Jeddah: The Muslim World League (MWL) has joined Morocco’s Mohammadian League of Scholars in a joint program to encourage enlightened Islamic speech and combat extremism. A research and data sharing agreement between the two organizations was signed during a visit by Mohammed bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, MWL secretary-general, to the league headquarters in Rabat, where…
Jakarta: As part of the project “Life of Muslims in Germany” the Goethe-Institut Jakarta, invited a group of Indonesian intellectuals and academics to take part in a recent study tour to the cities of Berlin, Hamburg and Goettingen. For two weeks, the 14 participants from across Indonesia had the opportunity to learn more about Islamic…
Sorted waste collected from the pilgrimage sites will be sold to companies that handle recycling. Thousands of cleaners were busy separating plastic from other rubbish as more than two million Muslims wrapped up a pilgrimage to Makkah that presents a huge environmental challenge for Saudi Arabia. The Mamuniya camp in Mina was dotted with colour-coded…
Rabat: The Islamic Educational, Scientiï¬c and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) has published a new French book titled: “Guide on the Development and Implementation of Literacy Programs for Sustainable Development,” written by Dr. Seydou Sissi, a former expert at ISESCO directorate of education. Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, director general of ISESCO, said that ISESCO’s publications are part…
Zain Hussain, an inspiring 22 year-old Muslim educator, is teaching Hebrew to Jewish youngsters at a synagogue in the UK. He is among the very few Hebrew teachers in the UK. He is studying for a masters in international politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies, having earlier completed an undergraduate degree in Arabic and…
Over 100 Catholic deacons in South Korea made a pilgrimage to places of worship of other religions in Seoul from June 20-22 to promote religious tolerance and understanding. The 108 transitional deacons joined a three-day event dubbed the Ecumenical and Interreligious Pilgrimage of Catholic Deacons organized by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea (CBCK). During…
Geneva: A training course for imams at Geneva University, introducing them to Swiss law and values, is yielding results. The course organisers say Muslim communities are pleased that their representatives are being sent for this training. As part of the “integration” course funded by the canton, nine imams are studying at the university. Meanwhile, German-speaking Switzerland…
Australia: The Catholic Church has come forward to provide Muslim community with much-needed burial space. “As an agency of the Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney, we’re aware of faith-based requirements. We believe that everyone is entitled to a dignified funeral and we believe that this is a very good example of an inter-faith cooperation.” Peter O’Meara,…
Karachi: Christians, a tiny minority in Pakistan, have given a warm welcome to the newly appointed Roman Catholic Cardinal Joseph Coutts in the southern port city of Karachi. The 73-year-old former archbishop was among 14 new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis at a ceremony in Vatican City this month. Coutts is the second cardinal from…
The head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, recently led a summit of religious leaders demanding peace in the Middle East, condemning a “murderous indifference” he said, is fanning violence and sparking an exodus of Christians. The Pope convened the summit in the southern Italian city of Bari. He spoke of “dark clouds of war,…
