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A Nigerian court has maintained a ban on Islamic headscarf in Lagos public primary and secondary schools.   In a Friday session at the High Court in Lagos, the judge said that the Lagos government had been correct in seeking…

 The Tauheed Islamic Center in the Norwegian capital of Oslo plans to hold a seminar this weekend on the theme of Islam and Today’s Challenges.   It is slated to be held at the center on Saturday, October 18. The…

The Halal Institute, Prince of Songkla University, in Thailand has invited halal producers nationwide along with buyers and exporters to an international conference and halal product trade fair between October 30 and November 2.   Through the event, the institute…

 A 27-year-old Bosnian Muslim immigrant has been named the new Swedish minister of education, setting a role model for young, active Muslims.   According to reports, the minister, Aida Hadzialic, was named earlier in October in Stefan Löfven new cabinet…

 The surprisingly passionate response of Ben Affleck, an Oscar-winning actor and director, to TV host Bill Maher and author Sam Harris’s depictions of Islam as “gross” and “racist” has made him a target of US conservative groups which sarcastically gave…

A course on “theology and Islamic beliefs” will be held at the Islamic University of Ghana.    According to reports, study of religion, creation and resurrection, prophet-hood and Imamate will be among the themes of the course. The Islamic University…

The Muslim community in Malawi has rolled off a project to translate the Holy Qur’an into Yao, a language spoken among 99% of Muslims in the secular but diverse southern Africa nation and in neighboring countries.   A member of…

Cuba’s communist government has turned down a plan to open a mosque in the capital Havana.   The leader of Havana’s Muslim community revealed that his efforts to open a mosque in Havana were rejected. He expressed his disappointment at…

The Eid al-Ghadir festival is planned to be celebrated in Britain and Germany.   A ceremony will be held Sunday October 12th at the Islamic Center of England in London to celebrate the promising occasion. Shia Muslims dedicated to the…

The High Court in the UK has stripped Bahrain’s Prince Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa of immunity from prosecution over allegations of involvement in torturing protesters.   A judge at the London-based court announced the annulment of a previous ruling…