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As Geert Wilders celebrates the victory of his political party, the anti-migrant Freedom Party, known as the PVV, obtaining a majority win of 37 seats in the lower house of parliament, many questions arise about the popularity of his controversial…
The European Parliament, the lawmaking wing of the European Union, proposed an Artificial Intelligence Act on December 8 to make sure AI “respects fundamental rights and democracy.” While US President Joe Biden issued an executive order about the development and…
While this rhetoric might have worked in the past for President Nicolas Maduro, things are a bit more complicated this time around.
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has been reported by various news outlets to have shed tears when mentioning the need for more children to be raised in the society during the Fifth National Conference of Mothers. Korea Times reported that…
The COP28, a global symposium on climate change, is being held in Qatar this month. Friday, December 8, starts the seminar about livestock production and its effect on the environment. The Islamic Post spoke with Eleanor Luther, a consultant with…
“As I have repeatedly emphasised, civilians must have access to basic food, water and desperately needed medical supplies, without further delay, and at pace and at scale. And when such aid arrives, it must not be diverted or misused by…
The UN must abandon the “subjugation of international law to the dictates of presumed political expediency.”
On November 27 the New Delhi news outlet Organiser announced the Uttar Pradesh government banning of halal-certified products for use inside the state. Halal is an Arabic word for lawful or permissible as described in the Holy Qur’an. The Uttar…
This isn’t the first time the Court has denied hijabi women their religious freedoms.
The Native American Muslim is often missing from the usual narrative of remembrance and celebration. Their inclusion is an important and necessary factor of past and present history.
Ecuador entered the world stage gallantly when it offered Julian Assange asylum for seven years at its embassy in London. But as right-centrist Daniel Noboa, 35, sat at the presidency on November 23, the country is all but forgotten. In…
Sri Lanka seems to be caught in between different strategies by multiple world leaders attempting to benefit from their strategic position in the Indian Ocean which facilitates access to lucrative global trade routes.
Polytheism is a false belief system that harms people psychologically and physically. It’s most clearly seen in the practice of sati, whereby a widow willingly burns herself alive on the funeral bier of her husband, or when, like during the…
On November 14, Harvard University faculty released a statement in support of academic freedom. The statement is a response to their donors and alumni demanding the silencing of students, faculty, and staff “critical of the actions of the state of…
The IDF invited the CNN, BBC and Guardian to view the scant evidence that surfaced of Hamas control centers and bunkers as asserted previously, though what surfaced was unsubstantiated.
Saudi Arabia recently arrested two pilgrims for making public displays of their support of the Muslims in Gaza. One, Mustafa Evi of Turkey, was detained in Masjid An Nabawi in Madinah for six hours on November 10 for praying audibly…
Even a casual follower of the country’s legislature should be taken aback by the recent dysfunction in the U.S. House of Representatives. The troubles of House Republicans to elect and maintain a House Speaker cast doubts both at home and…
Latin America remains divided over Israel’s actions in Gaza. Yet, it is of note that Chile, Colombia, Honduras, Bolivia and most recently Belize joined a list of only 10 countries worldwide who have suspended diplomatic relations with or withdrawn ambassadors…
On October 29, Turkiye celebrated one hundred years since the establishment of the Republic of Turkiye, officially declared in 1923 by its founder Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, credited with having transformed Turkiye from a struggling, formerly colonized country into a modern,…
It’s of note that 22 states sent representatives to the Saudi conference to tell the world what it already knows and to call for what anyone of conscience already demanded weeks ago, a ceasefire.
Supporters of Strickland voiced their sentiments on X, formerly Twitter, with comments like, “This is an assault on the Church,” and “I’m very grieved to hear of the good bishop’s removal,” and “Bishop Strickland for Pope.”
This week, three US government officials made their way to India. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on November 10 and Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Donald Lu on November 4,…
These are all places where Muslims are imprisoned and killed for their religion and ethnicity and receive the ‘human animal’ treatment that Israel has become famous for since the conflict.
The American role in the conflict is not quite as clear as perhaps it should be.
According to Human Rights experts at the United Nations, Gaza is running out of time. Countries around the world must began taking steps towards ending the genocide that is occuring. Analyzing all the information related to the Israeli-Palestine conflict, the…
In the United States, millions of American Muslims adhere to the dictates of their faith by avoiding the common banking practices of usury or interest-bearing loan payments. With the growing availability of Sharia (Islamic law) compliant Islamic Banking, American Muslims…
Craig Mokhiber, director of the NY office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) resigned on October 28. He did so because, in his words, “the mantra of the ‘two-state solution’ has become an open joke in…
Only 55 trucks were allowed through, and these from the Egypt Red Crescent, carrying aid from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey. Fuel for hospitals is banned by the Israeli government from entering Gaza and the food, water and medical supplies that did enter were only a small fraction of what is needed.
On October 18, the FBI issued a statement warning of threats in the U.S. related to the war in Palestine: “As the conflict continues, the FBI has seen an increase in reports of threats against Jewish, Muslim, and Arab communities…
El Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gillani el Hashmi contributed greatly to unity between religions and peoples in the USA. He left this world in 2021, but his effect on American Muslims remains. In addition to founding numerous rural communities…