Houston Muslims introduce Spanish-speaking Islamic education, community center in Alief
In a city with one of the largest Muslim populations and Spanish speakers, it's only fitting Spanish-speaking Islamic education center called Centro Islamico would exist in Houston. But Latino/Hispanic Muslims in America have been around longer than you might know.
A planned float in NYC's India Day Parade is anti-Muslim and should be removed, opponents say
A float in Sundayโs upcoming India Day Parade in New York City that celebrates a Hindu temple built over a razed mosque in India is being criticized as anti-Muslim.
Muslim dating app โMuzzโ bringing laughter to Houston with comical billboards
You've probably seen these billboards around Houston by the dating app, Muzz, especially on I-45 that have Muslim residents laughing and wondering where they came from.
Muslims in Asia celebrate Eid al-Adha with sacrifice festival and traditional feast
Muslims in Asia are celebrating Eid al-Adha, or the Feast of Sacrifice, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar.
More than 1.5 million foreign pilgrims arrive in Mecca for annual Hajj pilgrimage
Muslim pilgrims have been streaming into Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca for the Hajj, as the annual pilgrimage returns to its monumental scale.
First Syrian jet in over a decade transports Muslim worshippers to Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrimage
For the first time in over a decade, 270 Syrians have traveled on a direct flight from Damascus to Saudi Arabia for the annual Islamic Hajj pilgrimage, according to the Syrian Transportation Ministry.
France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration
The upcoming Paris Olympics are likely to draw new attention to France's ban on its athletes wearing hijabs.
Afro-Cuban drums, Muslim prayers, Buddhist mantras: Religious diversity blooms in once-atheist Cuba
The 1959 revolution led by Fidel Castro installed an atheist, Communist government that sought to replace the Catholic Church as the guiding force in the lives of Cubans.
Philippine police kill an Abu Sayyaf militant implicated in 15 beheadings and other atrocities
Philippine forces have killed an Abu Sayyaf militant who had been implicated in past beheadings including of 10 Filipino marines and two kidnapped Vietnamese.
Modi is accused of using hate speech for calling Muslims 'infiltrators' at an Indian election rally
Indiaโs main opposition party has accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of using hate speech after he called Muslims โinfiltrators.โ.
Muslim leaders are 'out of words' as they tire of the White House outreach on the war in Gaza
Some Muslim and Arab American leaders have grown frustrated with the outreach from President Joe Biden's White House as the war in Gaza drags on.
Malaysian convenience store owners charged over 'Allah' socks that angered Muslims
The owners of a Malaysian convenience store chain and one of its suppliers were charged Tuesday with offending the religious feelings of Muslims after socks printed with the word โAllahโ were found for sale on its shelves.
Houstonโs annual Ramadan iftar to continue with Mayor Whitmireโs attendance despite protests, calls to rescind invite
Ramadan began earlier this week, however the conflict in Gaza appears to have made tears in the sacred fabric of the Islamic holy month.
US-mandated religious freedom group ends Saudi trip early after rabbi ordered to remove his kippah
A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kippah in public.
Ramadan kicks off in much of Asia, a day after most of the Middle East
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk, began at sunrise Tuesday in much of Asia, a day after many Muslims in the Middle East began their fasts.
A Gaza family uprooted by war and grieving their losses shares a somber Ramadan meal in a tent
For Muslims around the world, Ramadan combines religious reflection and charity with festive celebrations as families gather for the evening meal breaking the fast.
India announces steps to implement a citizenship law that excludes Muslims
Prime Minister Narendra Modiโs government has announced rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law that excludes Muslims, weeks before the Hindu nationalist leader seeks a third term in office.
A Turkish artisan has kept the Istanbul skyline lit during Ramadan for decades. He may be the last
In the heart of Istanbul, on top of the towering minarets that dot the cityโs skyline, 68-year-old Kahraman Yildiz toils away at a craft that has illuminated the Muslim holy month of Ramadan for generations.
Muslims spot Ramadan crescent moon in Saudi Arabia, meaning month of fasting starts Monday for many
Officials in Saudi Arabia have declared the start of the fasting month of Ramadan after sighting the crescent moon Sunday night.
Interfaith collaboration is vital to solving todayโs massive challenges, community leaders say
During a conversation hosted in Houston by The Texas Tribune, panelists talked about the importance of building bridges among different faiths despite politics often causing divisions within institutions.
Modi opens Hindu temple built on ruins on razed mosque, in political triumph for prime minister
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened a controversial Hindu temple that was built on the ruins of a razed historic mosque.
