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A politician from the nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) who shocked colleagues by converting to Islam says he did so because he was unhappy with the church’s acceptance of gay marriage.   A politician from the nationalist Alternative for…

The Imam Ali Centre has participated in the Interfaith Dialogue Conference, that aims to achieve the culture of peace and peaceful coexistence in the World, held in Virginia, the United States in the presence of many Islamic, Christian and Jewish…

Police in Ottawa, Canada, say that they were called in at about 7 a.m. Tuesday to investigate “white power” posters discovered at an Old Richmond Road mosque.     Police in Ottawa, Canada, say that they were called in at…

UN deputy humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Stephen Anderson, said the clashes in the southern Yemeni province of Aden have led to a suspension of humanitarian activities in the city.     UN deputy humanitarian coordinator in Yemen, Stephen Anderson, said…

Malaysian author and scholar Syed Farid Alatas blamed the silent majority of Muslims in Malaysia for the existence of sectarianism and the oppression and harassment of Shia Muslims in the country.     Malaysian author and scholar Syed Farid Alatas…

A prominent American expert on the Middle East labeled the hard-line Sunni scholar Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin as “ignorant” about Shia Islam, after the Perlis mufti launched a series of attacks on the second largest branch in Islam.    …

A conference on the Quran and Islamic tradition is scheduled to be held in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, this summer.   A conference on the Quran and Islamic tradition is scheduled to be held in Helsinki, the capital of…

More than 100,000 minority Uighur Muslims are reportedly being indefinitely detained in overcrowded “re-education” camps on China’s western border.     More than 100,000 minority Uighur Muslims are reportedly being indefinitely detained in overcrowded “re-education” camps on China’s western border.…

A local politician from the far-right, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has converted to Islam, media reports said.   A local politician from the far-right, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has converted to Islam, media reports said. Arthur Wagner, AfD’s vice-president in…

Unknown vandals spray-painted swastikas on the facade of a central Stockholm mosque on Friday night, mosque officials said.   Unknown vandals spray-painted swastikas on the facade of a central Stockholm mosque on Friday night, mosque officials said. The Nazi graffiti…