Islam

Muslims must reject hateful teachings or leave Belgium, MP tells ‘Post’ - interview

Belgian Vlaams Belang Party MP Sam van Rooy says he is constantly disappointed by other politicians who "talk about Israel obsessively, but don't really know what they're talking about."

Member of the Chamber of Representatives (Sam van Rooy ask a question during a plenary session in the Chamber of Representatives in the Palace of the Nation on January 23, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium
Jewish and Muslim delegations meet at Great Mosque in Stockholm.

Sweden’s Jewish leaders gift Muslim community al-Aqsa Quran in act of solidarity

Archaeologists have uncovered a complex of ancient industrial workshops and part of a Roman-era necropolis in Egypt’s western Nile Delta.

Roman-era necropolis, ancient workshops unearthed in Egypt’s western Nile Delta

US REPRESENTATIVE Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and her husband Tim Mynett listen as Democratic presidential nominee US Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a speech during a rally on the National Mall, one week before the November 5 US presidential election, in Washington, US, October 29, 2024.

Fraud claims, wine money, Sharia: Ethical storms around Ilhan Omar’s husband


Swiss 'burqa ban' to take effect from Jan. 1

The ban does not apply to planes or in diplomatic and consular premises, and faces may also be covered in places of worship and other sacred sites, the government said.

 A woman wearing a burqa sits on the side of a road in Kabul, Afghanistan October 21, 2021.

Ten Danish Muslim leaders refuse to attend Minister-called meeting on antisemitism

The ten Imams said they would attend a meeting only if both antisemitism and Islamophobia were discussed and in a place of their choosing.

Flags flutter on the Christiansborg Palace People in Copenhagen, Denmark

UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' jailed for breaching injunction

He was also made subject to an injunction preventing him from repeating the libel, which Yaxley-Lennon admitted repeatedly breaching between February 2023 and this July.

 Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024.

Ali Khamenei crowns himself as the leader of the Muslim world - opinion

Khamenei’s speech introduced nothing new on a strategic level. It was an ideological, mobilizing speech in which he justified the missile attack by Iran against Israel.

 IRAN’S SUPREME Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei awards a medal of honor to IRGC Aerospace Force Comdr. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, in Tehran, this week. Khamenei lives in a parallel world of his own making, says the writer.

Religious leader of Albania: 'I consider myself a brother of the people of Israel' - exclusive

The mini state, whose territory will consist of around 0.1 square kilometers, is planned to be the “Vatican” of the Shi’ite Bektashi Sufi order.

 BABA MONDI, leader of the Bektashi sect of Albanian Muslims, could soon be the leader of the world’s newest mini state.

Why does Iran have a supreme leader? - explainer

What is the basis of the office of supreme leader? Do other countries aside from Iran have one? Here is everything you need to know.

  Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves before voting in the country's presidential election, in Tehran, Iran July 5, 2024.

German expert warns: Islamist and European antisemitism now dangerously intertwined

A virtually lone voice in academia, Dr. Matthias Küntzel strives to research, study, and expose the underlying antisemitic discourse sported by Islamist groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood.

 Dr. Matthias Küntzel

Red for revenge: Nasrallah's speech was a call to fight - opinion

A Muslim familiar with the historiographical context of these verses understands the meaning instinctively—“fighting is permitted.”

  People watch Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah delivering a televised address, as they sit at a cafe in Beirut, Lebanon August 25, 2024.

Jewish radicalism differs from Islamic and Christian fundamentalism - opinion

Jews who maintain that Jews are created differently than non-Jews do not extend their teachings to posit that Jews must rule the world and kill non-Jews. It doesn’t have a violent expression.

 A Star of David necklace.

Turkey's 'Islamic' offensive against Israel grows as Gaza war rages - analysis

Turkey's President Erdogan is using the October 7 attack to rally Muslim countries diplomatically against Israel, seeking regional leadership.

 (L-R) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Benjamin Netanyahu seen over flags of Turkey and Israel, respectively (illustrative)