Muhsin Hendricks, world’s ‘first openly gay imam’, shot dead in South Africa
Police say motive for killing of Hendricks, who ran a mosque for LGBTQ+ Muslims near Cape Town, is unknown Muhsin Hendricks, considered the world’s “first...
Category : Islam
Religious groups ‘spending billions to counter gender-equality education’
Report reveals how US Christians, Catholic schools and Islamists fight sex education, LGBTQ+ and equal rights Extreme religious groups and political parties are targeting schools...
Last major Arabic-style mosque in China loses its domes
Exclusive: Experts say changes to Grand Mosque of Shadian mark completion of five-year sinification campaign The last major mosque in China to have retained Arabic-style...
Africa’s largest mosque inaugurated in Algeria after years of delays
Prayer room of Great Mosque of Algiers, beset by political wrangling and cost overruns, accommodates 120,000 people Algeria has inaugurated a gigantic mosque on its...
Coldplay concert to go ahead in Malaysia amid opposition from conservative Muslims
‘Kill switch’ to cut power in case of an ‘unwanted incident’ was discussed, but the band’s support of Palestine has endeared them to prime minister...
Sudan paramilitary group boasts of detaining Islamists
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces, wants to frame Islamist opponents as a threat Hundreds of Islamist leaders and activists in Sudan...
Hit TV drama sparks calls for reform of Egypt’s oppressive guardianship law
Under Guardianship, broadcast during Ramadan, highlights the issues faced by women and children after the death of a father Two Egyptian MPs have called for...
Sudan court sentences three men to hand amputation for stealing
The verdict, the first of its kind in almost a decade, has shocked many who fear country is sliding back into state extremism Three Sudanese...
Sudan woman faces death by stoning for adultery in first case for a decade
Campaigners say sentence amounts to torture amid fears that country’s new regime is rolling back women’s rights A woman in Sudan has been sentenced to...
Female student in Nigeria beaten to death over ‘blasphemy’
Witnesses say police failed to disperse mob of fellow students in Sokoto who set victim on fire following WhatsApp comments A female student in Nigeria...
