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With the number of Muslims increasing, it becomes even more important for Oklahomans to have a resource that can introduce them to the Islamic faith practice, Muslim community and the culture surrounding it.  The Oklahoma Chapter of the Council on…

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has officially authorized the first Australian Islamic bank to have a restricted deposit-taking license under the Banking Act. The Islamic Bank Australia will offer banking services that are compliant with Sharia Law to a…

The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in Jordan issued a decision suspending 68 Quranic centers from operation. A campaign was launched in rejection of the decision of the Jordanian Minister of Endowments, Muhammad Al-Khalayleh, to stop 68 Quranic centers,…

After years of opposition and legal battles, a Muslim cemetery in Dakota County, Minnesota, can now start to perform traditional ceremonies on the property. The Castle Rock Township board of supervisors approved a conditional use permit Tuesday, eight years after…

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili visited the Jumah Mosque in the capital Tbilisi to congratulate Muslims on Eid al-Adha. In the mosque, Garibashvili met with a number of clerics and citizens, as well as representatives of several embassies, including Turkish…

Milwaukee, the most populous city in the US state of Wisconsin, is hosting the Halal Restaurant Week for the first time in its history. Halal in Arabic means “permissible” and generally refers to what foods Muslims can eat based on…

Amsterdam has admitted the role that Dutch peacekeepers played in massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica, offering apologies for this failure. The Netherlands offered its “deepest apologies” for the role played by Dutch peacekeepers in the Srebrenica genocide during the…

 The Ahlulbayt Center, which is one of the centers affiliated with the Office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Husseini in Majunga, Madagascar, has carried out special religious activities and practices for Eid al-Adha.  On the great day of Arafah, the…

The Imam Ali Center in Springfield, Virginia, held the Eid al-Adha congregational prayer on the morning of Eid al-Adha. The prayer was led by Sheikh Mustafa Akhound and was followed by a lecture on the virtues of the blessed day.…

 U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday released the debut photo from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – an image of a galaxy cluster revealing the most detailed glimpse of the early universe ever seen. The sneak peek of Webb’s first…