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Challenging the idea of being oppressed to don hijab, a growing number of young British Muslim women are choosing to wear the Islamic veil or hijab, despite figures showing rising violence against visibly identifiable Muslims.   Shanza Ali, 25, a…

Malaysian authorities announced this week the arrest of a group of 19 suspected ISIL terrorists who had plans to join the so called Islamic State in Syria, as well as carry out bombings on a brewery and bars in the…

A slight majority of Germans have rejected a famous statement by former President Christian Wulff that “Islam is now part of Germany”, with a similar percentage viewing anti-Islam actions as equally deplorable as anti-Semitism.   The poll found that 52…

Sign language Qur’an a new initiative for Muslims with hearing difficulties launched in the US   A new initiative for Muslims with hearing difficulties has been launched in the US, helping to raise awareness of the issue within the Muslim…

Pro ISIL Takfiri terrorists publicly hand out leaflets of pledging allegiance to ISIL in London.   British supporters of ISIL Takfiri terrorists have reportedly handed out leaflets in central London calling on Muslims to pledge allegiance to them. Eyewitnesses said…

Mohammed, the name of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, has become the most popular name for new-born babies in England and Wales in 2013.   Figures from the Office for National Statistics revealed that the name…

British Sunni willing to join ISIL.   The Metropolitan Police commissioner in the UL has warned that hundreds of British extremists who have travelled to Iraq and Syria could return to the UK if Takfirigroups start to lose the battles…

The Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource which shows the Arabic grammar, syntax and morphology for each word in the Holy Quran. It is part of a PhD research project into Arabic language computing at the University of Leeds.…

Hard-line in the Philippines have pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).   Clips have been uploaded in recent weeks on the video sharing site YouTube showing both southern Philippines-based Bangsamoro Freedom Fighters BIFF…

An international forum titled “Innovations in Quranic Studies” will be held on November 18 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.   According to news sources, the forum will be held by the Quran and Hadith Section of the Academy of Islamic Studies…