JUNE 28, 2023 – The CIA got into a heated debate after using images of Hajj pilgrims to demonstrate the potential of surveillance and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. Critics say the act perpetuates Islamophobia and raises concerns about the invasion of privacy associated with facial recognition software and thus the impact of these technologies must […]
Wed, June 28, 2023 at 12:21 PM GMT+1 Women who say they have been abandoned by Non-Resident Indian husbands take part in an organiszd protest in Jalandhar, Punjab, India, on March 8, 2019. Credit – Anushree Fadnavis—Reuters In Akalgarh, a village in the northern Indian state of Punjab, Jagdeep Kaur’s family cobbled together a hefty […]
Wed, June 28, 2023 at 11:42 AM GMT+1 Police banned two subsequent requests for protests involving Koran burnings — one by a private individual and one by an organisation, outside the Turkish and Iraqi embassies in Stockholm in February. … organiser plans to burn a Koran outside Stockholm’s main mosque on Wednesday, the start of […]
June 27, 2023 As millions of Muslims all over the globe observe the Day of ‘Arafah today, below are ten things you should know about the day considered the holiest day of the Islamic Hijri lunar year:
By Shawana Aziz – Sunnah Newsletter June 27, 2023 Muslims look into Maqam Ibrahim (The Station of Ibrahim). Inside the Maqam Ibrahim is a stone block where Ibrahim stood to build the Kabah (Photo: iStock by Getty Images). The story of Ibrahim is greatly associated with Hajj because the origin of Hajj is as old as the […]
More than 100 U.S. political leaders have ancestors who were slaveholders June 27, 2023 – Reuters At least 100 members of the last sitting Congress are direct descendants of ancestors who enslaved Black people, representing at least 8% of Democrats in Congress and 28% of Republicans. The group includes Republican senators Mitch McConnell, Lindsey Graham, […]
June 27, 2023 This year set o! Alhamdulilah o! You no see? Five cows, two rams. Emi Ika, Ika of Africa kill five cows, two rams Self-styled ‘wahala’ musician Portable is in high spirits as he gets set to celebrate 2023 Salah in a huge way. Ika of Africa, as he fondly calls himself, professed the year […]
JUNE 27, 2023 The annual Hajj is of great importance to Muslims around the world and is considered one of the Pillars of Islam. “There is no virtue more to the liking of Allah in any day than these days”Holy Prophet (SAWW) [Abu Dawood 2438] SHARE TWEET However, not everyone can participate in the sacred […]
Tue, June 27, 2023 at 12:57 PM GMT+1 If a landmark reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Iran has eased tensions in the Gulf, clouds have also lifted at the hajj pilgrimage, where Iranian visitors finally feel welcome again. Seven years of enmity between the Sunni and Shiite powers had made for a cool reception for […]