian state of Kerala. The story about this masjid is that the…
The Million’s Poet: Niqab – wearing death as a dress
Every Wednesday night, Hissa Hilal steps on to the stage of the popular Abu Dhabi television show The Million’s Poet. As is required of Saudi…
Islamic Scholar Issues Anti-Terrorism Fatwa
Suicide bombers have been described as the “heroes of hellfire” by a leading Muslim scholar in a fatwa condemning terrorists as the enemies of Islam. …
T & T High Court: Wear your burka and serve on the jury.
Trinidad Guardian reported: A Muslim woman, wearing a burka, has the same privileges as anyone else to serve as a juror in the High Court…
CONVOY – The story of Muslim Relief Efforts in Haiti
The Muslim support for the Haitians is extensive with various Muslim organizations from the United States, Canada, The Caribbean and United Kingdom on the ground…