The Muslim News

Vatican City bars scantily clad
28-07-2010
Tourists and Romans clad in scanty summer clothing were being told to cover up before entering the Vatican City.

Indonesia: Indonesian Muslims facing Africa during prayers
20-07-2010
People in the world's most populous Muslim nation have been facing Africa - not Makkah - while praying.

The Vatican: Vatican cracks down on women priests
16-07-2010
The Vatican cracked down harder on the ordination of women priests, making it one of the most serious crimes under its canon law.

The Netherlands: Bible Belt says no to football on Sunday, whatever the occasion
10-07-2010
Netherlands may be on the brink of its first football World Cup title, but in some parts of the Dutch Bible Belt, watching tv on a Sunday is totally forbidden,

UK: Pope’s visit will not be met with Interfaith Dialogue
07-07-2010
President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Archbishop Vincent Nichols, made clear to journalists Monday, that the first state visit of a Pope to the UK will not involve any ‘theological debate’.

Lebanon: Lebanon internationally respected Islamic scholar Fadlallah dies at 75
04-07-2010
Lebanon's internationally respected Islamic scholar died after an illness.

The Netherlands: Switch to student loans will hurt Muslim students
10-06-2010
Practising Muslim students will be hit hard if the new cabinet stops the current student grant system and replaces it with loans because their belief stops them from paying interest on loans.

Cyprus/TRNC:Pope and Cypriot Muslim leader embrace in UN Buffer Zone
07-06-2010
Benedict, XVI met with an important figure among Cypriot Muslims, Shaykh Nazim al-Qubrusi al-Haqqani, 89, spiritual leader of a Sufi movement, and participant in interreligious dialogue.

Saudi Arabia: Arab scholar denies support to Al-Ghamdi’s views on gender mixing
12-05-2010
ia: A leading Saudi religious scholar, Sheikh Qays Al-Mubarak has denied that he ever supported the views of Sheikh Ahmad Qasim Al-Ghamdi, the chief of the Haia in Makkah, on free mixing of genders.

Saudi Arabia: Old mosque demolished in Madinah
11-05-2010

Sweden: Imam charged with sex offences
06-05-2010

India: 12-yr-old kills 4-year-old to 'please' deity
13-03-2010

The Netherlands: Catholic church abuse claims rise to 200
08-03-2010

Egypt: Muslims, Catholics discredit religion-inspired violence
02-03-2010

The Hague: Karadzic defends "just and holy" Bosnian war
02-03-2010

Pakistan: Violence mars Milad celebrations in two cities
01-03-2010

Tanzania: Government denies blocking establishment of Kadhi Court
25-02-2010

Germany: Over 100 former pupils allege sexual abuse at Berlin school
17-02-2010

Kenya: We must reject both Christian and Muslim extremists
07-02-2010

Haiti charges U.S. missionaries with child kidnapping
05-02-2010

Germany: German universities to offer degrees in Islamic theology
31-01-2010