More than 90 Muslim scholars, community leaders and institutions are calling on Muslim nations to leverage their influence to end what they described as escalating genocide in Gaza by Israeli forces.
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Drought-stricken Algeria plans to import 1 million sheep ahead of Islam’s Eid Al-Adha
North Africa is enduring its seventh consecutive year of extreme heat and below-average rainfall. The drought has shrunk harvests and driven up the price of animal feed needed to raise livestock.
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The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and a philanthropist, dies at 88
Considered by followers to be a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad, His Highness Prince Karim Aga Khan IV was a student when his grandfather picked him to lead the Shia Ismaili Muslim diaspora.
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Pope Francis and Indonesia’s top imam make a joint call for religious harmony
The pope’s meeting with the Muslim leader in Jakarta comes during the first leg of an intense 11-day, four-nation tour in Asia and Oceania.
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Hundreds of Muslim pilgrims died in heat-stricken Hajj
Collective prayers and struggles are core to Islam’s Hajj, but heat took a toll this year: Hundreds died and thousands sought treatment for heat exhaustion.
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Why London’s Muslim mayor needs the same security as the king
London Mayor Sadiq Khan talks to NPR about being a Muslim politician in Britain — and his fears around a second possible Donald Trump presidency.
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Anti-Muslim bias reports skyrocket after Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has released its annual Civil Right Report. It details record-high instances of anti-Muslim hate in the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
