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Libyan calligrapher wrote a thousand Qurans and dreams of drawing a Quran in Arabic calligraphy

Libyan calligrapher wrote a thousand Qurans and dreams of drawing a Quran in Arabic calligraphy

The Libyan calligrapher Abd al-Salam al-Sarari wrote more than a thousand small Qurans, expressing his hope now to write a distinguished copy of the Holy Quran with the arts of Arabic calligraphy that he mastered, in order to decorate the…
Egypt: At Least 11 Killed, About 100 Injured in Train Crash North of Cairo

Egypt: At Least 11 Killed, About 100 Injured in Train Crash North of Cairo

Egyptian authorities say a passenger train accident Sunday north of Cairo has killed at least 11 people.Railway authorities say that at least four train wagons ran off the tracks at the city of Banha in Qalyubia province.The Health Ministry said…
At least 19 people killed in west Niger attack

At least 19 people killed in west Niger attack

At least 19 civilians were killed when armed men raided a village in west Niger close to the border with Mali, officials have said, in the latest bloodshed in the troubled region.The governor of Tillaberi region said dozens of heavily…
At least 40 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia

At least 40 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia

At least 40 migrants have drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, United Nations and Tunisian officials said.The Tunisian coast guard had so far recovered 21 bodies, all African migrants, and rescued…
Berlin Museum: Exhibition to introduce the Islamic culture

Berlin Museum: Exhibition to introduce the Islamic culture

The Islamic Museum in the German capital of Berlin is hosting the Islamic Culture Exhibition, which displays European Islamic artifacts.The exhibition aims to develop Islamic culture and traditions and introduce Islamic culture in Europe from the 15th century to the…
Tens of thousands flee attacks on northeast Nigerian town: UN

Tens of thousands flee attacks on northeast Nigerian town: UN

As many as 65,000 people have fled the northeastern Nigerian town of Damasak following a series of attacks by an armed group, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said.Terrorists from the so-called Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stormed the…
Extremist Dutch politician attacks Islam and the month of Ramadan

Extremist Dutch politician attacks Islam and the month of Ramadan

The far-right Dutch politician, Geert Wilders, who is known for his anti-Islam stances, attacked Islam and Muslims again, saying that “the culture of the month of Ramadan does not represent the Netherlands.”The far-right politician, who is the head of the…
Muslims in Virginia State Prison suffer from serious violations

Muslims in Virginia State Prison suffer from serious violations

Jay Gardner, the advisor for the Interfaith Organization for Human Rights in Virginia, USA, applied to the State Corrections Department, to find out the status of Muslim prisoners and detainees and whether they would be able to fast during the…
Biden pledges to defend the persecuted Muslims of the world

Biden pledges to defend the persecuted Muslims of the world

US President Joe Biden pledged to defend the persecuted Muslims in the world, congratulating all Muslims inside and outside the United States on the onset of the holy month of Ramadan.Biden criticized hate crimes against American Muslims, and said, “Muslim…
Former Sheikh of al-Azhar: The Site of Imam Hussain’s Head is revered among Egyptians

Former Sheikh of al-Azhar: The Site of Imam Hussain’s Head is revered among Egyptians

Sheikh Ali Gomaa, the former Grand Mufti of the Republic of Egypt and a senior member of the Council of Scholars in al-Azhar, reiterated the importance of the Site of the Head of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, in…
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