Zamzam well renovation underway in Makkah
Barriers within the Grand Mosque were erected on the weekend and are thought to remain until the renovations are complete...
Judge backs university’s dismissal of Christian student for Facebook comments on homosexuality
The High Court has upheld a devout Christian’s dismissal from a Sheffield University course after he posted about homosexuality being a sin on Facebook two years ago...
New explosions in Somali capital Mogadishu
Two weeks after a giant explosion killing more than 350 people, the Somali capital has been struck by two bombs in quick succession today...
UK terror watchdog clashes with government again on anti-terror laws and “thought-crime”
The UK’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation Max Hill QC has spoken out yet again against the misuse of terrorism legislation for political ends.
Saudi Crown Prince Wants a New “Moderate Islam”
Saudi's new 'Moderate Islam' to offer Dubai-style resorts...
“Israel” sold “advance weapons” to Myanmar amidst Rohingya ethnic cleansing campaign
Birds of a feather flock together
President Erdogan slams those trying to “question the Prophetic Sunnah”
"Some have recently tried to make the purified Sunnah a controversial subject..."
US city refuses hurricane aid for victims who boycott Israel
A Texas city’s residents who were devastated after a combination of Hurricane Harvey and flooding were forced to pledge that they will not boycott Israel in order to receive financial aid from the Dickinson City Council...
Mogadishu massacre update: Bomb was military-grade, says Senior Officer
The inhumane bomb blast in the Somali capital Mogadishu that killed over 300 people and injured numerous others was made from a combination of military-grade and homemade explosives, said a senior police officer involved in the investigation. He also said that the truck was packed with over 2 tonnes of explosives as the blast rocked a busy KM5 road junction. “The investigation is still going on but with the help of military experts we have found that over 2 tons of explosives, including homemade and sophisticated military explosives, were used,” the officer said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions…
Non-Muslim British men suffering Islamophobic abuse for “looking Muslim”
Research reveals an increased rate of Islamophobic attacks with a rise in abuse towards non-Muslim British men who "look Muslim". During a presentation at the House of Commons during Hate Crime Awareness Week, Dr Imran Awan and Dr Irene Zempi highlighted the experiences of non-Muslim men suffering Islamophobia because they look Muslim and elucidated their concerns that both official statistics and academic research fail to shine a light on this problem. They found hate crimes would spike around “trigger events” such as terror attacks or the EU referendum. Police figures also show a 33% rise in reports of hate-crime and racial abuse following…