A rise in anti-Islam rhetoric in the French presidential election campaign risks creating a “spiral of hatred,” the rector of a Paris mosque said. Chems-eddine Hafiz, the rector of Paris’s historic Grande Mosquée, said law-abiding Muslims are being scapegoated just like Jews were vilified in the 1930s. He also said French society is weakened ...
Amnesty International is describing India’s repeated denial of bail to jailed Muslim activist Umar Khalid as a “big blow” to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly. Thirty-four year old Khalid, along with more than a dozen other Muslims, is accused of being part of a “larger conspiracy” that led to religious riots in New Delhi […]...
On Sunday, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas criticized the West’s “double standards,” penalizing Russia for invading Ukraine while ignoring Israel’s crimes against Palestinians. Abbas shared his frustration with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken during a briefing with reporters at the Palestinian presidential residence in Ramal...
Oman’s Islamic banking sector is likely to maintain its positive trajectory in the short-to-medium term despite structural challenges, Fitch Ratings reports. Increased awareness, strong retail demand for Islamic products, supportive regulations, and a strong push from the Islamic windows of conventional banks will drive growth. Growth in Isl...
U.S. President Joe Biden said he plans to unveil “a 20% minimum tax rate on all American households worth more than $100 million.” The so-called “Billionaire’s Tax” specifically targets roughly 700 of the nation’s wealthiest people. The Washington Post reports that the proposal could be announced as early as Monday as part of the preside...
Over 400 Russian elites, including members of the government and defense companies, face sanctions from the U.S., the European Union and G7 countries. So far, 600 Russian targets have been sanctioned by the U.S. due to Moscow’s war on Ukraine, according to a White House statement. These economic sanctions on Russia are unprecedented. In no [&...
On Thursday, a human rights organization decried Israel’s policy of placing Palestinian children 14 years and younger under house arrest. The Beirut-based Palestinian Association for Human Rights, known as Shahed, said Israeli authorities continue to oppress Palestinians, especially residents of Jerusalem. Shahed said Israel’s policy of house...
A French court Wednesday voided the government’s decision to close a mosque near the city of Bordeaux for six months, Anadolu News Agency reports. Sefen Guez Guez, attorney for the Al Farouk Mosque Association, said the Bordeaux Administrative Court annulled the Gironde Governorate’s March 14 decision. Al Farouk Mosque was closed for allegedly...
On Thursday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry called for launching intra-Yemeni dialogue “away from foreign interference” to settle that nation’s crisis. Yemen is facing “the worst humanitarian catastrophe of the century,” a ministry statement said. This was on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the Saudi-led coalition’s war and blockade....
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan’s capital Kabul yesterday. It is his first since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan last August. Political, economic, transit and investment issues are the main topics for Yi’s visit. A Russian delegation also arrived in Kabul to discuss a range of issues with Afghan [...
