By Arab News
Published: 20 June, 2009

PARIS: France wants to study the small but growing trend of burqa wear, with an eye to possibly banning the Islamic garment from being worn in public, the government’s spokesman said yesterday. Read More...  

By Arab News
Published:12 June, 2009

JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the expansion of the courtyards on the eastern and western sides of the Prophet’s Mosque. Welcoming the decision, Madinah Gov. Prince Abdul Aziz bin Majed said the project would reduce crowding at the mosque and create space for the increasing number of worshippers. Read More...  

By Arab News
Published: 06 June, 2009

As the debate continues within the British government on how to win the hearts and minds of Muslims and why, according to them, Muslims have problems integrating, the facts on the ground point to a very different reality. Read More...  

By Gulf News
Published: 07 May, 2009

Honolulu: Hawaii's state Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill on Wednesday to celebrate 'Islam Day' - over the objections of a few lawmakers who said they didn't want to honour one which is connected to the September 11, 2001, attacks. Read More...  

By Gulf News
Published: 21 May, 2009

Surbaya: Muslim clerics are seeking regulation for online behaviour in Indonesia, saying the exploding popularity of social networking sites like Facebook could encourage illicit sex. Read More...  

By Gulf News
Published: 16 April, 2009

Islamabad: Swat Taliban's spiritual leader and elderly cleric Sufi Mohammad has made a surprise claim saying the verdict of the Islamic courts in Malakand division under the newly signed Adal Regulation cannot be challenged in superior courts of the country. Read More...  

By Alastair Crooke, Special to Gulf News
Published: 16 June, 2009

Disorientated and demoralised, the Islamic community in the early 20th century was under siege from enforced secularism in Turkey, Iran and elsewhere. Read More...