Islamic Forum

Islamic Forum

Israel appoints first female Muslim to diplomatic role

The Israeli Foreign Ministry has appointed Rasha Atamny as the state’s representative to Ankara, making her Israel’s first female Muslim d

French Muslim group draws up imams’ charter to fight radicalism

The French Council of Muslim Faith (CFCM) has published a charter regarding the role of imams in society in a bid to stamp out radical Islam. The docu

Australian MP wants to make it illegal to cause religious offence to Muslims

An Australian MP has called for tougher speech laws so that it is illegal to offend Muslims because of their religion. Anne Aly, Australia’s fir

China bans full-face veils, ‘abnormal’ beards in Muslim province

China has banned burqas, veils and “abnormal” beards in a predominantly Muslim province in what it claims is a crackdown on religious extr

NAHCON crashes cost of Hajj accommodation

In its bid to reduce the cost of Hajj for 2017, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has negotiated the cost of accommodation to be used b