Islam

Khamenei's empty promises: Iran's Syria dreams slip amid domestic unrest - expert

Iran's failure to maintain control in Syria has triggered a major strategic crisis, Iran researcher Benny Sabati said.

US colleges urge int'l students to return before Trump inauguration

Trump has promised harsher immigration policies in his second term and said that he would deport those who support 'jihadism, anti-Americanism, or antisemitism.'

 Syrian rebel leader Abu Mohammed al-Julani

Who is Abu Mohammed al-Julani, the leader of the Syrian rebels?

"Julani has been smarter than Assad. He’s retooled, he's refashioned, made new allies," said a Syria expert

By REUTERS
05/12/2024

Hamas's Oct. 7 attack stirs controversy and mixed reactions among Gaza clerics

On Monday, a statement issued in the name of "a group of clerics" in Gaza defended the Oct. 7 attacks as a "legitimate act."

By REUTERS
19/11/2024
 Funeral ceremony of IRGC deputy commander Brigadier General Abbas Nilforoushan, in Tehran, Iran

IRGC commander: Islamic countries should form Muslim army to confront ‘hegemony of America’

"The world is pregnant with anti-Zionist sentiments, and there is a place for an international anti-Zionist movement to be launched by Iranians inside and outside the country all over the world."

15/11/2024

Why Europe must address antisemitic violence after the Amsterdam attacks

Three steps to combat antisemitism in Europe after Amsterdam’s “raid.”

By MOHAMED SAAD KHIRALLA
12/11/2024

Gaza University Islamic scholar issues fatwa criticizing Hamas for Oct. 7 attacks

The respected Islamic official’s critique argued that the damage inflicted on Gaza, as a result of Hamas’s attacks, was a breach of Islamic law. 

Swiss 'burqa ban' to take effect from Jan. 1

The ban does not apply to planes or in diplomatic and consular premises, and faces may also be covered in places of worship and other sacred sites, the government said.

By REUTERS
07/11/2024
Flags flutter on the Christiansborg Palace People in Copenhagen, Denmark

Ten Danish Muslim leaders refuse to attend Minister-called meeting on antisemitism

The ten Imams said they would attend a meeting only if both antisemitism and Islamophobia were discussed and in a place of their choosing.

UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' jailed for breaching injunction

He was also made subject to an injunction preventing him from repeating the libel, which Yaxley-Lennon admitted repeatedly breaching between February 2023 and this July.

By REUTERS
28/10/2024
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