Islamic research

The United Nations Joint Programme on AIDS (UNAIDS) estimates that since the start of the global HIV pandemic around 29.4 million people have been infected with HIV. Although many Muslim countries claim that they have not been affected by HIV, this is not true. HIV infections have been reported in …

The Qatari authorities are failing to protect migrant domestic workers who face severe exploitation, including forced labour and physical and sexual violence, Amnesty International said in a new report published today. “My sleep is my break”: Exploitation of domestic workers in Qatar paints a bleak picture of women who have been …

An Al Qaeda member was planning to smash a plane into a US ship in Dubai’s Port Rashid, it has been claimed before a US court. The Americans claim that Abd Al Rahim Al Nashiri was in the process of recruiting a suicide bomb crew to carry out the mission …

Tehran- Even though it was a major exporter of crude oil and held some of the world’s most largest natural gas reserves, Iran made a compelling case over half-a-century ago that it needed, almost immediately, to produce an additional 20,000 megawatts of electricity by constructing 23 nuclear power plants.  At …

Saudi Ambassador to Tehran Abdulrahman bin Gharman al-Shihri underlined Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s important role in strengthening unity and solidarity in the Muslim world. The Saudi ambassador made the remarks in a meeting with Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Ayatollah Mohsen Araki in …

A satellite TV station based in suburban England is being investigated after allegations it broadcast a cleric’s “hate sermons” and “vile rants” to audiences across the Middle East. The UK’s independent television regulator says it has launched an investigation into Fadak TV, which was founded by Sheikh Yasser al-Habib. The …

Dr Mohammed Naseem, the founder and chairman of Birmingham Central Mosque, has passed away aged 90 at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. Dr Naseem was one of the most outspoken and sometimes controversial leaders of the British Muslim community over many decades. In a statement The Muslim Council of Britain …

Debate heats up as UAE considers new law requiring mothers, to nurse their children until the age of two  Dubai, United Arab Emirates – It is one of the most personal decisions facing any new mother. But in the UAE, the question of whether or not to breastfeed has in recent months, …

A man who beheaded his teenage girlfriend with a kitchen knife has been found guilty of her murder. Pizza delivery driver Aras Hussein decapitated 18-year-old student Reema Ramzan at his flat in Sheffield in June before stabbing himself in the chest. The 21-year-old was jailed for life at Sheffield Crown …

LONDON: Members of the racist English Defence League (EDL) staged a protest outside Regent’s Park Mosque here during Jummah prayers, attempting to spark confrontation between the worshippers and the EDL but the Metropolitan police intervened to stop the break out of violence. Dozens of EDL members arrived outside London’s historic …