Fresh hopes for pardon of Lankan housemaid Rizana By MD RASOOLDEEN | ARAB NEWS

  From left : Al-Sheikh Imran Jamaldeen,Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) Chairman Kingsley Ranawake, Secretary Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Ministry Nissanka N Wijeratne and Muslim...

Facing jail: Hind Ahmas, left, could be sentenced to two years in prison for wearing a banned Islamic head covering in France

A 32-year-old mother from France is set to become the first woman ever to be sent to prison for wearing an Islamic veil. Hind Ahmas refuses to accept the legitimacy of a Paris court which has ordered her to spend...

Well Known Movie Actor Changed And follow Simple Muslim Family Life Masha’allah

Queenie Padilla interviewed after performing hajj in Makkah Saudi Arabia. Queenie Padilla is a daughter of the famous celebrity Robin Padilla who has also Embraced Islam. MANILA, Philippines — Actress Queenie...

Emirati girl memorised Quran in 100 days

She gets top position in Islamic contest in Jordan Amina Saeed of the UAE had always dreamed of making an achievement in Islamic studies, so she decided to memorise the Quran and participate in international contests...

The Islamification of Britain: record numbers embrace Muslim faith

The number of Britons converting to Islam has doubled in 10 years. Why? Jerome Taylor and Sarah Morrison investigate     The number of Britons choosing to become Muslims has nearly doubled in the past...

Ramazan Appeal for 2011 – The Ceylon Moor Ladies’ Union

(The Ceylon Moor Ladies’ Union founded in 1936 and incorporated by ACT No. 27 of the Parliament of Ceylon in June 1968 as an Approved Charity) 5th July 2011 Dear brothers & sisters in Islam Assalamu...

British Actress Inspired by Prophet’s Life Myriam Francois-Cerrah Embraces Islam By Reading Islam Staff

I embraced Islam after graduating from Cambridge. Prior to that I was a skeptical Catholic; a believer in God but with a mistrust of organized religion. The Qur’an was pivotal for me. I first tried to approach...

French burka ban descends into farce By Peter Allen in Paris

France's burka ban descended into farce when the first women to be summoned before a European court for illegally wearing the garments were refused entry, because they would not remove their face coverings. Hind...

All Island Best Speaker Contest 2011 By Megara Tegal

  Sabeera Caffoor receiving her award for winning… Relationships, love, deadly mice and Edward Cullen were some of the subjects spoken about at the All Island Best Speaker Contest 2011. Organised...

Muslim Women Tackle Australian Football – Auburn Tigers Women’s AFC

In the rugby league heartlands of Sydney’s western suburbs, a football team called the Auburn Tigers has sprung up. The Auburn Tigers are from a variety of backgrounds, mostly Lebanese, and train to a backdrop...