Bhopal-based Muslim body MECAPS holds annual function, students awarded
ByPervez BariBhopal: A Bhopal-based NGO Muslim Education & Career Promotion Society (MECAPS) held its annual function here on Sunday, January 26 at Ravindranath Tagore auditorium.Dr. R. J. Rao,...
View ArticleIslam and Judaism
ByRabbi Allen S. MallerI am a Rabbi who has had an appreciation for Islam since the age of ten, when I learned in my synagogue's Hebrew school about the Golden Age of Medieval Judaism in Muslim Spain....
View ArticleComic Artist Deena Mohamed on Representation, Authenticity, and Egyptian Art
ByAmina ZaineldineImagine a Cairo where wishes are for sale in cans and bottles at the koshk on your street corner. Deena Mohamed did, and it won her Best Graphic Novel and the Grand Prize at Cairo...
View ArticleModesty Islamic Superstores launches new scarf collections for Muslim women...
IMO News ServiceModesty Islamic Superstores has announced the launch of a new collection of scarfs that complements Islamic dressing and promote Muslim virtues. The move is aimed at bringing relief to...
View ArticleAn ode to khada dupatta
This ubiquitous garment owes its origin to the 17th century with the technique changing over the yearsByMadhuri Dasagrandhi Hyderabad based photographer Soumyajit Basu is known for his keen eye for...
View ArticleMan who converted to Islam celebrates 'halal' Chinese New Year
A Chinese man and his Indonesian wife continue to celebrate the Chinese New Year with their families just like before they converted to Islam three years ago, only this time round they do it the Muslim...
View ArticleHasina Khan – Inspirational Leader for Muslim Women in India
ByKasmin FernandesIn August 2017, the Supreme Court of India struck down the “triple talaq”—the practice whereby a Muslim man can instantaneously divorce his wife just by saying “divorce” three times....
View ArticleOPINION: India’s iconic democracy feels like it is under siege
ByPamela ConstableOnce upon a time, I lived in the world’s largest democracy. India at the dawn of the millennium was a sprawling, kaleidoscopic society of nearly 1 billion people, beginning to emerge...
View ArticleOPINION: Islamophobia Goes Global
ByZaman StanizaiWorld War II ended the reign of fascism and racial supremacy and the victors of the war took pride in their cultural diversity, ethnic pluralism, and universal humanitarianism. They...
View ArticleOPINION: Shaheen Bagh and the Political Future of Indian Muslims
The collective essence behind the Shaheen Bagh protest is showing a new face of India’s diverse civilizationByOmprakash KushwahaI was very excited to visit Shaheen Bagh protest from the day it was...
View ArticleIsrael wants it citizens to travel to Saudi kingdom, Saudi foreign minister...
ByDanish Ahmad KhanIsrael has sought to make its 'secret' ties with Saudi Arabia public now. But, Saudi Arabia has rebuffed Israel government's overtures saying that Israeli citizens are not welcome in...
View ArticleIs India's media facing a credibility crisis?
From shouting matches to high-profile sackings, India's mainstream media is facing a mounting credibility crisis.
View ArticleAn Open Letter to students of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU)
Dear students,Soon after India's Independence, AMU faced an existential crisis. There were inimical forces within that wanted to tear apart the house of wisdom Sir Syed Ahmed Khan had built so...
View ArticleMalaysia has world’s most powerful Muslim passport
IMO News ServiceMalaysia is proud claimant of the world’s most powerful Muslim passport. A new list published recently by The Henley Passport Index has declared Malaysia as possessing the 13th most...
View ArticleIndia must repeal CAA, stop crackdown on protesters, Amnesty International...
‘CAA-NRC will create the world’s biggest crisis of statelessness’IMO News ServiceWashington, D.C.: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi must repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and stop the brutal...
View ArticleCAA Issue: Protestor appears in ‘Kafan’ in Bhopal during Bharat Bandh
ByPervez BariBhopal: The intended fall out of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was visible when Bharat Bandh on Wednesday, January 29 was observed. The bandh which evoked mixed response in Madhya...
View ArticleEmbracing Palestine: How to Combat Israel’s Misuse of “Antisemitism”
For the Palestinians to liberate themselves, they have to articulate their own discourse and to be the champions of their own freedom.ByRamzy BaroudAt a talk I delivered in Northern England in March...
View ArticleCircumcision opposes Female Genital Mutilation
ByRabbi Allen S. MallerEleven years ago, one community in Muslim Sudan decided to follow WHO recommendations and abandon the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Since then, Tuti Island, a...
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