• 17 June
    • egal youths hold symposium on role of Islam in Africa Dakar, The Muslim Youth Society here has held the second symposium, this one under the theme “The Central Role of Islam inAfrica,” and among those who participate...
    • 16 June
    • ing Project Exemplifying the Islamic Concept of Self-Help RIYADH, The Prince Abdullah ibn Abdul Aziz Foundation for Housing and Development began as a vision of Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy premier and commander of t...
    • 15 June
    • amic Bank Thailand keen on Brunei deal Brunei Darussalam proves that it is still a good haven for investments when the Islamic Bank of Thailand expressed its interest to invest in the country's petroleum industry. The d...
    • 14 June
    • egal: IIRO distributes rice to the poor Dakar The Jeddah-based International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) has distributed 60 tons of rice to the poor in various parts of the country. The distribution exercise was ...
    • 1 June
    • : Islamic capital market progressing well THE Malaysian Islamic capital market (ICM) witnessed encouraging developments last year as the Securities Commission (SC), in collaboration with market participants, took furthe...
    • 9 April
    • Seminar of Family Law, British and Islamic The Seminar of Family Law, British and Islamic: A Comparative Study will be held on22 May 2003by Abdul Alim Khan.This seminar has organized bythe Islamic College for Adva...
    • 8 April
    • lim students open mosque for public in U.S Ali, third-year graduate student in economics, said MSA has had the open house at the Islamic Center, 1224 Hilton Heights Road, Consas, each of the three years he has be...
    • 7 April
    • Aims to Take Islamic Investment Globally Saudi Arabia’s National Commercial Bank (NCB) seems to have embarked on an interesting new strategy aiming to make Islamic investment products available globally to the M...
    • 6 April
    • ol Burns outside Virginia Mosque April 5th 2003 The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on the FBI to assist in the investigation of a fire that destroyed a school bus outside a Northern V...
    • 5 April
    • r’an body holds annual general meeting The Holy Qur’an Memorization International Organization, an offshoot of the Makkah-based Muslim World League (MWL), has held its second annual general meeting, under the cha...
    • 29 April
    • ns offer place to pray to Muslims CHINO HILLS — when a fire severely damaged the Baitul Hameed Mosque in Chino last Saturday, the hundreds of Muslim worshippers had no idea how many friends they had in the Chino Va...
    • 22 April
    • to open stand-alone Islamic banking branches The National bank of Pakistan (NBP), which has a customer base of over nine million, said in its annual report for 2002 that it was planning to open stand-alone Islami...
    • 21 April
    • The Central Zone Conference of Islamic Society of North America will be held on Friday, May 23rd and Sunday, May 25th in Overland Park Convention Center (Interstate 435 & Nall) .The Kansas City Muslim community fee...
    • 15 April
    • oaching in Islamic studies DOHA, April 15th: The MES Indian School is offering free coaching classes in Islamic studies after the regular school hours. The classes would cover the Holy Quran, Islamic history, Akhl...
    • 14 April
    • Islamic products seen in the market The Islamic capital markets offer a range of products with an international appeal to suit the financial needs of issuers, but most Malaysian issuers have not bothered to vent...
    • 12 April
    • of Khyber to set up Islamic banking branch PESHAWAR: The Bank of Khyber will open a separate branch to launch interest-free banking system in the Frontier province accomplishing the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal’s (MM...
    • 8 May
    • ong way to go for Islamic calligraphy KUALA LUMPUR Islamic calligraphy by Malaysian artists have yet to reach international standards and it will probably take them another two years to win major awards, said Na...
    • 7 May
    • HE WAY OF MEDITATION AND CONTEMPLATION (U.S) A RARE WEEKEND GATHERING OF GREAT SPIRITUAL TEACHERS FROM THE FIVE MAJOR RELIGIONS Father Thomas Keating (Christianity - Cistercian Order), Swami Atmarupananda (Hi...
    • 31 May
    • amic Conference ministers meet in Iran The 30th gathering of foreign ministers and representatives from the Organization of Islamic Conference kicked off inTehran in the presence of Iranian President Muhammad Khat...
    • 27 May
    • osals finalized for Islamic system ISLAMABAD, The religious affairs committee of ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) has finalized its recommendations to transform the country's political and economic po...
    • 26 May
    • Kuwait sends aid to Ammara Kuwait City, The Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society has dispatched the 15th consignment of aid from the people ofKuwait to the people of Iraq, specifically to the people of Ammara city, according to...
