Aiding an African Islamic revival and pushing Muslims to learn martial arts

In this special episode of Muslims Uncensored, Rob and Roshan interview Dilly Hussain after he set up a brand new Islamic media platform in Africa with a focus ...

Al-Aqsa burned 57 years ago today but the threat is far from gone

It’s now 57 years since an arson attack devastated Al-Aqsa Mosque. On this date, 5Pillars’ Robert Carter expresses fresh fears for Islam’s third holiest site as...

Pakistan is at a crisis point – and the Imran Khan hospital farce shows why

The Pakistani authorities’ apparent defiance of a Supreme Court order over Imran Khan’s medical treatment is about far more than the fate of one man, writes Soh...

Palestine Action-linked ‘Barclays Five’ protesters are not terrorists, court rules

Five activists convicted of criminal damage after targeting a Barclays bank in Burnley will not have their offences treated as having a “terrorist connection,” ...

In search of the fez — and Türkiye’s lost Ottoman identity

A century after Atatürk’s Hat Law helped consign the fez to history, Muhammad Siddeeq went searching for one in Istanbul — and found himself confronting Türkiye...

Israel admits killing five-year-old Hind Rajab after two years of denial

The Israeli regime has accepted responsibility for killing five-year-old Hind Rajab in 2024 and officially opened a criminal investigation, after previously den...

Israel launches airstrikes on Syria over suspected Turkish military build-up

Israel has bombed a Syrian airbase 70km from the Turkish border in what analysts say is a direct challenge to Ankara’s growing regional influence — coming short...

Portugal bans niqab in public spaces

Portugal has enacted a controversial law banning the concealment of faces in public spaces, becoming the latest European country to impose restrictions that wil...

UAE-funded mercenary ‘ran covert operation’ against British Muslim activist Anas Altikriti

A UAE-funded mercenary allegedly carried out a covert surveillance operation against prominent British Muslim activist and academic Anas Altikriti on the street...

Reports of anti-Muslim hate in London have surged dramatically in the first six months of this year

New figures from hate-monitoring organisation Tell MAMA show that 1,031 incidents of anti-Muslim hate and prejudice were reported in the capital between January...

Jury refuses to convict seven Palestine Action activists over Elbit factory raid

A jury at the Old Bailey has failed to reach verdicts against seven pro-Palestine activists accused of criminal damage and violent disorder over a Palestine Act...

Syrians demand justice after young man allegedly beaten to death in police detention

The death of a young Syrian man who was allegedly beaten to death following three days in police detention has sparked protests and anger across Syria, as the c...

Tauheedul Islam Girls’ School celebrates another year of outstanding A Level results

An Islamic girls’ school in Blackburn has once again significantly outperformed the national average in its A Level results, with 82% of students securing at le...

Manchester University to restart Tel Aviv partnership despite student opposition

The University of Manchester plans to restart research collaboration with Tel Aviv University, three years after the partnership was suspended during the Gaza w...

Israel records staggering 140,000 migration deficit as people leave in droves

A recent official Knesset report has shown a sharp decline in the number of Israelis returning to the apartheid nation in recent years, alongside a rise in the ...

Indonesia at 81: How Islamic is the world’s largest Muslim nation

Indonesia is celebrating 81 years of independence today, but for many Muslims outside Southeast Asia the world’s largest Muslim-majority country remains surpris...

Five years on, Afghanistan is more Islamic, at peace and free from foreign occupation

Roshan Muhammed Salih argues that five years after the Taliban returned to power, Afghanistan is more Islamic, largely at peace and free from foreign occupation...

UK mosques announce National Day of Prayer for Rain on Sunday

In response to prolonged dry weather and rising ecological concerns across the UK, British Muslim leaders have planned to observe a National Day of Prayer for R...

As England dries out, Muslim scholars recommend praying for rain

As drought grips much of England and heatwaves batter the usually lush country, Muslims scholars are urging a unique response to dealing with the extreme weathe...

Far-right terrorists maintain intent to target UK mosques as youth radicalisation grows

Far-right terrorists continue to pose a serious threat to British mosques, with children and teenagers increasingly appearing in extremism cases, according to a...

Pakistan Independence Day: Secular nationalism remains the main obstacle to Islamic unity

Blogger Najm Al-Din says that Pakistan was supposed to secure the future of the subcontinent’s Muslims. Instead, it helped institutionalise a nationalist order ...

South Africa: Muslims harassed, deported and targeted amid anti-migrant crisis

Vigilante groups in South Africa have been conducting anti-immigrant marches since April, largely targeting African and Asian Muslim migrants, with daily report...

Abdul El-Sayed targeted by tsunami of vile Islamophobic hate after election victory

Anti-Muslim hate targeting newly nominated U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed increased twentyfold in the week after his shock primary victory in Michigan, ac...

Muslim woman illegally deported from India to Bangladesh despite holding Indian documents

A Muslim woman from West Bengal was profiled as an illegal Bangladeshi migrant and forcibly pushed across the Indian border into Bangladesh at 1am — leaving her...

Muslims in Norwich appeal for community support to transform historic pub into mosque

A Muslim association in Norwich is calling on the community to support its bid to transform a historic former pub into a new mosque and Islamic community centre...

Two more charged over murder of Luton Muslim teenager Bilal Nisar

A sixth teenager has been charged with the murder of 17-year-old Bilal Nisar in Luton, whose family have remembered him as an “amazing brother, son, uncle and f...

Why the Islamophobic comedian John Cleese should be de-platformed

Roshan Muhammed Salih argues that the famous comedian John Cleese should be de-platformed by respectable institutions because he has crossed the line from criti...

Syrian criminal court sentences former dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia for war crimes

A Damascus criminal court has convicted Bashar al-Assad of murder, torture and crimes against humanity, sentencing him to death in absentia along with seven oth...

Almost half of Britons want Israeli immigration cut or stopped altogether, poll finds

Nearly half of Britons want immigration from Israel reduced or stopped completely, with Israelis among the least welcome nationalities included in a major YouGo...

A Muslim NATO? Moves to unity are welcome, but let’s be realistic

Muslim activist Abdul Wahid argues that the recent security agreement signed in Makkah between Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan has too many questions to start...