JEDDAH: The Muslim World League (MWL) and the Indonesian Mosque Council (DMI) have joined forces to build the largest-ever museum dedicated to Islamic history and civilization. The huge center, to be established in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, is expected to attract 4 million visitors a year on completion, the Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. […]
Category Archives: Society
Saudi Arabia can be a world leader in Arabic, Islamic studies
Dr. Mohammed Al-Sulami Saudi universities need to actively engage in creating an open and welcoming atmosphere for foreign students and researchers. — Dr. Mohammed Al-Sulami Saudi Arabia’s soft power strategy has significant potential, particularly as the Kingdom could be a key destination for those wishing to study the Arabic language, as well as for historians, […]
Muslim teenager makes racing history at Goodwood
London, Aug 1, 2019 (AFP) -Teenager Khadijah Mellah created history on Thursday, becoming the first Muslim woman to ride in a British race. Wearing a hijab under her helmet the 18-year-old enjoyed a fairytale debut, steering Haverland to victory in the Magnolia Cup, just three months after first sitting on a racehorse. “There are no […]
Women’s Rights
At the time of its establishment, Islam constituted a truly progressive force regarding women’s rights, including ending the practice of female infanticide. Many of the rights granted to women in Islam were not granted to Western women until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For example, only with the adoption of the Married Women’s […]
Global Health in Bad Shape
by M. Nasir Jawed World’s future is threatened by certain infectious diseases that were responsible for 90% of all deaths in 1998, according to a report published by the World Health Organisation (WHO). 50% of deaths among children or young adults occur due to a very few handful diseases like Aids, tuberculosis (TB), measles, malaria, […]
101 Noted Films
1. The Message. An epic film about the Story of the life of the Prophet of Islam, his message and challenges 2. Malcolm X. The life and times of controversial African-American civil rights leader who joined the Nation of Islam and then finally converted to Islam. 3. Syriana. A politically-charged epic about the state of […]
Woman in Islam
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, while laying out the Divine message, came out with a contour of rights and obligations for women. Seen in the light of then prevailing situation around the world, it was nothing short of a feministic revolution. As Lisa Beyer was to declare some 1400 years later, in Time of […]
Recommended Books on Islam
by Sheila Musaji The books listed here are books that we recommend. This list began with the publication of The American Muslim Resource Directory in 1994. At that time we asked 35 people to submit information about the books about Islam that they would most highly recommend. This list was published in the directory with […]
Woman in Islam
Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, while laying out the Divine message, came out with a contour of rights and obligations for women. Seen in the light of then prevailing situation around the world, it was nothing short of a feministic revolution. As Lisa Beyer was to declare some 1400 years later, in Time of […]
Women’s Rights
At the time of its establishment, Islam constituted a truly progressive force regarding women’s rights, including ending the practice of female infanticide. Many of the rights granted to women in Islam were not granted to Western women until the late 19th and early 20th centuries. For example, only with the adoption of the Married Women’s […]