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The brutal murder of a woman in the UK capital has highlighted the increasing level of Islamophobia that has crept into British society after a backlash against Muslims followed the incident, even though the murderer was not a Muslim.  …

Muslims around the world celebrated the birth anniversary of Imam Reza, peace be upon him, the eighth successor in the Household of the Prophet Mohammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, with special ceremonies held in different parts of…

A recent survey has found that veiled British Muslim women have more positive body image, less affected by beauty standards depicted in media and place less importance on appearance than women who don’t wear hijab.   Conducted on 587 Muslim…

On the occasion of the birth anniversary of Imam Redha, peace be upon him, ceremonies will be held in Washington, Toronto, Canada.   The ceremony will be held on September 6 and will begin at 7 p.m. local time with…

Members of Malaysia’s largest political party United Malays National Organization have called for allowing hijab for Malaysia Airlines stewardesses and an alcohol ban, calls that were endorsed by state officials and MAS managers.   An Islamic group said that several…

Thirteen religious schools took part in a competition that took place at the Field Complex Performance Stage of Temburong District’s Civic Centre in Brunei.   The competition is hoped to educate, guide and scout for talents, assimilating and instilling the…

Indian sources have said that the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) radical group may be recruiting the poor in India for its war in Iraq and Syria,   The sources say that more than 100 Indian men…

Thousands of people from all walks of life gathered outside the Norwegian capital’s Parliament building late Monday to show contempt for statements made by a spokesperson for a hard-line Islamist group who had defended decapitation “as a way of executing…

A group of around 30 people have attacked a Shia mosque, called Imam Ali Mosque, which is under construction, in Poyok Chekmacha neighbourhood, chanting slogans “we don’t want Shia mosques to be constructed.”   Imam Ali Mosque is the third…

A new count of the population of Norway’s capital city Oslo has revealed that Mohammad, the name of Islam’s Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, is the most common name for the first time ever in the European…