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Muslims living in Israel had to travel indirectly to Saudi Arabia in order to travel to the Land of Revelation and attend the Hajj ceremonies, because there is no direct flight from Israel to Saudi Arabia, but now the Israeli…

A group of artists, playwrights and novelists have signed a letter urging US president Joe Biden to denounce Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses, specifically regarding freedom of speech and artistic expression, during a meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman…

A school principal in France insulted two veiled Muslim students for allegedly spreading Islam, according to a video clip published by the Coordination for Combating Islamophobia in Europe on its Twitter account. The video published by the Coordination indicated that…

The Labour MP, Apsana Begum, who has been signed off sick amid a “sustained campaign of misogynistic abuse”, is now facing a vote over whether she will be allowed to stand in the next election. The party confirmed the threshold…

Hanan Issa, a Welsh-Iraqi poet, film-maker and artist, has been named the fifth national poet of Wales. As national poet, Issa, who is due to serve a three-year term, will represent the diverse cultures and languages of Wales and act…

Arab community and Muslim organisations are demanding an end to racial profiling after it was revealed that over 50 percent of “suspects” reported to the police, primarily for doing mundane things like texting or taking photos, were described as people…

A staggering 71 million more people around the world are experiencing poverty as a result of soaring food and energy prices that climbed in the weeks following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United Nations Development Program said in a report…

Today, Wednesday, the head of the Nigerian National Oil Corporation, Melle Kyari, announced the death of the Secretary-General of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Muhammad Barkindo. Kyari wrote on Twitter this morning: “We have lost the respected Dr.…

Arson detectives are investigating a hate crime attack at a mosque on Long Island. A member of the Fatima Al-Zahra mosque in Ronkonkoma posted video to social media showing damage to a crescent sign on the property. He said the…

Pastor Jane Buckley-Farlee was recently walking through her Minneapolis church’s Cedar-Riverside neighbourhood when an unexpected ‘song’ broke out. “I heard this tune that sounded sort of heavenly,” she said. At first, she did not know what it was – but…