From the 1500s through the 1800s, European nations were engaged in a tragic and barbaric practice known as the "slave trade". During this period, over 12 million Africans were boarded onto ships and taken to North and South America to work as slaves. The legacy of this inhumane treatment lives on today, in the form of racism and economic disadvantage …

WHERE HAVE ALL THE NEIGHBOURS GONE? ALUTHGAMA RIOTS AND ITS AFTERMATH

This is one article from a series of travel stories in which we follow Farrukh Younus as he travels around the globe. Farrukh is a young British Muslim from a Pakistani background who has to travel a great deal in his work. In this series, Farrukh shares his adventures, cultural observations, and spiritual contemplations in his search for that which …

HELSINKI – For the first time ever, Finnish and German radio stations announced plans to broadcast the holy book of Qur’an in weekly sessions, accompanied by its translation and interpretation to increase people’s knowledge of Islam. “It’s nice to hear my translation be read aloud,” Professor Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, who translated Qur’an into Finnish, told Yle’s Radio 1 channel. “It is …

Many new Muslims find that it is through the Quran that they become acquainted with Islam and the sudden interest in the faith sends them on a life-changing experience. Once embracing Islam however, getting to know the Quran is even more important – even for born Muslims. It is vital to remember that there are no versions of the Quran, …