• 3 September
    • d, Islam Looks Harsher in Indonesia JAKARTA, Indonesia, The moderate strand of Islam that absorbed touches of Buddhism and Hinduism, and some mysticism, along its journey over the centuries here, is being eroded, some ...
    • 30 August
    • Teaching an unusual form of Islam Nominated as having links with Jemaah Islamiah, two schools give their side of the story to Matthew Moore and Karuni Rompies in Solo. In his turquoise shirt and black business tro...
    • 26 August
    • o dispel doubts on Islam Many Muslims are themselves not fully aware of Islam and are unable to counter propaganda against their religion and allay the fears of non-Muslims, says Tahir Khalid from the New Muslim Centre...
    • 25 August
    • c satellite channel to be set up by Azhar Cairo, The Azhar Council has decided to set up an Islamic education satellite channel, the main objective of which would be to spread the tolerant Islamic teachings, and to r...
    • 24 August
    • tan hosts commemoration of S. Abubakarov Over 30 girls and 40 boys took part in the contest of the elocutionists of the Qu´ran that was held within the framework of the 5th anniversary of the death of mufti of Daghes...
    • 21 August
    • mbique: Islamic broadcasting station soon Maputo, The first Islamic broadcasting station will start to air its programs here very soon. The station is sponsored by Libya-based World Islamic Propagation Organization (WIP...
    • 20 August
    • I had always sought guidance from the Quran DAMASCUS: Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad plans to record all his experiences in leading the country in the last 22 years in a book when he retires. The Prime Minister said t...
    • 18 August
    • c Bank takes investors' interest Investor interest in the Islamic Bank of Thailand remains high, whether it is in taking a direct shareholding in the bank or to co-invest in local businesses, President Anant Tangtats...
    • 17 August
    • Philosophers not Invited to Philosophy Congress Istanbul, Although the 21st World Philosophy Congress inIstanbul witnesses broad participation, many well-known Turkish philosophers are not there. Many philosophers say t...
    • 16 August
    • s Islam's relation with Judaism and Christianity? Both Jews and Christians hold a special status within Islam because of the Muslim belief that God revealed His will through His prophets, including Abraham, Moses, and J...
    • 14 August
    • oldiers Discover Islam in Iraq BAGHDAD, Discovering an Islam that is totally different from the one smeared in their media, a number of American servicemen and women were said to have embraced Islam and married Iraqis. ...
    • 13 August
    • w subject to replace Moral and Islamic Studies KUALA LUMPUR, Moral and Islamic Studies will be scrapped by 2005 and replaced by a new subject that will be studied by both Muslim and non-Muslim students. Education directo...
    • 11 August
    • arriages not against Islam’ LAHORE The Lahore High Court takes up at least one to two love-marriage cases as a matter of daily routine. In all such cases it has adopted a unanimous stance that marriage between two ad...
    • 9 August
    • er embraces Islam A ceremony was held at the Pg Mohd Yusof Seria Primary School yesterday afternoon to celebrate the Islamic conversion of one of the teachers there, Sarawah Majang, 49, who is now known by her Muslim nam...
    • 6 August
    • ark: Islamic Wakf mulled The process of setting up an Islamic Wakf (endowment) has started here, for the purpose of acquiring a cemetery for the Muslim community. Cemeteries in Europe cost a lot of money, because land...
    • 5 August
    • o review steps to remove wrong Islam perception Islamabad,  President Musharraf Monday stated that the forthcoming Summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Malaysia later this year would discuss all...
    • Islam in France
    • nce Though more than 80 percent of its population calls itself Catholic, and Catholicism permeates its history and culture, France resists the 'majoritarian' impulse with a vigour that has seldom wavered over the past ...
    • 3 August
    • : Basic belief and practice For decades Islam has evoked discussion and debate. The religion is under a microscope after the 9/11 attacks. Never before has Islam been as questioned as to the extent that is today. A few s...
    • 30 july
    • ralia Does Not Restrict Religious Schools Set Up South Wales There are no restrictions in conducting Islamic religious activities in Australia. Doctor Chalidin Yacob, Principal, Ashabul Khafi Language School of new South...
    • 29 july
    • st Islamic stock broking service launched The firstUK stock broking service complying with Islamic law has been launched. Britain's 1.8 million Muslims will be able to enjoy a tailored stock broking service which will...
    • 26 July
    • kbar S Ahmed lone Muslim voice in favour of Daniel Pipes nomination WASHINGTON: The Senate put off a vote on Daniel Pipes’s nomination to the governing board of the federally-funded US Institute of Peace last week but no...
    • 24 July
    • SA Islamic finance conference South Africa is hosting The First Islamic Finance and Investment Conference, to be held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, from the 1st to the 3rd of September 2003. The confe...
    • 20 July
    • rocco, Pak to encourage Islam Rabat Morocco and Pakistan have signed an agreement designed to encourage the practice of a moderate form of Islam in both countries through a program of exchanges, official sources said. T...
    • Investment firms to form Islamic banking alliance
    • Investment firms to form Islamic banking alliance Manama A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was announced yesterday between Malaysia's investment bank Commerce International Merchant Bankers (CIMB) and Al Tawfeek Co...
    • Islamic banking: Consumer beware
    • ic banking: Consumer beware Islamic banking is highly lucrative. No surprise then that it is now attracting the likes of Citibank. When banks make money, it can only come from one source – their customers. These Islamic b...
    • 16 july
    • istani Islamic party leaders leave for goodwill visit to India Delegation from Pakistan's radical Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Islamic party crossed into India at the Wagah border on Tuesday expressing the hope that their weekl...
