Islamic News

Freedom of insult or freedom of speech? A reply to critics about the case of the Turkish pianist Fazil Say

Last Modified: 28 May 2013 02:47 GMT

I know that I am walking a very fine line here but I will and I have to. Recently Fazil Say, the Turkish pianist, faced a sentence of up to one and a half years in prison for the crime of 'openly insulting the sacred values of a certain fraction of the general public'. By Sinem Tezyapar

A letter from the open-air prison of Kashmir

The “deep plan” behind the Boston killings

Three Landslides: The last major Sign of the Day of Judgment - 7

Fearing Allah the way the Prophet feared Him

... and Allah is the best of planners

Articles

Italy Holds Groundbreaking Conference Comparing Roman Law & Islamic Law

Last Modified: 22 Jun 2012 10:15 GMT

17 March 2012 A unique academic conference was held yesterday at the University of Rome with the purpose of comparing Roman Law ...

Company in Singapore Launches "Air Travel Prayer Time Calculator"

Last Modified: 22 Jun 2012 10:15 GMT

08 April 2012 The world's first air travel prayer time calculator has been launched to help Muslims know their prayer times alo ...

Tennessee Judge Halts Construction of Murfreesboro Mosque

Last Modified: 22 Jun 2012 10:14 GMT

29 May 2012 A judge in Tennessee has ruled that the public wasn't properly notified about a meeting on a proposed mosque, meani ...

Hamas leader’s son, Spy for Israel, announces to make film on Islam

Last Modified: 22 Jun 2012 08:34 GMT

Jerusalem: Mosab Hassan Yousef, a son of a Hamas leader and spy for Israel, has revealed that he is making a film about the Islam’s Holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (SAWW) in which he would reveal his “real nature” to the Muslims. By Farhan Iqbal

Tunisia arrests an official for triggering Islamists’ emotions against blasphemous art exhibition

Last Modified: 22 Jun 2012 08:31 GMT

Tunis: A court official has been arrested by the Tunisian authorities who strictly condemned an art exhibition last week as, according to him, it was offensive to Islam, and his stance triggered a wave of riots by hardline Islamists in different parts of Tunisia. By Farhan Iqbal

Palestine encourages Muslims’ visit to Al-Aqsa Mosque

Last Modified: 22 Jun 2012 08:25 GMT

Jerusalem: The officials of Palestine have chalked out a plan for attracting more Muslim visitors to one of the Islam’s holiest places, Al-Aqsa Mosque. By Farhan Iqbal

Islamic Finance Seeks Social Model

Last Modified: 22 Jun 2012 12:18 GMT

CAIRO - Islamic investment industry has the potential to widen its customer base by adopting a socially responsible model, experts believe. Takaful is one of the most important trends emerging in the Islamic investment ind ...

Prosperity Drives Australians to Atheism

Last Modified: 21 Jun 2012 08:18 GMT

CAIRO - As their country is soaring in prosperity, Australian are turning back on religion, with almost one-fifth of the population describe themselves as non-believers, a new census has found.We're a nation that is ver ...

Islam Hearing Divides US Congress

Last Modified: 21 Jun 2012 04:18 GMT

WASHINGTON - A congressional hearing about radicalization of US Muslims has divided Republicans and Democrats, with many see the debate as counterproductive in efforts to fight extremism. I hope this hearing will not encou ...

Vote Result Delay Unnerves Egyptians

Last Modified: 21 Jun 2012 04:18 GMT

CAIRO - Amid high tension, a delay of the results of Egypt's presidential election over fraud allegations has frayed nerves of the powerful Muslim Brotherhood and most Egyptians. There is absolutely no justification for th ...

Australian Imams Weigh in on Dispute Over Muslim Woman's Will