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Muslims mark Eid with masks and prayers amid COVID and conflict

In a typical year, millions would travel to their hometowns to celebrate the end of the fasting month of Ramadan with their families

Filipino Muslims hold subdued Eid’l Fitr celebrations due to COVID-19 pandemic

Eid’l Fitr is an important festival in the Islamic calendar that signals the end of a month-long celebration marked by prayer and fasting

Indonesian teacher dons clown costume to inspire children to learn the...

The teacher dons a colorful clown costume, replete with white and pink face makeup and a red nose, to teach reading

Hands off my hijab! Young Muslim women protest proposed French ban

The amendment to an “anti-separatism” bill has drawn outrage and prompted an online protest under the hashtag #HandsOffMyHijab

Catholic Church opens doors to Ramadan dinners

"We are all the same… If you are Catholic or of another religion and I am Muslim, that’s fine"

Sri Lankan Catholic Church leader calls on Muslims to reject extremism

Groups linked to the so-called Islamic State were responsible for the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks

COVID-19 fears stifle Ramadan in India’s Kashmir

Mosques near empty, minimal business for market vendors as COVID cases surge

‘Christians and Muslims are called to be bearers of hope’ –...

Christians and Muslims should also be “witnesses, restorers and builders” of hope, read the Vatican statement

Indonesia announces internal travel ban during Eid al-Fitr over COVID-19

The world's most populous Muslim-majority nation is gearing up for the start of the holy month of Ramadan next week

Sri Lanka to ban burqa, shut many Islamic schools, minister says

The wearing of the burqa in the majority-Buddhist nation was temporarily banned in 2019 after the bombing of churches

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