Venezuela Annexes Essequibo for BRICS at Expense of Guyana
While this rhetoric might have worked in the past for President Nicolas Maduro, things are a bit more complicated this time around.
North Korea Reports Low-Birthrate as COP28 Addresses Population Growth
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…
COP28 and Lab-Grown Meat. Halal?
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…
ICC Prosecutor Visits Israel/Palestine: ‘Don’t Complain When I Act’
“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…
UN Decries Russia Stance, Reneges on Palestine
The UN must abandon the “subjugation of international law to the dictates of presumed political expediency.”
India State Says Halal Products Infringe on Freedom
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…
EU Calls Hijab ‘Belligerent’
This isn’t the first time the Court has denied hijabi women their religious freedoms.
Muslims Missing from Native American Heritage Month
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.
How History Remembers Ecuador
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…
US Competes with China Belt and Road Initiative in Sri Lanka
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.
False Beliefs Lead to Destruction of Self, Society
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…
American Freedom of Speech On a Downward Spiral?
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…
Al-Shifa Hospital Military Operation Returns Scant ‘Evidence’
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.
Pilgrims Detained in Saudi Arabia for Public Support of Palestine
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…
Official Coddling of Extremism Has Never Equaled Good Policy
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 American Countries Make Up Half of Those Protesting Israel Using Diplomacy
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…
After 100 Years, Examining Ataturk’s Legacy As He Sought To ‘Erase’ Islam
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,…
OIC Conference Statement ‘Weeks Late,’ Brings No Resolution on Gaza
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.
Conservative U.S. Bishop Removed by Pope Francis
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.”
US Moves In on India
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,…
Israel Exports ‘Human Animal’ Treatment of Muslims
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.
American Leadership Could End the Crisis in Gaza. Will It?
The American role in the conflict is not quite as clear as perhaps it should be.
Human Rights Experts Warn of Gaza Turning Point
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…
Islamic Financing Can Relieve Debt Slavery
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 Resigns from the UN, Calls Two-State Solution an ‘Open Joke’
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…
55 Red Crescent Aid Trucks Allowed into Gaza for 1.4 Million Displaced Muslims, Christians
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.
U.S. Muslims Face Threats, Attacks Due to Israeli War on Gaza
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…
Muslim Heritage Month: Some of the Many Contributions of El Sheikh Syed Mubarik Ali Shah Gillani to Islam in America
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…
Bangladeshi Teenager Creates Safe Space Online for Children
“The (ICPP) is awarded once a year to a child who fights courageously for children’s rights,” according to Kids Rights. The group refers to the youth as “changemaker and social innovator.”
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Reveals Hidden Islamic History
But there is a group within the indigenous peoples that is rarely recognized, the Indigenous American Muslims. What proof of them exists in history? The best way to answer this question is by searching for the clues history has left behind.