Millions watched recently as the UK’s King Charles was crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a ceremony steeped in the Christian tradition but attended by leaders of other faiths, who played prominent roles in the day’s events. Less than a week later, Archbishop Justin Welby was generating headlines again, this time for criticizing the…
LONDON: Billionaire Asif Aziz known as Mr West End has obtained permission to convert a part of London’s iconic Trocadero building into a mosque and Islamic center. The 56-year-old Malawian property tycoon bought the famous landmark for over £220 million ($287.7 million) in 2005 and canceled plans to convert it into a 1,000-capacity mosque in…
Dubai: The world of crypto is rife with risky investments. Many new coins and services ask for financial contributions with little guarantee of return, and stories of crypto investors losing large sums make headlines frequently. There is a problem of ethics and reliability in the crypto world that has proven difficult to resolve. The Haqq…
The blockchain-based platforms launched by the IBF Net Group so far have already made significant strides in revolutionizing various sectors. Its IBFNEX initiative has an ambitious objective to create a miniature Islamic economy on the blockchain. In line with the trichotomy of a halal economy – into philanthropy-driven, not-for-profit, and for-profit sectors, the IBFNEX platforms…
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued on 7 June a royal decree to establish a new institute for the Global Cybersecurity Forum (GCF) in Riyadh, state news agency SPA reported. The institute aims to harness the potential of cyberspace and support efforts to boost cyber safety on a global scale. “The GCF Institute will tackle…
Turkey provides a unique example of the interaction between religion and politics. Recep Tayyip Erdogan won the Turkish Presidential election run-off recently with his strong-man appeal to Islamic piety. Kemal Kilicdargoglu with his promise of modern social democracy, won only 44.9% of the vote in the first round, so stood little chance of overtaking Erdogan…
The 36th Meeting of the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), one of the OIC Universities, was held on Friday, 09 June 2023 in Kampala, Uganda. The meeting was attended by the Council Members from different countries including the Kingdom of Saudi, Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the Federal Republic of Nigeria as well as those…
A British Pakistani billionaire and his teenage son are among the five people on board the missing submersible, Titan, that disappeared on June 18. The passengers were headed to view the wreckage of the Titanic, 12,500ft beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, 370 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Shahzada Dawood, 48, and…
KARACHI: Deaf Reach, a programme of Family Educational Services Foundation (FESF), has become the first Pakistani programme to win the notable Hamdan-ICESCO Prize for Voluntary Development of Education Facilities in the Islamic world. The award recognizes individuals and organizations leading charitable and voluntary efforts in the field of education. Richard Geary, Founder and Director of…
LONDON: Islamic charitable groups in the UK donated £20.2 billion ($24.4 billion) to local and international causes last year, according to an official report. More than 165,000 groups or individuals contributed to the total, according to the study by the National Council for Voluntary Organizations, reported by Kuwait News Agency on 31 May. According to…
