Uhuru: We respect all religions but curfew won’t be relaxed during Ramadhan

By Tonny Ndungu,

The Kenyan government will not be relaxing its daily dusk to dawn curfew during the holy month of Ramadhan, President Uhuru Kenyatta has said. This...

coronavirus , Ramadhan

Ramadan prayers banned at Jerusalem mosque due to coronavirus

By Reuters,

Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque compound will be closed to Muslim worshippers throughout the holy fasting month of Ramadan due to the coronavirus epidemi...

Ramadan

Huge crowds in Iran for Soleimani funeral as new commander promises revenge

By Reuters,

Hundreds of thousands of Iranians thronged Tehran’s streets on Monday for the funeral of military commander Qassem Soleimani, killed by a U.S. drone...

Donald Trump , Iran , Qassem Soleimani

In Indonesia’s election, the winner is Widodo – and Islam

By Reuters,

Two months before this week’s presidential election in Indonesia, prize-winning novelist Eka Kurniawan declared in an opinion column that “the Isl...

incumbent President Joko Widodo , Indonesia , prize-winning novelist Eka Kurniawan

Indonesian President Widodo looks set for election victory – challenger says no

By Reuters,

Indonesian President Joko Widodo appeared set for a second term as “quick count” results from Wednesday’s election rolled in, but his challenger...

Indonesia , Prabowo Subianto , President Joko Widodo

4 Indian political leaders face temporary campaign bans

By VOA,

In an increasingly acrimonious election campaign in India, two top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and two from the opposition have been ...

India

Indonesians to vote in world’s biggest single-day election

By Reuters,

Tens of millions of Indonesians will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections this week after campaigns focused on the economy, but with polit...

elections , Indonesia , Prabowo Subianto , President Joko Widodo

Pakistan: Hindu sisters not forcibly converted to Islam

By VOA,

A court in Islamabad on Thursday has ruled that two Hindu sisters from Sindh province, who were allegedly abducted and forced to marry Muslim men, vol...

Hindu , pakistan

How Indonesia’s president has tried to claw back voter support in Muslim heartland

By Reuters,

When Wawan Setiawan, a volunteer for Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s re-election campaign, goes door-to-door in this conservative part of Java, h...

Indonesia , Indonesian President Joko Widodo

Turkey orders detention of more than 1,100 people linked to failed 2016 coup

By CNN,

Turkey has ordered the detention of 1,112 people over suspected links to a failed coup attempt, a Ministry of Interior source told CNN. Warrants ha...

Fethullah Gulen , military coup , President Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Turkey

Imam calls on Muslims in the Middle East to ’embrace’ Christians

By Reuters,

Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar mosque and university, called on Muslims in the Middle East to “embrace” local Christi...

Al-Azhar mosque , Muslims , Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb , united arab emirates

Homegrown terrorist: The humble beginnings of suicide bomber in Riverside attack

By Enock Sikolia,

The terrorist who blew himself up before the attack on the 14 Riverside complex in Nairobi has been on the police list of the most wanted terror suspe...

14 Riverside , dusitD2 , Masjid Musa , Riverside terror attack

Indonesia to release suspected Bali bomb mastermind Bashir from prison

By Reuters,

Abu Bakar Bashir, the radical Muslim cleric and alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings, will be granted early release from jail on humanitarian ...

Turkey orders arrest of nearly 200 people over suspected Gulen ties, Hurriyet says

By Reuters,

Turkey ordered the arrest of 192 people over suspected links to the network of the U.S.-based Muslim cleric accused of orchestrating an attempted coup...

Ten suspected suicide attack plotters to appear in Indian court

By Reuters,

Ten people suspected of planning imminent suicide attacks in the New Delhi region will appear in court in the capital on Thursday, India’s federal c...

National Investigation Agency (NIA) , New Delhi , Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Judge excoriates Trump ex-adviser Flynn, delays Russia probe sentencing

By Reuters,

A U.S. judge fiercely criticized President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn on Tuesday for lying to FBI agents in a pro...

Barack Obama , FBI , hillary clinton , Judge Emmet Sullivan , MICHAEL FLYNN , President Donald Trump , Robert Mueller

Flynn’s former business partner charged with secret lobbying for Turkey

By Reuters,

An ex-business partner of former U.S. national security adviser Michael Flynn and a businessman with ties to Turkish government officials have been ch...

Trump says not considering extraditing US-based Muslim cleric Erdogan foe

By Reuters,

President Donald Trump said Saturday he was not considering extraditing a U.S.-based Muslim cleric to Turkey as part of an effort to ease pressure on ...

extradition , Fethullah Gulen

U.S. eyes ways to remove Erdogan foe to appease Turkey

By Reuters,

The Trump administration is exploring possible ways to remove U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, a foe of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, to ...

Alp Aslandogan , Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman , Fethullah Gulen , Khashoggi

Court frees widow of slain Muslim cleric Aboud Rogo

By Citizen Reporter,

Haniya Sagaar, the widow of the slain Muslim cleric Aboud Rogo, has been freed. On Friday, the Mombasa High Court ruled that the 10-year-jail term ...

Aboud Rogo