India court restores life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman in 2002 riots
Indiaโs top court has restored life prison sentences for 11 Hindu men who raped a Muslim woman during deadly religious rioting two decades ago.
5 more boats packed with refugees approach Indonesia's shores, air force says
Indonesian authorities have detected at least five boats packed tight with Rohingya refugees approaching the shores of Aceh province.
Over 300 Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar arrive in Indonesia's Aceh region after weeks at sea
Two boats carrying more than 300 Rohingya Muslims, including emaciated women and children, have arrived at Indonesiaโs northernmost province of Aceh after being adrift for weeks.
2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue, UN says
Aid groups and the United Nations say an estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea could die if more is not done to rescue them.
UN warns that 2 boats adrift in the Andaman Sea with 400 Rohingya aboard desperately need rescue
Aid groups and the United Nations say an estimated 400 Rohingya Muslims believed to be aboard two boats adrift in the Andaman Sea could die if more is not done to rescue them.
In US, some Muslim-Jewish interfaith initiatives are strained by Israel-Hamas war
The Israel-Hamas war and its polarizing reverberations in America are straining some Muslim-Jewish interfaith relationships in the U.S. more than ever.
Nearly 1,000 Rohingya refugees arrive by boat in Indonesiaโs Aceh region in one week
Almost 1,000 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar have arrived by boat in Indonesiaโs northernmost province of Aceh in the last six days.
Conservative Muslims protest Coldplay's planned concert in Indonesia over the band's LGBTQ+ support
Dozens of conservative Muslims are calling for the cancellation of Coldplayโs concert this month in Indonesia.
Mourners in heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb remember Muslim boy killed as kind, energetic
Crowds of mourners in a heavily Palestinian Chicago suburb paid respects to a 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in an alleged hate crime.
Muslim boy killed and woman wounded in Illinois hate crime motivated by Israel-Hamas war, police say
Authorities say a 71-year-old Illinois man has been charged with a hate crime, accused of fatally stabbing a young boy and seriously wounded a woman because of their Islamic faith and the Israel-Hamas war.
Muslims gather at mosques for first Friday prayers since Israel-Hamas war started
In Muslim communities across the world, worshippers gathered at mosques for their first Friday prayers since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
A Nepal town imposes a lockdown and beefs up security to prevent clashes between Hindus and Muslims
A lockdown has been imposed and security heightened in a city in southwest Nepal to prevent clashes between Hindus and Muslims.
France's Macron says schools will be 'intractable' in enforcing ban on robes often worn by Muslims
French President Emmanuel Macron says public school students wonโt get past the door if they show up dressed in long robes mainly worn by Muslims.
France's education minister bans long robes in classrooms. They're worn mainly by Muslims
Franceโs education minister has announced a ban on long robes in classrooms starting with the new school year, saying the garments worn mainly by Muslims are testing secularism in the nationโs schools.
Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran
Police say a Muslim mob has attacked a Christian area in Pakistanโs eastern Punjab province, burning a church, damaging four others and demolishing a man's house after accusing him of desecrating Islamโs holy book.
Indian court allows survey of a 17th-century mosque to see if it was built over a Hindu temple
An Indian court says officials can conduct a scientific survey of a 17th-century mosque in northern India to determine if it was built over Hindu temple.
Lebanon's Hezbollah leader urges Muslims to 'punish' Quran desecrators if governments fail to do so
The leader of Lebanonโs militant Hezbollah group says that if governments of Muslim-majority nations do not act against countries that allow desecration of the Quran, Muslims should โpunishโ those who facilitate attacks on Islam's holy book.
Thousands of Muslims took to the streets to express outrage over Quran desecration in Sweden
Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden.
Thousands march in Bosnia to mark 1995 Srebrenica genocide as ethnic tensions linger on
A solemn peace march has started through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europeโs only acknowledged genocide since World War II.
Muslims across Pakistan hold anti-Sweden rallies to denounce burning of Islam's holy book
Thousands of Muslims in Pakistan have held rallies to protest last weekโs burning of the Islamic holy book in Stockholm following a call by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to โsend a strong message to Sweden.โ.
Muslim pilgrims take part in symbolic stoning of the devil as Hajj pilgrimage winds down
Muslim pilgrims are casting stones at pillars representing the devil during the final days of the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.
Indonesia's Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha with feasts after disease last year disrupted rituals
Muslims across Indonesia are celebrating Eid al-Adha, one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar, with full meat-based feasts after fears of last yearโs foot-and-mouth disease outbreak waned.
Nearly 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia so far for annual Hajj pilgrimage
Saudi officials say close to 1.5 million foreign pilgrims have arrived in the country so far for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.
