Boualem Sansal: Algeria faces growing calls to release author
The European Parliament has called for the “immediate and unconditional release” of French-Algerian writer Boualem Sansal who was arrested by...
Islam
Shiite Muslims mark Ashura in Iraq and Lebanon amidst Gaza war
On July 17th, Shiite Muslims commemorated Ashura, marking the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Imam Hussein, who died in the...
Saudi Arabia announces the deaths of 1,300 Hajj pilgrims
Saudi Arabia — where Muslims make the pilgrimage to Mecca each year for Hajj — announced on June 23rd that...
Tunisia: Saied sacks minister after pilgrimage deaths
While millions make way for Mecca to complete the annual Hajj pilgrimage, Tunisia’s President took to social media to announce...
14 Jordanians dead from Saudi heat at Hajj
What should be a time of spiritual growth, cleansing and religious celebration for Muslims is now a period of heat...
Israel blocks 2,500 Palestinians in Gaza from Hajj
Israel’s control of Rafah’s border crossing has prevented approximately 2,500 Palestinians from departing Gaza for this year's Hajj, the Islamic...
UK court rules school prayer ban is lawful
A British High Court ruled on April 16 that a prayer ban imposed by a school in North London early...
Opposing Lebanese militant groups join forces against Israel
Militias in Lebanon who are from different Islamic faiths and are more used to fighting one another are putting aside...
Rapper Lil Jon embraces Islam
American rapper, DJ, and producer Jonathan H. Smith, known by his stage name Lil Jon, has converted to Islam at...
London anti-Muslim hate crimes increase during Ramadan
Hate crimes against Muslims have spiked in the UK capital, in recent weeks, with a considerable increase in break ins...
France’s top court rejects appeal to overturn abaya ban
The highest court on French soil ruled that the government’s controversial ban on the abaya is legal, Middle East Monitor...
France bans Islamic dress in schoolsÂ
France’s Education Minister has announced that the wearing of the abaya will be forbidden in state schools. The abaya is...
Algeria Reports Danish Minister’s Quran Apology
Algeria said on August 14 that Denmark's foreign minister apologised for the recent Quran burnings by far-right extremists in Copenhagen.  A statement by...
James J. Zogby: How will Arabs vote in 2024 US elections?
Twenty years ago, in the lead-up to the 2004 elections, the Arab American Institute (AAI) hosted a Democratic presidential forum...
Libyans even divided over Ramadan crescent moon “madness”
Libyans are celebrating Islam’s Eid al-Fitr holiday – and ending their month-long Ramadan fast – on different days this year...
