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Black Magic Invades Saudi Arabia

Statistics released by Saudi Ministry of Justice have revealed a worrying increase in incidents of black magic and witchcraft in the Arabian Peninsula country, amid claims it is being practiced by mostly expats. More

Black Magic Invades Saudi Arabia

Muslim Minority

Muslim Folklore Enters World Cinema

Making inroads into world cinema, a Detroit-based production company has presented its first Muslim-based thriller movie Jinn, investing in a theme that remained far from reach of movie makers worldwide. “There was a time when we were very creative and we created a lot of things, and we’ve kind of forgotten how to do that,” Ajmal Zaheer More

Muslim Folklore Enters World Cinema

World News

Tests Prove Jesus Marriage Papyrus Genuine

Scientists have asserted that they found no evidence of forgery in the ancient papyrus referring to Jesus marriage. More

Tests Prove Jesus Marriage Papyrus Genuine

Muslim Minority

India Elections Schedule in States

Spanning over five weeks, India elections kicked off on Monday, April 7, and scheduled to run until 12 May 2014. Divided into nine phases, voting will take place at about 930,000 polling stations throughout all the 543 parliamentary constituencies of India. The results will be declared on 16 May 2014. More

India Elections Schedule in States

Muslim Minority

UK Gets Muslim Minister of Culture

Sajid Javid, MP for Bromsgrove, has been appointed as the second Muslim minister in David Cameron government after replacing Maria Miller, who resigned earlier this morning, as the new Culture Secretary, The Independent reported on Wednesday, April 9. More

UK Gets Muslim Minister of Culture

Muslim Minority

Muslims and Arabs Support Detroit’s Easter

In a bid to encourage interfaith harmony, leaders of Detriot Arab-American and Muslim communities have gathered at Cherry Hill Presbyterian Church to show support for upcoming egg hunt event and urging members of the community to attend it. More

Muslims and Arabs Support Detroit’s Easter

Muslim Minority

UK Schools to Modify Exams for Ramadan

Plans to modify GCSE exams’ timetable to avoid coinciding with the holy fasting month of Ramadan have been suggested for debates later this month to accommodate Muslim students whose performance might be affected by long hours of fasting. More

UK Schools to Modify Exams for Ramadan

Muslim Minority

Muslims Prepare for Varanasi Election Battle

Varanasi town in the Northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is going to witness one of the most important and high profile contests in 2014 general elections in India, where an intriguing and closely watched contest is shaping up in the ancient, 5000-old sacred city. More

Muslims Prepare for Varanasi Election Battle

Muslim Minority

Number of Muslim Prisoners Doubles in UK

A recent census showing that the number of Muslims in British prisons has doubled over the past decade has prompted calls for ministers to investigate whether police and courts are treating Muslims more harshly. More

Number of Muslim Prisoners Doubles in UK

Muslim Minority

Foreign Cyber Cheaters Lure Kashmir Youth

Seeing them as a chance to escape turmoil and police wrath, a growing number of Kashmiri Muslim youth have been falling victims to foreign cyber cheaters who dupe them of thousands of rupees on pretext of depositing millions of dollars in their accounts. More

Foreign Cyber Cheaters Lure Kashmir Youth

Muslim Minority

ABC Family Cancels “Alice in Arabia”

ABC Family has decided to cancel the controversial drama series “Alice In Arabia” after facing increasing criticism that it stereotypes Muslims. More

ABC Family Cancels “Alice in Arabia”

Islamic World

New ‘Mohamed Ali’ Boxing Star Rises in UK

A new Muslim boxing star has risen recently after young teenager Mohamed Ali launched a promising professional career in boxing by qualifying for the World Youth Championships for the second time. More

New ‘Mohamed Ali’ Boxing Star Rises in UK