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Muslim Brotherhood Appeal After Grozny Conference Controversy

The Muslim Brotherhood is following with deep sorrow the general state of the Muslim nation after the conference convened in the Chechen capital Grozny on August 25-27, which ignited fires

Muslim Brotherhood Mourns Mecca Accident Deaths

The Muslim Brotherhood mourns the Mecca Grand Mosque deaths, visitors of this most important Islamic site, who were killed as a construction crane fell on one of the buildings of

Obama’s Grandmother Prays He Embraces Islam

Barack Obama's Kenyan grandmother says she prayed during a hajj pilgrimage to Mecca for the American leader to convert to Islam, according to reports.

Prophet’s last sermon guiding Muslims centuries later

As his death drew near, the Prophet Muhammad delivered one final, powerful sermon to the young Muslim community, advising them on how to conduct their affairs after his physical leadership

Israel bars most Palestinians from praying at Aqsa Mosque

Consistent with the established Israeli policy of denying non-Jews free access to their respective religious places in East Jerusalem, the Israeli occupation authorities have placed stringent restrictions against the entry

The Salafists: the Latest in Islamist Politics

The Salafists are the most recent converts to Islamist political involvement. Some of them are even entering candidates for elections and considering voting, a political position for which they used

Media Should Get Islam Right

The media rarely associates terms like terrorist, fanatic and fundamentalist with any other religious group. For instance, the phrase 'Hindu fanatics' or 'Jewish terrorists' are seldom used even though in

An Islamic Perspective on Interfaith Dialogue

Dialogue is not about trying to defeat others, but about understanding and learning about them. The Qur’an insists that the world’s beauty lies in its racial and religious pluralism, otherwise

“HE WAS THE BEST OF THE JEWS” SAID PROPHET MUHAMMED

There are many stories that contemporary Imams rarely tell their congregations. The story of Mukhayriq, a Rabbi from Medina is one such story

Haneyya meets with British and US priests in Gaza

Palestinian premier Ismail Haneyya met Monday with a delegation of British and American priests in addition to Christian Gazans and stressed the importance of such visits which contribute to illustrating