North Kalimantan Province, Indonesia. (NordNordWest, Creative Commons) SURABAYA, Indonesia (Morning Star News) – Muslims in a village in northeastern Indonesia’s portion of Borneo Island prohibited a church from constructing a worship building, sources said. Local leaders of Selumit village, in Tarakan City in North Kalimantan Province, stated in a Feb. 28 letter that Mawar Sharon Christian […]
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UK’s ‘Prevent’ program legitimises racist attitudes towards Muslims


UK's anti-radicalisation strategy legitimises racist attitudes towards Muslims, while creating self-censorship in public, according to an expert, Anadolu News Agency reports. Speaking to Anadolu, Tarek Younis, a senior lecturer at the University of Middlesex in London, said the government's controversial anti-radicalisation program "Prevent" legitimises racist attitudes, especially towards Muslims. "Prevent" is the government's controversial anti-radicalisation […]
Calls for Muslims in Europe to #CheckTheLabel and boycott Israel dates this Ramadan


Muslims across Europe are being encouraged to #CheckTheLabel and boycott Israeli dates this Ramadan to make sure they are not breaking their fasts with the "taste of apartheid". Israel is the world's largest producer of Medjoul dates, with 50 per cent of Israel's dates exported to Europe. These dates are then sold in major supermarkets […]
What Ilhan Omar’s removal from HFAC means for American Muslims


Rep. Ilhan Omar’s insulting removal from the House Foreign Affairs Committee is a stark reminder of where Muslim Americans stand in the United States. Source
Hezbollah Officials: Burning of Holy Quran Assaults Dignity of All Muslims


January 23, 2023 Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem stressed that burning of Holy Quran in Sweden is an assault on humanity and the divine religions, a fabricated sedition with Western support, and a clear inability to promote the materialistic concepts in face of the loftiness of Islam. Sheikh Qassem wondered whether insulting 1.5 billion […]
Sabri warns Muslims about dangers surrounding Al-Aqsa Mosque


Sheikh Ekrema Sabri on Friday warned Muslims around the world about the dangers surrounding Al-Aqsa Mosque amidst repeated raids supported by the Israeli government, Al-Watan Voice reported. "Pre-planned Judaisation schemes are being implemented step by step and stage by stage," Sheikh Sabri asserted during Friday khutba, calling for Muslims around the world to recognise these […]
Radical Muslims Kill Christian after Religion Debate


Location of Sironko District north of Mbale, Uganda. (Mapdata 2023 Google) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A 37-year-old father of four was killed on Jan. 2 after participating in a Christian-Muslim debate in eastern Uganda at which 13 Muslims put their faith in Christ, sources said. Ahamada Mafabi was returning from the debate in Nakaloke, […]
‘Halal products not just for Muslims, they are favourites for many people worldwide’


Thanks to its unparalleled standards in such areas as cleanliness and health, halal products are the favourites of people all over the world, not just Muslims, said a top official of the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC), Anadolu News Agency reports. International interest in halal products grows greater each day, Mahmut Sami […]
Al-Qaeda tells Muslims to shun ‘immoral’ Qatar World Cup


Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has called on Muslims around the world to shun the FIFA World Cup currently underway in Qatar, although the terrorist group stopped short of issuing any threats to carry out attacks or calling for acts of violence. AQAP, which is an affiliate based in Yemen, condemned the tournament's host […]
Jews urged to leave Germany for Israel due to anti-Semitic Muslims


The head of a community organization in Brandenburg said in an open letter published on Wednesday that Germany is inherently anti-Semitic and that all Jews who are serious about their faith should leave. He also announced that he is relocating to Israel. Semen Gorelik stated in his message, which was made public by Die Achse […]
New Trend: Muslims ‘escape’ to Europe on jet skis


In order to get to Spain on jet skis, illegal immigrants from Morocco currently spend up to 10,000 euros. In recent months, the use of jet skis to enter Spain illegally from Morocco has increased. Since the jet skis are hard to spot on radar, it is challenging for law enforcement to apprehend both immigrants […]
Christian Evangelists Attacked for Preaching to Muslims in Uganda


Location of Mayuge District, Uganda. (OpenStreetMap contributors, Jarry1250, NordNordWest Wikipedia) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two evangelists in eastern Uganda were beaten and slashed with knives after leading several Muslims to Christ, sources said. Earlier this month Robert Okia, a 43-year-old father of six children, and Wilberforce Mutenga,… Source
Erdoğan’s new challenge: Muslims must cooperate on Western Thrace, Kashmir and Palestine


The provocations against Greece by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan continued in a speech he made on Friday about Islamophobia and deprivation of rights in western Thrace. Speaking at the 12th Ministerial Briefing of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Erdoğan underlined that racist attacks and hate speech against Muslims are on the rise. More specifically, […]
British Muslims raise funds at Friday prayers for devastating Pakistan flood


British Muslims attending Friday prayers at the East London Mosque in Whitechapel donate funds for Pakistan following record monsoon rains that have flooded over a third of the country, affecting more than 33 million people. Pakistan has received twice its usual monsoon rainfall, weather authorities say, but Balochistan and Sindh provinces have seen more than […]
British Muslims raise funds at Friday prayers for devastating Pakistan flood


