Tag: Islam
Joe Biden courts Islam, not Muslims
As Muslim communities in Western nations continue to grow in size and influence, politicians will court their vote.
In the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Muslims had the lowest rate of voter registration of any religious...
Turkey’s mad sultan
Last week, in defiance of Pope Francis and the entire Christian world, Sultan Erdoğan’s dream became reality. Images depicting the Archangel Gabriel, the Virgin Mary and Christ Pantocrator, along with numerous other famous mosaics...
Tel Aviv University touts ‘unprecedented’ Hebrew paper by Saudi academic
In what Tel Aviv University is calling an “unprecedented” development, the latest issue of one of its academic journals includes an article in Hebrew by a senior Saudi academic.
The paper, titled “Contribution to Prophet Muhammad’s...
Sufism, the sublime way to the elevation of the being
Sufism is considered the mystical side of Islam, the bearer of the hidden mysteries of divine revelation. In its essence, it is defined as a spiritual path and is translated into the existence of...
Al-Aqsa mosque prayer banned during Ramadan due to coronavirus fears
Prayer at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem’s Old City will be banned during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan in order to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, Muslim clerics said on Thursday.
The Jordan-appointed...
Ramadan in the shadow of coronavirus
In two weeks’ time, Muslims around the world will mark the beginning of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam. Observing its customs is considered an obligation and one of the pillars of the Islamic...
Muslims and Jews: The ‘original grudge’ theory
In 2013, Princeton University Press published “A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day,” the first encyclopaedia on the history of relations between Jews and Muslims from the birth of...
The Intercultural Fusion and Conflation of Islam and Judaism in Morocco
Morocco is one of the most culturally rich countries in the world due to its extensive history; one major reason for its rich cultural heritage is due to the fact that numerous empires controlled...
Linda Sarsour: ‘Muhammad was a human-rights activist’
On Dec. 2, American political activist Linda Sarsour spoke at the 2018 Salam Annual Banquet, which was held at the Salam Community Center in Sacramento, Calif. She criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for moving...
More than 2 million Muslims begin annual hajj to Mecca
The annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia began on Sunday, with more than 2 million Muslims from around the world expected to arrive to circle the black Kaaba rock.
The hajj—very similar to...