New Delhi: According to a new survey by the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI, Muslims in America gave an estimated $1.8 billion in zakat last year. As per the report, in 2021, the average American Muslim donated $2,070 in zakat funds to charity. The research also revealed…
Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ) became the new president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after late President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan died a day earlier on 13 May 2022. The state-run WAM news agency said the rulers of the country’s seven sheikhdoms made the decision at a meeting held in Al…
RIYADH: Five Saudi universities have been added to the QS World University Rankings 2022, bringing the total number to 14, compared to only nine in 2019. Three Saudi universities have also advanced in the rankings, King Abdulaziz University, King Saud University, and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, slotting between 51 and 319 globally…
Jeddah: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its displeasure with the de facto government of Afghanistan’s decision to continue an earlier ban on girls’ schools. According to the Organization’s General Secretariat press note issued on March 30, the Afghan government made an unexpected move that gives cause for concern. “Though the General Secretariat recognizes…
Jeddah: Every year, on the 15th of Ramadan, the Muslim world observes the Day of the Muslim Orphan. In its Fortieth session, held in Conakry, Republic of Guinea, in December 2013, the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States enacted a Resolution declaring the 15th day of Ramadan as an orphan day in the…
Women journalists in Somalia have reported being harassed not only on the streets, but even inside their own offices LONDON: Somalia launched its first-ever all-women media unit on Monday, aiming to promote decision-making authority and a harassment-free workplace for women journalists. Called Bilan, or “bright and clear” in Somali, the unit is funded by the…
Few countries have ever undergone the kind of dramatic transformation underway in Saudi Arabia. In just a few years, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has thoroughly upended cultural norms and expectations in the Kingdom. Now he’s rewriting the national narrative, sidelining the role of Islam, and emphasizing Saudi nationalism, history, and the royal family. Recently…
The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Bill, 2022, intends to link demographic and biometric information with the identification of citizens in an attempt to make all the natural citizens of India to be looked at as ‘suspects.’ The law is draconian and against the principle of civil liberties human Right and the tenets of Indian constitution. It…
RIYADH: The Islamic financial industry in Saudi Arabia has a prominent position in the world, with nearly SR3 trillion ($799.7 billion) of total assets, the Saudi Central Bank Deputy Governor for Research and International Affairs, Fahad Abdullah Al-Dossari, said. This represents approximately 28 percent of the total Islamic financial assets globally, making the Kingdom the…
Islamabad(PTI): Pakistan’s top Islamic court, on April 28, 2022, declared the prevailing interest-based banking system against the Sharia law and directed the government to replace it with an interest-free system by the end of 2027. Announcing the verdict in a long-pending case on Riba (interest), the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) directed the government to facilitate…
