Ever since the United States’ “war on terror” began, American media has beenrife with stereotypesof Muslims as violent, foreign threats. Advocates trying to push back against this characterization sometimes emphasize that “Islam means peace,” since the two words arederived from the same Arabi...
From beachside prayers in Senegal to colorful festivals in Pakistan, these pictures show the many ways that Muslims observe the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
While there are many native speakers of these regional languages, most Filipinos speak a mix of Filipino derived from Arabic, Spanish, and Chinese as well as the English language. The islands don’t have influences of English and Filipino only. The Filipino people have their ancestors in Malays...
and they found that the Arab language news accounts of these terrorist attacks routinely pointed out how many Arabs or Muslims had died in these attacks. It became clear, particularly in the 2006 period when AlQaeda in Iraq was at its absolute worst peak, that Al...
However, if some Muslims offer the Janazah prayer then the whole community will be saved from the anger of Allah, even though the reward will only be given to the participants in the prayer. In many Ahadith, the Prophet Muhammad (saw) emphasised and encouraged the Muslims to attend funeral ...
The provisions of this law shall apply on citizens of the United Arab Emirates State unless non-Muslims among them have special provisions applicable to their community or confession. They shall equally apply to non-citizens unless one of them asks for the application of his law. ...
many of its closest allies are in fact anti-Muslim, far-right forces and figures, such as ultra-conservative Republican Congressman Ted Yoho, the Family Research Council that practices Christian fundamentalism, and the FBI that is notorious for spying on American Muslims, deliberately concocting terr...
Instagram, Pinterest andYouTubehave pushed modest fashion -- a term used to describe less-revealing clothing -- into mainstream consciousness. It's a market looking to reap the benefits of Muslims' spending power on clothing, which is expected to increase from $270 billion in 2017 to $361 bi...
Sharia law is the religious framework in Islam that sets out to govern the day-to-day lives of Muslims. It governs many aspects of Muslim life, including finance and business. One of the key aspects of sharia law is that it does not allow the use of interest, which is a core aspect ...
Sharia is a set of Islamic religious laws. As well as religious rituals, these laws govern many day-to-day activities for Muslims. This includes the areas of finance, banking, and investments. For example, Sharia prohibits investing in tobacco- and alcohol-based businesses, as well as collecti...