Official says Yemeni pilgrims depart Sanaa on first direct flight to Saudi Arabia since 2016
A Yemeni official says a commercial flight carrying more than 270 Yemeni Muslim pilgrims has left the rebel-held capital of Sanaa to Saudi Arabia, the first such flight in about seven years.
Mourners attend funerals of 7 Shiite teachers in NW Pakistan
Officials say thousands of mourners have attended the mass funeral of seven minority Shiite teachers who were shot and killed at a school in northwestern Pakistan.
Muslims around the world consider climate during Ramadan
โGreen Ramadanโ initiatives in Indonesia and around the world promote an array of changes during the Muslim holy month, which has fasting and, in many cases, feasting elements as people gather around food to break their fasts.
Minneapolis OKs dawn Muslim prayer call, 1st for big US city
Minneapolis will allow broadcast of the Muslim call to prayer in early mornings and late evenings, becoming the first major U.S. city to allow the announcement over speakers five times a day, year-round.
Daylight savings dispute leaves Lebanon with two time zones
The Lebanese governmentโs last-minute decision to delay the start of daylight savings time by a month until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan resulted in mass confusion.
Muslim authorities say Ramadan fasting to begin Thursday
Muslim authorities in Saudi Arabia and several other Middle Eastern countries say this yearโs fasting month of Ramadan will begin Thursday based on the expected sighting of the crescent moon.
Protests against Quran burning held across the Middle East
Angry protesters in several Middle Eastern countries have gathered to denounce the recent desecration of Islamโs holy book by far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands.
Jordan protests to Israel after envoy blocked from holy site
Jordan has summoned the Israeli ambassador to Amman to protest a move by Israeli police to block the Jordanian envoy from entering a volatile holy site in Jerusalem.
Protests in India against release of 11 convicted rapists
Hundreds of people have demonstrated in several parts of India to protest a recent government decision to free 11 men who had been jailed for life for gang raping a Muslim woman during Indiaโs devastating 2002 religious riots.
Ukraine Muslims pray for victory, end of occupation
On Eid al-Adha, an important religious holiday in Islam, Ukrainian Mufti turned fighter Said Ismahilov asked fellow Ukrainian muslims to pray for victory and for those still living in areas under Russian occupation.
Muslim pilgrims pray at Mount Arafat as hajj reaches apex
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims from around the world were raising their hands to heaven and offering prayers of repentance on the sacred hill of Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia expecting 1 million in largest hajj since virus
Muslim pilgrims are converging on Saudi Arabiaโs holy city of Mecca for the largest hajj since the coronavirus pandemic severely curtailed access to one of Islamโs five pillars.
Thousands protest 'bulldozer justice' against Indian Muslims
Protests are erupting in many Indian cities against the demolition of homes and businesses belonging to Muslims in what critics call a growing pattern of โbulldozer justiceโ aimed at punishing activists from the minority group.
Muslim nations slam India over insulting remarks about Islam
India is facing major diplomatic outrage from Muslim-majority countries after two top officials in the governing Hindu nationalist party made derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.
Indonesian Muslims fully celebrate Eid al-Fitr after 2 years
Millions of Muslims in Indonesia have returned to celebrate Eid al-Fitr in full swing Monday after two years of subdued festivities due to pandemic restrictions and travel curbs.
Israeli police storm Jerusalem holy site after rock-throwing
Israeli police in full riot gear stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site sacred to Jews and Muslims on Friday after Palestinian youths hurled stones at a gate where they were stationed.
In France's election, a meaty issue unites Jews and Muslims
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is alarming both Muslims and Jews in France with a pledge to regulate the ritual slaughter of animals if she is elected.
Spain PM in Morocco to mend ties after Western Sahara shift
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sรกnchez has met with Moroccan King Mohammed VI on a visit to Rabat seeking to mark the end of diplomatic tensions centered on Moroccoโs disputed region of Western Sahara.
Indian scholars, activists criticize school hijab ban ruling
An Indian court ruling upholding a ban on Muslim students wearing head coverings in schools has sparked criticism from constitutional scholars and rights advocates who say that judicial overreach threatens religious freedoms in an officially secular nation.
Ramadan kicks off in much of Middle East amid soaring prices
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan โ when the faithful fast from dawn to dusk โ has begun in much of the Middle East, where Russiaโs invasion of Ukraine has sent energy and food prices soaring.
India court upholds ban on hijab in schools and colleges
A court in a southern Indian state has upheld the ban on wearing hijab in schools and colleges, saying the Muslim headscarf is not an essential religious practice of Islam.