Pakistan’s telecommunications regulator said on Wednesday that Wikipedia’s services would be slowed down for 48 hours across the country. It said this was because Wikipedia had not blocked or removed “blasphemous content” from its site. Pakistan is the second-largest Muslim-majority country in the world. In the past, it has banned video streaming platforms and dating…
World Hijab Every year on February 1st, Muslim women who wear the hijab are honored as part of World Hijab Day. On this day, women of all backgrounds and religions are encouraged to try on a hijab and experience what it’s like to wear it. Muslim women who wear the hijab uphold their modesty. Many…
On Monday, the Saudi Foreign Ministry inaugurated an electronic visa service for transit travellers. The transit visa for stopovers permits transit passengers to conduct Umrah, visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, and travel Saudi Arabia. The stopover visa will allow travellers to stay in Saudi Arabia for up to 96 hours, allowing more people to…
Up to 34 people were killed and dozens more were hurt when an explosion ripped through a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan, where the provincial police force’s headquarters are located. Police said that up to 350 worshippers were inside the mosque for afternoon prayers when the bomber set off his explosives. Commissioner Peshawar Riaz Mehsud informed…
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: Driver Tharaa Ali takes the wheel of a high-speed train transporting pilgrims to Mecca, a benefit of Saudi Arabia’s conservative effort to engage its burgeoning female workforce. Ali, a 25-year-old native of Jeddah, was unable to drive until Saudi women were granted the opportunity to do so in 2018, and before to…
Thursday night, there were more anti-government protests in Tehran. This comes as Iran’s ruling clerics step up their crackdown on opposition voices and ongoing protests all over the country. When the power went out for a long time in Parand, which is southwest of Tehran, people took to the streets and chanted slogans against the…
Leader Slams In response to the abuse of the Quran in European nations, Ayatollah Khamenei released a statement on Wednesday. “The mad degradation of the Quran, which is conducted under the banner of freedom of speech, reveals the Arrogant Powers’ attacks are directed against Islam itself and the Quran.” He said, “All freedom-seekers of the…
Bilal al-Sudani, who was “responsible for promoting the rising presence of IS in Africa,” was assassinated in a strike authorised by Joe Biden. According to US sources, a US military assault in Somalia ordered by President Joe Biden this week killed a top regional leader of the Islamic State organization, Bilal al-Sudani. Sudani was killed…
Officials from the occupied West Bank say that an Israeli military raid killed nine Palestinians. This is the deadliest Israeli army raid in years. In the volatile town of Jenin, a 60-year-old woman was among the dead. The Israeli military said that its troops went in to catch Islamic Jihad militants who were planning “major…
Islam Taharat is required in Salah (cleanliness). Cleanliness is a must, and we should do ritual cleansing Wudu. Wudu prepares us spiritually for prayer and gives us permission to enter Salah. Our Salah will be void without Wudu. Islam Wudu is a component of religion and opens the heart to spiritual awareness. One who stands…
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