A Muslim television reporter for a British news channel yesterday filed a complaint against a columnist for Rupert Murdoch's 'Sun' newspaper who singled her out for wearing hijab while reporting on the recent terror attack at Nice in France. Fatima Manji, 'Channel 4 News' correspondent, was reporting on the Nice terrorist attack from the channel's London studio earlier this month when Kelvin MacKenzie questioned in his column whether the Muslim presenter should have appeared on the bulletin.

A Muslim American couple says they were kicked off Delta Airlines plane after an airline employee complained to the pilot she had not been comfortable with having them on board, based on their appearance. The husband and wife, Faisal and Nazia, had boarded their flight from Paris, where they had celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary and were returning home to Cincinnati. T

While expressing great concern over successive events of burning of school buildings, senior Shiite cleric and president J&K Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian and senior Hurriyat leader Aga Syed Hassan Almosvi Alsafvi dec

Pakistan's Majlis Wahdat ul Muslimeen (MWM) Secretary General Allama Raja Nasir Abbas Jafri condemned the abduction of Mashhad wing Secretary General Allama Aqeel Hussain Khan at the hands of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab, terming them to have acquired the role of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ). MWM supremo Allama Jafri was grie

Sheikh Ahmed al-Antaki’s birth and upbringing The full name of Sheikh al-Antaki is Ahmed son of Yousif son of Ali son of Qanbar al-Haza . Sheikh al-Antaki was born in a village called ‘Ensow’ on the outskirts of Antakia. The village of Ensow comprises of two words, one of the words being in Arabic and the other in Turkish, the literal meaning of Ensow means eye of water, this name was given to it due to its watery riches and resources. The Sheikh was born Sunni to a Shafeei sect, he underwent

A central government plan to allow Madura Island’s persecuted Shiites to return home from exile in Sidoarjo, East Java, hinges on the proposal’s acceptance by local religious leaders — including those accused of inciting violent anti-Shia sentiment among the island’s Sunni majority.The Ministry of Public Housin

Every weekend, the volunteers of GainPeace, a Muslim group based in Chicago, reserve a table, pack up a tent, banners, Qurans, and placards and visit a public festival in Chicago. They have visited the BBQ Fest, the Music Fest, Sausage Fest among the many festivals. As they throw up the tent and set up the

American boxer, Three times World Heavyweight Champion, embraced Islam in 1965. "I have had many nice moments in my life. But the feelings I had while standing on Mount Arafat (just outside Makka, Saudi Arabia) on the day of the Hajj (the Muslim pilgrimage), was the most unique. I felt exalted by the indescribable spiritual atmosphere there as over one and a half million pilgrims invoked God to forgive them for their sins and bestow on them His choicest blessings.

A soup kitchen that was installed temporarily over the the 2015 Christmas and New Year season has now become a permanent installation at Birmingham Mosque in the UK. Birmingham has one of the worst rates for homelessness in the country with an estimated 2,500 people either homeless or living

“During the current situation of country, the government has distressed masses by showing hastiness with regard to Mumtaz Qadri’s punishment and has committed a great mistake by not giving a thought to religious parties’ recommendations. Not fulfilling legal importunities

A new report by the British parliament has warned that Muslim women are the most economically disadvantaged group in British society, adding that they are three times more likely to be unemployed and looking for a job than women generally. “The impact of Islamophobia on Muslim women should not be underestimated,” the Women and Equalities Committee sa

- The family of a Muslim middle school student on Long Island has filed a $25 million federal civil rights lawsuit against the child’s school district. The family of Nashwan Uppal, a 12-year-old special needs student originally from Pakistan, is suing the East Islip School District. They are alleging school authorities