In Mecca, a fortunate few pray for a pandemic-free world
In years before the coronavirus, some 3 million white-clad pilgrims from across the world flocked to Islam’s holiest sites to attend haj under Saudi A
Islamic Forum
Islamic Forum
Fuad Honda, the Japanese Muslim reinterpreting Arabic calligraphy
Tokyo-born Fuad Kouichi Honda is widely recognized as one of the world’s top Arabic calligraphers. The native Japanese Muslim, who teaches at Daito Bu
Muslims begin downsized hajj amid pandemic
Mask-clad Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday began the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outb
On Magu, magun and corruption by the elites (I)
And thus it happened. It was late in the afternoon. The man was seated all alone in the garden. He was busy reading one of the newspapers for the day.
Turkey appoints imams, muezzins for Hagia Sophia mosque
Turkey’s top religious authority on Thursday appointed three imams and five muezzins to Hagia Sophia Mosque, an iconic landmark in İstanbul set to ope