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A deadly bus crash in Saudi Arabia kills 42 Indian pilgrims after a tanker collision triggers a massive blast, leaving families grieving and India seeking answers.

Tanmay Puri Nov 17, 2025

MPs warn that nearly half of all UK religious hate crimes now target Muslims as calls grow for a formal definition of Islamophobia to address the rising threat. Will a new law come?

Tanmay Puri Nov 03, 2025

Thousands gathered in Whitechapel after a UKIP march was banned, highlighting community resistance to far-right politics in one of London's most diverse boroughs.

Carson Beale Oct 30, 2025

British activist Tommy Robinson's Israel visit exposes the shared anti-Muslim, nationalist rhetoric linking Europe's far right and Israel's political right.

Carson Beale Oct 16, 2025

Spanish town Jumilla makes history as first municipality to ban Muslim Eid celebrations in public spaces, sparking constitutional crisis and accusations of discrimination against the country's 2.4 million Muslims.

Teddy Cambosa Aug 07, 2025

MPs are pushing the criminalisation of nonconsensual photographs of Muslim women without their hijab on the same level as child exploitation material.

Andrea Tode Jimenez Mar 12, 2025

Iraq's parliament ammended a law protecting girls against child marriage, now allowing brides as young as 9 years old.

Andrea Tode Jimenez Jan 23, 2025

A Lancashire town is opposing wealthy ex-Asda tycoons' plans to build a massive Muslim cemetery on greenbelt land.

William Dove Dec 16, 2024

A French court hearing into the 2020 murder of Samuel Paty has heard that claims of Islamophobia against the history teacher were based on a pack of lies originating with a Muslim schoolgirl.

William Dove Nov 27, 2024

A candid conversation with the Saudi Arabia-based NGO's Secretary General on how moderate perceptions of Islam are adapting to our rapidly evolving world.

Mar 18, 2024

Millions of people are expected to struggle during the Ramadan period as they try to balance their religious practices and work commitments.

Danielle Summer Mar 15, 2024

Labour's chance of winning the next general election has been threatened by its inability to call for a permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian territory.

Danielle Summer Mar 15, 2024

The Michaela Community School has been taken to the High Court after it implemented a prayer ban that "uniquely" targets Muslim pupils.

Danielle Summer Jan 18, 2024

A 27-year-old man was reportedly shot dead by Iranian security forces for celebrating his national football team's defeat against the US in the FIFA World Cup.

Sadhna Yadav Dec 01, 2022

A 19-year-old woman was forced to execute her own mother under Iran's barbaric laws

Sadhna Yadav Aug 30, 2022

Israeli archaeologists have discovered an ancient mosque in the Negev desert near the city of Rahat.

Sadhna Yadav Jun 24, 2022

The Taliban have put a fashion model, Ajmal Haqiqi, and his three colleagues in jail for allegedly insulting Islam and the Quran.

Sadhna Yadav Jun 13, 2022

A Pakistan anti-terror court has sentenced six men to death for their role in the mob killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager accused of committing blasphemy.

Sadhna Yadav Apr 20, 2022

An Indian court has upheld the ban imposed on wearing hijab to schools and colleges in the southern state of Karnataka. The court dismissed as many as five petitions filed by students against the ban.

Sadhna Yadav Mar 16, 2022

More than 150 students are now enrolled at the privately-funded seminary where they will study Islamic and vocational subjects all free of charge

Nina Siena Nov 09, 2020

The girl initially provided statements saying she was 18 and married her abductor on her own free will.

Nina Siena Nov 04, 2020

A Nigerian Sharia court has sentenced a 22-year-old singer for uploading a blasphemous song on Whatsapp

Nina Siena Aug 11, 2020

A barista wrote "ISIS" on a Muslim girl's beverage order at a Starbucks in Minnesota

Nina Siena Jul 10, 2020

The pilgrimage is an obligatory act of worship that followers of Islam owe to God once in their lifetime.

Seán McLoughlin Aug 16, 2018

The end of the fast of Ramadan was cause for a massive celebration in Small Heath, Birmingham.

Staff Reporter Jun 15, 2018

Leader Paul Golding and deputy leader Jayda Fransen were jailed for a total of 54 weeks after being convicted of hate crimes convicted at Folkestone Magistrates' Court.

William Watkinson Mar 07, 2018

New York City authorities have been forced to payout 60,000 each to three women after it was ruled their religious liberties were violated.

Neil Murphy Feb 28, 2018

This is a marked shift from the kingdom's ultra-conservative views taking place under powerful crown prince.

Vasudevan Sridharan Feb 16, 2018

Northern League party leader Matteo Salvini declares Islam to be "incompatible" with Italian values and says Islam is a "law, not a religion".

Isabelle Gerretsen Feb 08, 2018

The UK Foreign Office is facing a backlash after giving out headscarves to staff during a World Hijab Day event last week.

Nicole Rojas Feb 08, 2018