Tag: Muslims
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