Nearly $206 million poured into organizations promoting hate against Muslim in the U.S. in 2008-2013, a report released by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Center for Race and Gender at University of California Berkeley revealed. The report lists 33 Islamophobic organizations as the inner-core groups funded with …

The World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought condemns Al Khalifa’s move to strip Shiite cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim of his Bahraini citizenship, WFPIST’s secretary general announced. Ayatollah Mohsen Araki stressed that such improper measures by the Al Khalifa rulers will backfire and they are not going to …

Millions of people especially in Iran have observed the Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Destiny), which represents a great chance for Muslims during the holy fasting month of Ramadan to purify their souls and further focus on the spiritual aspects of life. People from all walks of life gathered inside …

How Long The Ramadan Fast Lasts For Muslims Around The World Ramadan (a lunar month) is a holy month, a time for introspection and spiritual renewal for Muslims around the world. But some have it harder than others. Muslims observing the fast rise before dawn for the Fajr prayer. After …

Islamic Banking and Finance Conference “Between Islamic Legal Thinking and Modern Financial Rules” 9 July 2016, Venue: Oxford, UK, inquiries@oiibf.org.uk The conference pursues the theme of culmination of theories that are meant to develop the qualitative and quantitave expansion of the Islamic finance as well as the realities faced by …

Iraqi Shia, Sunni Muslim scholars celebrate graduates of a religious studies course The Imam Hussein Holy Shrine held a ceremony to celebrate another group of graduates of the Imam Hussein Institute for Religious Studies, in Basrah City. A delegation from the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, the representative of the Islamic …

Ramadan 2016: China bans civil servants and students from fasting in mainly Muslim region The Chinese government has imposed its customary ban on civil servants, teachers and students from fasting during Ramadan in a mainly Muslim region in Northwest China. In the Xinjiang region where Muslims form 58 per cent of …

1st part of  the video covers the Islamic laws surrounding the sighting of the crescent moon in accordance with Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani. The video will include an analysis of Chapter 2: 189 of the Holy Qur’an, the difference between certainty and contentment as it pertains to the crescent …

Last week 7th Moscow International Exhibition for halal industry — Moscow Halal Expo 2016 — opened. On 2-5 June 2016 the Sokolniki Exhibition and Convention Center hosted the 7th Moscow International Moscow Halal Expo 2016 Exhibition, where over 200 Russian and foreign producers presented goods and services complying with halal …

An adviser to the European Court of Justice says companies can prohibit staff from wearing the Islamic headscarf as part of a general ban on religious and political symbols.  The tribunal is currently hearing a compensation claim from a woman who was dismissed from her job for wearing an Islamic headscarf. This is the …