Hard efforts to increase the number of women contesting in Malawi’s first-ever tripartite elections have turned futile after a small number of Muslim women were signed as candidates to represent the religious minority in the southern African nation. More

A Muslim students’ group at Western Washington University have held various events on campus this week as part of Islamic Awareness Week on campus, educating their colleagues about Islam and correcting misconception about the Islamic culture. More

More than one thousand Dubai residents of different nationalities have reverted to Islam over the past few months at the Islamic Information Centre of the Dubai government-run Dar Al Ber Society, making a record in 2014. More

The first ever Italian halal food has opened its door in Bradford, offering a new European flavor to the Muslim professionals who usually face restricted choices in non-halal restaurants. More

Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, has asserted that Arab Spring revolutions have been part of a larger plot by the west to divide these countries in a bid to recolonize them. More

Malawian Muslims will have their first Islamic television channel soon as preparations continue for the construction of its studios and planning of its programs. More

A hijab-clad Greek woman has become the first ever Muslim candidate to represent her country at the coming European Parliament elections, hoping to prevent anti-Muslim discrimination and ensure equality for the religious minority. More

A Saudi court has imprisoned blogger Raif Badawi for 10 years for "insulting Islam" and setting up a liberal web forum, local media report. More

A Birmingham Islamic charity has marked 30 years of providing international aid to people in need worldwide, growing from a small humanitarian charity into a global development agency. More

Taking a closer look at the Muslims’ spiritual journey of hajj, Paris has opened a special exhibition to explore how the life-time journey has changed over hundreds of years, showcasing works of art, photography, rare manuscripts and textiles. More

Muslim leaders in the Czech Republic have voiced deep concerns over a police raid that targeted worshippers during Friday prayers at Islamic institutions in Prague over the weekend, warning that such raids could fuel anti-Muslim sentiments in the European country. More

Thirteen years after a US Muslim police cadet lost his life while helping victims at World Trade Center in 9/11, officials in New York’s Queens Borough have decided to rename a street after the Muslim hero, giving him a deserved honor at last. More