Austria seeks hijab ban for primary school students
Austria passed a law last year that prohibits women from wearing a face veil [Askin Kiyagan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images]By Patrick Strickland/Aljazeera The Austrian government has…
‘Punish a Muslim day’ generates anger, fear and solidarity in Britain
By Jennifer Hassan /The Washington Post The letters arrived in March. Sent anonymously to multiple communities, the letters with words in bold at the…
Muhasaba: On being honest with oneself
BY ABD AL-AZIZ AHMED TO TAKE ACCOUNT of oneself, that is, to undergo honest self-criticism, is part of the Muslim practice of muhasaba, or…
How businesses can stimulate positive environmental change
By Emily Folk Many people do their part to make the world a greener place. They recycle, they take shorter showers, and they bring…
Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi wins a second term in Egypt
ABDEL-FATTAH AL-SISI is not waiting in suspense for the results of Egypt’s presidential election. The incumbent had only one challenger, a virtual nobody, in…
Study: Interfaith activities improve ties between Jews and Muslims
By JTA The more that American Jews and Muslims interact with each other, the more likely they are to see the two faiths as…
Watch the blue moon this weekend!
By Jennifer Earl/New York Post Stargazers, get your binoculars ready: a blue moon will grace the sky this weekend, marking the end of what…
Chinese officials remove Islamic domes
A crane removes Arabic decorations from buildings in Yinchuan in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. (Photo from internet) By Agencies Chinese officials in Ningxia Hui…
Africa: a new frontier for Islamic banking
By Sarah Rundell The first modern-day Islamic bank was founded in 1963 in the dusty aluminium town of Mit Ghamr, 80 kilometres north of…
UK Muslims place greater importance on national identity
Muslims pray for Eid al-Fitr at a park in London. There are estimated to be 4.1 million Muslims in the UK. Photograph: Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters…
