How Ahmadi missionaries appealed to black Muslims in twentieth century America
As a missionary movement, Ahmadis soon appeared in the United States, Britain, Europe, Indonesia and Nigeria in the early [...]
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Why the day of Ashura is important for Shia Muslims
The day of Ashura, which falls on the 10th of Muharram, the first month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is important for [...]
Is the For Public Purity campaign a hoax?
Leaflets distributed in Manchester calling for a ban on dogs in public have caused upset and controversy. Some locals and [...]
Will Smith, Lennox Lewis to be pallbearers at Muhammad Ali funeral
Actor Will Smith and former heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis will be among the pallbearers for Muhammad Ali’s funeral [...]
What do Muslims in Britain actually think?
Channel 4 commissioned ICM to poll Muslims in Britain on a range of issues from women’s rights to marriage equality. But [...]
Are sales of the burqa and niqab on the rise?
A Daily Express article which suggested that burqa sales are on the rise in Blackburn contains some basic errors. The [...]
IRFU allows Muslim woman to wear hijab in competitive rugby
Ruba Rosalina Bukhatwa, known to her teammates as Rose, may become the first Muslim women in Ireland to play competitive [...]
How a small group of people helped generate anger at ‘Islam conversion’ homework story
A school in Guernsey made headlines after a homework assignment about Islam went viral. Miss Stables, a Religious Education [...]
A new national Catholic-Muslim dialogue hopes to counter Islamophobia in the United States
The US Conference of Catholic Bishops hopes that a national dialogue with Muslims can change perceptions of Islam in the [...]
Scholar’s corner: on citizenship and Islam
There has been an increasing focus on what it means to be a citizen in society in recent years; the nature of [...]