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How far must employers go to accommodate workers' time off for worship? The Supreme Court will weigh in

Imagine you own a business with a few dozen employees. One, who is Muslim, asks if she can use a meeting room a few times a day for brief prayers – one of the five pillars of Islam. Another, who observes the Jewish Sabbath, says he cannot work on Saturdays.…

The Conversation

Plan to name Harlem block for Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad passes NY City Council

NEW YORK — The New York City Council on Thursday approved a plan to name a Harlem block in honor of Elijah Muhammad, the controversial late leader of the Nation of Islam.

Tribune News Service

From oil to coffee: A prince's campaign to rebrand Saudi identity

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — As diplomatic victories go, it may not seem like much: The United Nations recognized the Khawlani coffee bean as part of the "intangible cultural heritage" of Saudi Arabia.

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Report: Saudi Binladin Group fined over 2015 crane collapse

A criminal court has imposed a $5.3 million fine on the Saudi BinLadin Group and sentenced seven people to prison over the collapse of a crane ahead of the 2015 hajj pilgrimage

The Independent UK

‘We would’ve never filed a case’: Behind rise in Haryana ‘love jihad’ FIRs, vigilantes, misuse of new law

Sanskriti Shukla converted to Islam before she married Javed Khan last year in Haryana’s Faridabad. They had been in a relationship for seven years, but they are now in hiding after threats from Hindutva vigilantes, including the Bajrang Dal and the Bittu Bajrangi-led Gau Raksha Bajrang Force.

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Commentary: How blasphemy laws are used to serve political ends

On Jan. 17, Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously voted to expand the country’s laws on blasphemy, which already carried the death penalty for insulting the prophet Muhammad. Now anyone in Pakistan deemed to have insulted the prophet’s companions, which could include thousands of early Muslims, can face life imprisonment.

Los Angeles Times

'Hijab Butch Blues' challenges stereotypes and upholds activist self-care

Lamya H's memoir is a study guide on Islam and a queer manifesto that follows them from a childhood a move to the U.S. through questions of faith, gender and sexuality.

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Arab leaders condemn Israeli actions in Jerusalem, West Bank

Dozens of leaders and senior officials from Arab and Islamic countries have condemned recent Israeli measures in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, where violence has surged between Israel and the Palestinians

The Independent UK

Counter-terror report falsely claims there have been no recent far-right attacks in UK

William Shawcross called for Prevent to focus on Islamists after missing out two far-right terror attacks

The Independent UK

The Prevent review feeds a political lie: that fighting the far right lets Islamist terrorists off the hook

Many hoped for an impartial examination of the threat, what works and what doesn’t. Those hopes have been dashed, says Sunder Katwala, director of British Future

The Guardian - UK

US man convicted of aiding Islamic State as sniper, trainer

A former New York stockbroker-turned-Islamic State group militant has been convicted of becoming a sniper and trainer for the extremist group during its brutal reign in Syria and Iraq

The Independent UK

Review of UK Prevent strategy to call for more focus on Islamist terrorism

Report on counter-extremism programme to say attention must shift to Islamist radicalisation instead of rightwing terrorism

The Guardian - UK

The politics of blasphemy: Why Pakistan and some other Muslim countries are passing new blasphemy laws

On Jan. 17, 2023, Pakistan’s National Assembly unanimously voted to expand the country’s laws on blasphemy, which carries the death penalty for insulting the Prophet Muhammad. The new law now extends the punishment to those deemed to have insulted the prophet’s companions, which could include thousands of early Muslims, with…

The Conversation

Pakistan blocks Wikipedia, says it hurt Muslim sentiments

A spokesperson for Pakistan’s media regulator says it has blocked Wikipedia for hurting Muslim sentiment by not removing allegedly blasphemous content

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Pakistan's Musharraf, military ruler who allied with the U.S. and promoted moderate Islam

Pervez Musharraf, the four-star general who ruled Pakistan for nearly a decade after seizing power in a bloodless coup in 1999, oversaw rapid economic growth and attempted to usher in socially liberal values in the conservative Muslim country.

The Conversation

The incredible story of how East African culture shaped the music of a state in India

The term Siddi refers to Afro-Indians – Africans who mixed with Indians through marriage and relationships. Africans crossed the Indian Ocean and arrived in India during the 1200s, 1300s and 1400s. They were transported by Islamic invaders and Portuguese colonisers as enslaved people, palace guards, army chiefs, harem keepers, spiritual…

The Guardian - UK

Inside Villa Somalia: 72 hours with the president of ‘the most dangerous country in the world’

Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says the county’s factions can find peace, political Islam need not be violent and democracy can grow. Here’s his exclusive interview with the Observer

The Independent UK

Erdogan: Sweden can't join NATO if Quran-burning is allowed

Turkey's president has reaffirmed that Turkey won’t allow Sweden to join the NATO military alliance as long as it permits protests desecrating Islam’s holy book

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Muslim-American opinions on abortion are complex. What does Islam actually say?

Since the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to an abortion, many Muslims Americans have been turning to their faith to try to figure out: What does Islam say about the issue?

Tribune News Service

NYC Council members clash over plan to name Harlem block for Muslim leader Elijah Muhammad

NEW YORK — Members of the New York City Council clashed Tuesday over a proposal to name a Harlem block in honor of Elijah Muhammad, the controversial late leader of the Nation of Islam.

The Conversation

Pope Francis in DRC and South Sudan: one of his most challenging visits ever

On 31 January, Pope Francis departed from Rome to central Africa, to visit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its neighbouring state South Sudan. The visit was previously scheduled for 2022, but did not take place because of the pope’s health issues.

The Independent UK

Indonesian Muslims protest Quran burning in Sweden

Hundreds of Indonesian Muslims have marched to the heavily guarded Swedish Embassy in Jakarta to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book by far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands

The Guardian - US

Trial of man behind New York’s worst terror attack since 9/11 details path to radicalization

Sayfullo Saipov was convicted for the 2017 New York City truck attack and now awaits a decision on whether he lives or dies

The Independent UK

Protests across the Middle East against far-right Quran burning

Angry protesters in several Middle Eastern countries have gathered to denounce the recent desecration of Islam’s holy book by a far-right activists in Sweden and the Netherlands

Asharq Al-Awsat

King Abdullah Meets Israeli PM Netanyahu in Surprise Jordan Visit

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise trip to Jordan on Tuesday for talks with King Abdullah, who the royal court said underlined the need for Israel to respect the status quo of the Al-Aqsa mosque. Far-right Israeli national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir toured the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, which…

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