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Hate killer who murdered Glasgow shopkeeper hailed a hero by religious zealots

Zealots who have turned the murderer of Glasgow shopkeeper Asad Shah into a “hero” pose an urgent threat to the UK, a report has warned. An All...

Melbourne Muslims Share `Eid Gifts with Community

`Eid Al-Adha is one of the biggest Islamic festivals of the year.Every year, after special prayers, Muslim families gather to perform the ritual slaughter...

Melbourne Muslim Women Help Families Struggling During Pandemic

Having its toll on people’s lives, businesses, and health, the COVID-19 pandemic has left many families across the world struggling to put food on...

Historians urge Home Office to correct slavery information in citizenship test

More than 180 historians have urged the government to review its citizenship test – arguing it glosses over colonialism, overlooks the role of colonised people in...
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Middle Eastern website describes Newcastle as a ‘remote tribal community’ worse than Yemen and says Geordies have a ‘well-documented penchant for violence’, as Saudi...

A Middle Eastern website published an opinion piece criticising Newcastle The article described the city as ‘remote’ and ‘tribal’ with ‘volatile’ residents Saudi prince Mohammed bin...

If we deny Shamima Begum her human rights, we should all fear for our own

Civilised societies enshrine human rights in law not because it is easy or politically popular – it rarely is – but because it is the right...

Switzerland exported half a billion francs worth of arms in six months

  Swiss companies exported CHF501 million (around $530 million) in war materiel in the first half of the year, almost twice as much as...

New sanctions regime among push to boost protection for persecuted religious groups

A year on from the Bishop of Truro’s independent review of Christian persecution, a series of new measures have been introduced to protect vulnerable...
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Pope Francis ‘very distressed’ over Turkey’s Hagia Sophia conversion to mosque

VACTICAN CITY: Pope Francis said Sunday he was “very distressed” over Turkey’s decision to convert the Byzantine-era monument Hagia Sophia back into a mosque. “My...

The Invisible Muslim: Journeys Through Whiteness and Islam

Book Club: Medina Tenour Whiteman contemplates identity and belonging in a poignant memoir on her experiences as a white Muslim. However, this description is incomplete,...

Khashoggi murder: Turkish absentia trial of 20 Saudis opens

Twenty Saudi nationals have gone on trial in absentia in Turkey over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He was killed inside the Saudi...

Australian convicted of Christchurch mosque attack to be sentenced in August

The Australian man convicted of the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings will be sentenced during an expected three-day court sitting beginning August 24. New Zealand High Court Justice Cameron...
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Sydney Muslims Raise $10K for NSW Firefighters

The Muslim community in Sydney has raised thousands of dollars to help firefighters in their efforts to extinguish devastating bushfires in New South Wales,...

70-Year-Old Muslim: I’ve Spent Decades Supporting Vulnerable Aussie Women

Abla Kadous, an Egyptian woman who moved long decades ago to Australia, is an icon who helps set up the country’s first welfare service...