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The largest Islamic convention in the UK is taking place this weekend where around 40,000 Muslims will gather from at home and overseas.

The Italian breathed life into Syria’s Mar Musa and championed interreligious understanding, until he disappeared.

Shaykh Dr Umar Al-Qadri, said the late singer was a ‘hijab-wearing woman who represents the very diverse and inclusive world that we are in today’.

When news broke July 26, 2023, that the gifted Irish singer Sinead O’Connor had died, stories of her most famous performance circulated amid the grief and shock.

Incidents of the Koran being publicly burnt in Sweden and Denmark have caused huge offence and upset across the Islamic world and sparked condemnation from European leaders. 

A controversial low-budget Indian feature film The Kerala Story, about a discredited anti-Muslim conspiracy theory, has been causing a political storm, going all the way to India’s Supreme Court.

The visit by Itamar Ben-Gvir threatens to inflame tensions further after months of violence

Muslim group in Hyderabad objects to Smriti Irani's statement on waqf boards not having authority to excommunicate. Group claims stance based on Islamic theology and consensus of Islamic scholars. Ahmadiya community challenged AP State Waqf Board's resolution in 2012. Indian Constitution speaks of diversity and right to follow faith. Telangana…

O’Connor converted to Islam in 2018, a key moment of her life some say is not highlighted in tributes.

The visit comes as some hardline Israeli Jewish settlers promote the destruction of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The Nothing Compares 2 U singer was a major cultural figure who was unafraid to stand up for what she believed in.