10 Heartwarming Islamic Pictures
Here are 10 heartwarming pictures that are sure to strike your heart. Each picture offers a glimpse of Islamic teaching too. 10. Reading the Quran A Muslim reads the Quran and is joined by a furry...
View ArticleMuslims Help Tackle Violence Against Women
In a new effort to fight domestic violence in their country, Canadian Muslims have been working together on a new campaign to end violence against women. “This campaign will allow Muslim Canadians to...
View ArticlePictures: Palestinians Celebrate UN Victory
The United Nations General Assembly voted to recognise Palestine as an “observer state,” a largely symbolic upgrade in status. The 193-member General Assembly voted 138-9, with 41 abstentions....
View ArticleCalls To Translate The Quran For Deaf Muslims
Seeking to help the deaf read the Islamic holy book with ease, an Islamic organisation named Global Deaf Muslim (GDM) has launched a new campaign to translate the Quran into American Sign Language...
View ArticleThe Merciful Ones
Last month we heard about the shocking story of a Muslim mother who beat her son to death in a UK city for failing to memorise long passages of the Quran. What was also disturbing was that both she and...
View ArticleSounds Of Light 2012 Tour Raises £700,000
Human Appeal International (HAI) and Syria Relief hosted the first ever Sounds Of Light Tour in Manchester, Birmingham and London and raised a staggering £700,000. Each evening was packed with...
View ArticleMuslims Clean Snow On Cambridge Streets
When the city of Cambridge (UK) was completely snowed under, a group of Muslims found a way to turn the situation into a positive opportunity to help citizens in their local community. Using shovels...
View ArticleMyJihad Campaign Reclaims The Meaning Of Jihad
Jihad is a concept that has been manipulated by parts of the media, anti-Muslim sentiments and extremists from all sides of the spectrum. A public education campaign aims to change that. MyJihad is a...
View ArticlePicture: Pakistani Children Pay Tribute To Sandy Hook Shooting Victims
On December the 15th, Pakistani children in the southern port city of Karachi lighted candles to pay tribute to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The country of Pakistan has...
View ArticleMuslims Pay Tribute To Sandy Hook Shooting Victims
Muslims around the world have paid respects to the victims of the horrific shooting at Sandy Hook school in Connecticut. Many are also calling for higher gun control measures to be taken in the...
View ArticleAntares, The Blue Whale And Granny Smiths
Reflect. Allah (Swt) commands us to reflect many times in the Quran. Afala tataffakarun: “Then will you not give thought?” But why? What does it achieve? What does one reflect on? The first attribute...
View ArticleProphet Muhammad Inspires Man Utd Striker
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez Balcazar has expressed admiration of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). “I’m not a Muslim, but the best person from my view is Prophet Muhammad,” Balcazar,...
View ArticleDrown Out Anti-Muslim Sentiments
Extremists from all sides of the spectrum have hijacked Islam, and these very people who oppose tolerance and bridge-building tend to drown the mainstream voice out. It is time to drown their voices...
View ArticleMuslims Aid Victims Of Typhoon Bopha
Typhoon victims in Davao Oriental (the Philippines), mostly Christians, were grateful for the help they were provided by the employees of the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) of Maguindanao,...
View ArticleInterfaith Engagement And Reciprocity
The announcement of some perennial publicity seekers that a Georgian Christian bishop had been invited to deliver the Jumu‘ah sermon to a (thoroughly mixed) congregation in Oxford failed to shock me...
View ArticleFaith Leaders Launch ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ Campaign
Muslim, Christian and Jewish leaders stood united when they launched a brand new ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ campaign in Colorado, U.S.A. The aim of the ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ campaign is to group people of three...
View ArticleMuslims Raise £445,000 For Orphans And Needy
Through the Charity Week initiative, Islamic societies in the UK have held charity collections, cake sales and many other positive events to help the needy. After a special celebration round-up, it was...
View ArticleMuslim Group Aids Hurricane Sandy Victims
Days after Hurricane Sandy struck, volunteers from the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA) relief team were distributing food and blankets to hard-hit communities and helping repair houses that were...
View ArticleRadio Takbeer To Launch In High Wycombe
Radio Takbeer will be launching once again during the month of Rabi’ al-awwal, the third month in the Islamic calendar when many Muslims celebrate Mawlid – the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)....
View ArticleHamza Amini Releases “Madar” (Mother) Nasheed
UK-based nasheed artist Hamza Amini has collaborated with Ahmad Mirawdali to show everyone the value of mothers in Islam in a new nasheed called “Madar”. The nasheed, produced by the UK branch of SINA...
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