    • 23 May
    • Saudi Arabia to restore Madina’s ancient landmark s Medina, The Saudi Government has decided that it would restore the ancient landmarks of Madina city, mostly those to the north of the Prophet’s Mosque, covering an ...
    • 22 May
    • Ople to attend meeting of Islamic foreign ministers PHILIPPINE Foreign Secretary Blas Ople has been invited to attend a plenary meeting of his Islamic counterparts inIran next week, an official said Wednesday. The in...
    • 20 May
    • rain, new Islamic liquidity centre Bahrain has officially launched its new USD20m Liquity Management Centre to provide short and medium term Islamic liquidity instruments for financial institutions. The LMC will facilitate t...
    • 20 April
    • ewing Malaysia’s Islamic financial system and its way forward THE year 2003 marks the 20th anniversary of the setting up of the first Islamic bank in Malaysia, namely Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd. Such an important an...
    • 2 June
    • lamic teachers leave Cambodia Cambodia says nearly all of the 28 Islamic teachers and their families ordered out of the country in a crackdown on Muslim militancy, have left of their own accord. The Interior min...
    • 19 May
    • fri Bolkiah College holds Nasyid contest In conjunction with the Islamic New Year 1424, a Nasyid competition was held between groups of students in Jefri Bolkiah College, yesterday morning. The event was also hel...
    • 18 May
    • Islam Growing Rapidly In The Suburbs US/Central SOUTH BRUNSWICK,N.J.(AP)Just off one of the busiest highways in this rapidly growing suburb sits the new face of Islam inAmerica. The Islamic Society of Central J...
    • 17 May
    • lars slam Western meddling in Muslim affairs ABU DHABI Scholars taking part in a one-day symposium that focused on Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad's policies roundly criticized the West f...
    • 14 May
    • A bullish about increased activities on LFX KUALA LUMPUR Bank Negara Malaysia governor Tan Sri Dr Zeti Akhtar Aziz Tuesday said the Labuan International Financial Exchange's (LFX) activities are expected to increas...
    • 13 May
    • ty gears up for Eid Miladun Nabi celebrations LAHORE, The 1477th Jashn-e-Eid Milad-un-Nabi, the birthday celebration of Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be upon Him), will be observed with religious fervor on May 15 acros...
    • 12 May
    • AMY appeals for help for Sierra Leone’s refugees Jeddah, Dr. Abdul Wahhab Noorwali, assistant secretary-general of WAMY (Makkah Regional Branch) has appealed to Muslims everywhere, particularly the philanthropist...
    • 11 May
    • chief chairs key meeting Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) governor Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa chaired the second meeting of the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) in Jeddah; Saudi Arabia.The event was...
    • 10 May
    • ypt: Curricula revision to be implemented soon Cairo, Egypt’s Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research will soon embark on the revision of the curricular of Colleges of Technology and those of Islamic...
    • Charlie Chaplin
    • plin "Laughter should dimple the cheek, not furrow the brow." Feltham Charlie Chaplin was a man who definitely dimpled millions of cheeks in the early 1900's. And even though his films were in black ...
    • 8 july
    • r 500 years, Granada's Muslims get their mosque After a wait of more than 500 years, Spanish Muslims have finally succeeded in building a mosque of their own in the shadow of the Alhambra, once the symbol of Islamic power...
    • 7 july
    • joined twin sisters, 29, set for risky separation surgery SINGAPORE Iranian Muslim twin sisters, joined at the head, said Saturday their fate was in God's hands as they prepared for a marathon operation that could final...
    • 6 july
    • t Islamic forms joint venture with Shurgard Europe UAE First Islamic Investment Bank (First Islamic) has formed a joint venture with Shurgard Self-Storage SCA (Shurgard Europe) to develop up to 38 self-storage facilities ...
    • 5 july
    • udis Quietly Promote Strict Islam in Indonesia AKARTA, In high school, Atep Arofiq was fascinated by Islamic studies, and with meager means for higher education, a free institution financed by Saudi Arabia in this bustl...
    • 3 july
    • amic orientation course begins at Ideal DOHA Sheikh Mustafa Al Sairafee, a Doha-based Islamic scholar and preacher, has urged students to take every opportunity to learn about Islamic principles and adhere to them. Inau...
    • 2 july
    • C to offer Islamic mortgages HSBC is to become the first UK high street bank to offer mortgages and current accounts designed to comply with Islamic law. The facilities will allow the almost two million Muslims in the UK...