    • 14 july
    • P asks Muslims to give up 3 disputed sites New Delhi Hardline Hindu leader Ashok Singhal Saturday demanded Indian Muslims give up three disputed religious sites to Hindus for the sake of smooth relations between the two...
    • 12 july
    • ishkek, The second meeting of the Muslims of Kyrgyzstan has passed a number of resolutions, the most important of which is the establishment of a number of Islamic educational institutions, and the printing of Fatwas (religio...
    • 11 july
    • rabaha - Islamic mode of financing and its misuse by the banks Back in 1948, the opening ceremony of the State Bank of Pakistan, father of the nation, Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah has said "The adoption of Western ec...
    • 9 july
    • ogether For Ever Two Iranian children look out behind photos of Laleh and Ladan outside the twins' house in Tehran on Tuesday. SINGAPORE Raffles Hospital regrets to announce that Bijani Twins Ladan and Laleh have both pa...
    • 4 May
    • ugh Choice for Muslim Americans New Yrok It was the 1980s, and Maher Hatout needed money for the Muslim community in Los Angeles. Saudi Arabia, Libya and other foreign governments were offering millions of dollar...
    • 3 May
    • eligious council presents house key to needy family The Brunei Islamic Religious Council made another initiative to provide assistance to the poor and the needy in the country when it presented a house key to Day...
    • 9 March
    • ly Qur’an Contest held in Lebanon Jeddah, March 5 (IINA) The Jeddah-based Holy Qur’an Memorization Organization, an offshoot of the Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL) has held its fifth Holy Qur’an Contest in...
    • 8 March
    • Commission for “European-Islamic Dialogue" Berlin, March 7(IINA) Dr. Gunter Mollack, the Commissioner for “European-Islamic Dialogue,” at the German Foreign Ministry, has said that ignorance about Islam in ...
    • 5 March
    • jj: Over a million have left for home Makkah,March 4(IINA) Over a million pilgrims have already left the holy land, after completing their Haj rituals, the Director of Passports Department, Brig. Abdul Aziz Sajin...
    • 4 March
    • MY holds educational camp in Russia Jeddah March 3 (IINA) The world Assembly of Muslim Youth has recently wound up an educational youth camp for the secondary school students in Russia, which was attended by 50 p...
    • 3 March
    • en: Symposium of Islamic scholars begins Seiyun, March 2 (IINA) A four-day international symposium that has brought together Islamic scholars has began at the Dar-al-Mustafa, in the city of Tarim, Hadhramout Regi...
    • 2 March
    • onesia: Islamic course for women Jakarta, March 1 2003(IINA) The World Assembly of Muslim youth (WAMY) has recently held a month-long Islamic training course for a group of 104 women in theWest Java town of D...
    • 18 March
    • w will host a seminar on problems of Islam in Russia March 14 On March 26thMoscow is to host a session on “Islam as the cultural and political factor of transformation in modern Russia”. It is the third session he...
    • 16 March
    • m-e-Gharibaan marked in Iran HolyCity of MASH’HAD, Iran: Special mourning gatherings were arranged Friday throughout Iran like other parts of the world on Sham-e-Gharibaan commemorating the great inflictions of A...
    • 15 March
    • ning gatherings continue in France PARIS, France: Majalis-e-Aza and matam are continue in Paris, France marking the tragic event of Karbala which commemoration every year serves to remind us of the matchless sacr...
    • 12 March
    • Hussaini mourning procession in Ad-Daraz Bahrain, March 11 (Jafariya News) AD-DARAZ, Bahrain: A grand mourning procession to pay rich homage to the Martyrs of Karbala was taken out in Ad-Daraz,Bahrain. Hundreds of...
    • 11 March
    • land holding some ancient Islamic manuscripts Dublin, March 10 (IINA) In the Irish Republic’s capital of Dublin there are a number of ancient Islamic manuscripts that are housed at the Chester Beatty Library, one...
    • 10 March
    • ece: First Islamic activity of its kind held Athens, March 9 (IINA) For the first time ever, Muslims inGreece have initiated a Da’awa caravan that visited several towns and villages, and also organized a Holy Qur...
    • 25 June
    • KISTAN: AUTHORITIES BLOCK ACCESS TO "UNDESIRABLE" ISLAMIC SITE Last week several news sites focusing onCentral Asia including Norway-based Forum18 news service and RFE/RL reported that Uzbek National Security S...
    • 24 June
    • he first officially supported Muslim children camp in Mordovia  The Clerical Department of the Muslims of Mordovia together with the Mordovian republican youth public organization “Islamic youth center” organized th...
    • 23 June
    • any Muslim scholars due for meet Kota Kinabalu Some 350-400 Muslim scholars from the Southeast Asia region will converge in Kuching,Sarawak for an Islamic convention (Nadwah Ulama Ke-2) on July 13-14. Disclosing this t...
    • 9 June
    • m stresses others respect’ RAWALPINDI Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Sunday said Islam lays a lot of stress on brotherhood, mutual respect and love. Addressing the Aalami Miladun N...
    • 7 June
    • xstyle="font-family: tahoma">GERMAN COMMISSIONER FOR DIALOGUE WITH ISLAMIC WORLD VISITING RI Jakarta The German Federal Government Commissioner for Dialogue with the Islamic World, Ambassador Mulack is visiting Indonesi...
    • 20 June
    • ation forms issued for Islamic Personality of the Year The Dubai International Holy Quran Award has issued the nomination forms for the Islamic Personality of the Year.Ibrahim Bu Melha, Deputy Chairman of Dubai Justice De...