British Muslims attending Friday prayers at the East London Mosque in Whitechapel donate funds for Pakistan following record monsoon rains that have flooded over a third of the country, affecting more than 33 million people. Pakistan has received twice its usual monsoon rainfall, weather authorities say, but Balochistan and Sindh provinces have seen more than […]
1995: Jewish ‘Prophet’ Benjamin Netanyahu Predicts Muslims Will ‘Bring Down’ World Trade Center


(CNN) During an interview on CNN in November of 2006, Israeli Prime Minister — Benjamin Netanyahu — bragged that — in his 1995 book, Fighting Terrorism : How Democracies Can Defeat Domestic and International Terrorists — he had “predicted” the attack on the World Trade Center. Netanyahu stated, “I wrote a book in 1995 — […]
Libyan Muslims turning to Christianity despite persecution


Photo Credit: Ahmed Kerr/Wikimedia Commons Libya (Mission Network News) — All across the Middle East and North Africa, people are turning away from Islam and following the risen Jesus. But in Libya, new believers often face hostility both from authorities and from their families. Why would they risk persecution to follow Jesus? Sammy works […]
Muslims in Karachi break the fast on the first day of Ramadan


Thousands of Muslims broke the fast at mosques in Karachi on Sunday night as the holy month of Ramadan began in Pakistan. But the war in Ukraine, which has sent energy and food prices soaring, has cast a shadow this year on Islam’s holiest month, where large gatherings over food and family celebrations are a […]
Hardline Muslims Kill Evangelist at Open-Air Event


Mosque in Uganda. (ctsnow’s, Creative Commons) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Hardline Muslims who grew furious at the preaching of a speaker at an open-air evangelistic event last week in eastern Uganda beat him to death and burned his body, sources said. John Michael Okero was quoting verses from the Koran about Christ on Feb. […]
CAIR says Islamophobic group working with Israeli government spied on Muslims for over a decade


Yesterday the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) held a press conference detailing new evidence about spies paid to surveil Muslims. CAIR’s findings show that an anti-Muslim group, working with the Israeli government, spied on prominent Muslims and Muslim organizations for over a decade. Bismillah. Today we are releasing extensive new evidence of an anti-Muslim hate […]
Ethnic Somali Muslims in Kenya Break Pastor’s Leg


Wajir County, Kenya. (NordNordWest, Creative Commons) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – A Somali-born pastor in Kenya is still in severe pain after ethnic Somali Muslims in northeastern Kenya beat him on Dec. 3 for leaving Islam, sources said. The pastor, whose name is withheld for security reasons, said the four Kenyan-born, ethnic Somalis attacked him […]
The Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628 AD and the Rise of the Muslims


The Byzantines and Sasanians were rival powers who fought each other for supremacy in the Middle East. Although the conflict between the two powers began during the 6th century AD, it is in fact a continuation of a much longer rivalry which was started by their predecessors during the 1st century BC. The Byzantine–Sasanian War […]
Horseback Archery Sees Revival Amongst Elite Malaysian Muslims


Horseback archery was commonly used in hunting and warfare in Malaysia for thousands of years. While the ancient discipline declined with the introduction of firearms, it is now seeing something of a revival amongst upper-class Malaysians. “It’s a challenging sport — and Malaysians like a challenge,” explained Syed Abdul Muiz Syed Alias, a 59-year-old veteran […]
Violence against Hindus in Bangladesh and Muslims in India: a case of state failure in one and state inspired, in another?


Image of the recent destruction of Hindu Temple in Comilla, Bangladesh. Source: The Free Press Journal Image of destruction of Muslim properties during the 2020 anti-Muslim riot in Delhi, India. Source: Al Jazeera In India, the sectarian violence against the Muslims, a minority (213 million or 15.5% of the population), are a common occurrence since […]
Muslims Warn Jews To Leave Seine-Saint-Denis, Paris ‘No-Go Zone’ — Jews Cry ‘Antisemitism’


(Algemeiner) The Jewish press is attempting to put an antisemitic spin on a turf war between Muslims and tiny remnant of Jews in what has become a Muslim-dominated neighborhood of Paris: Residents of a heavily Jewish neighborhood in Paris have been targeted in separate incidents this week that involved antisemitic hate mail delivered to their […]
Pastor Killed for Proclaiming Christ to Muslims, Sources Say


Faluku Gaju is arrested in Namakoko B village, Uganda, in connection with the killing of pastor Barnabas Musana. (Morning Star News) NAIROBI, Kenya (Morning Star News) – Two men in eastern Uganda have been charged with murder in the Sept. 12 killing of an evangelist the suspects had harassed and threatened for his role in bringing […]
Two Christians in Pakistan Gunned Down by Muslims Shouting Anti-Christian Slogans


Survivors Call for Culprits to Be Brought to Justice 10/12/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that two Christians in Pakistan were gunned down by a mob of Muslims following a property dispute that turned religious. Local human rights defenders claim that the deadly attack was the result of […]
Prominent leader’s assassination highlights the plight of Rohingya Muslims


A prominent Rohingya Muslim leader has been shot dead in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh. Mohibullah, who was in his late 40s, led one of the largest of several community groups to emerge since more than 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled Myanmar after a military crackdown in August 2017, Al Jazeera reported. He was talking […]