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I’ve always thought that Islam has the ability to embed itself so seamlessly and so peacefully within Japanese culture and society, if only we let it. JESSICA AYA HARN We are notoriously known for being private in Japan. And when it comes to religion, we are extra, extra, extra private. It just wouldn’t make sense to be overtly religious in …

Treachery against Islam and Muslims Unlike the creation of Pakistan in 1947, the war of 1971 and the creation of Bangladesh was not based on any plebiscite or consensus of people’s verdict. Hence, the issue continues to haunt again and again the Bengali Muslims’ mind and will survive through centuries as a hot and important political and intellectual issue. When …

 It is hardly necessary to explain to Muslims in any country the importance and usefulness of the Arabic language to them. As far as the Muslims in Sri Lanka are concerned a little thought on this subject would show that the adoption of the Arabic language by them is of very great importance and may even go to the extent …

Protesters gather and hold Palestinian flags in central Johannesburg, on May 23, 2021, as they take part in a counter protest in solidarity with Palestinians in response to a demonstration organised by the South Africa Zionist Federation. [MICHELE SPATARI/AFP via Getty Images]   The plans to sneak Israel quietly into the African Union as an observer state appear to have …

Migrant workers and local converts are swelling the ranks of the country’s small but significant Muslim communityThe number of mosques in Japan has grown from four in the 1980s to 110, a Japanese expert on Islam has said (AFP)There were “hardly any Arabs in the country” says Mohamed Shokeir about the first time he travelled to Japan in 1981 to …

The mosque overcame opposition from Golden Dawn, and now Covid has closed its doors for now. But Greece’s 200,000 Muslims finally have a place of worship   Imam Sidi Mohammed Zaki crosses the light blue carpet and takes his place under the mihrab. Behind him, seven men and, in a separate room, one woman are waiting for Zaki to begin one of the first …