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INDONESIAN YOUTH: SAUDI ARABIA HAS 'POLITICISED' HAJJ
Officials should urge Saudi Arabia to abandon restrictions on the right to worship, Hasheem said... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN CALLS ARMY IN AS 'BLASPHEMY' CLASHES RAGE
Pakistan's government has called on the army to deploy, after police were unable to break up a sit-in by religious hardliners. Islamist party activists on... READ MORE›
PROTESTS ENTER 2ND DAY IN PAKISTAN, BUT REMAIN LARGELY PEACEFUL
It is part of the mainstream Barelvi sect of Sunni Islam, has disavowed violence and focuses on reverence for Muhammad... READ MORE›
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AHEAD OF HAJJ, SAUDI IMAM DECRIES INTER-MUSLIM CONFLICT
Saudi Arabia says Qatar is seeking to politicise the ritual for diplomatic gains... READ MORE›
HAJJ 2016: MORE THAN 1.5M MUSLIMS DESCEND ON MINA
On the first day of Hajj, Muslims gather at Mina, the scene of last years deadly stampede, which killed hundreds... READ MORE›
HOPES FADE FOR QATAR RESIDENTS TO PERFORM HAJJ
Qatari authorities subsequently accused Saudi Arabia of politicising Hajj and jeopardising the pilgrimage to Mecca by refusing to guarantee their pilgrims' safety... READ MORE›
SUICIDE BOMBING NEAR SAUDI HOLY SITE
The mosque is the burial place of the Prophet Muhammad and Medina the second-holiest city in Islam after Mecca... READ MORE›
HAJJ 2016: PILGRIMS GATHER AT MOUNT ARAFAT FOR KEY RITE
Last year's Hajj was marred by a stampede that killed 769 pilgrims - the highest Hajj death toll since a crush in 1990... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP'S POLICIES WORRY MUSLIMS AT HAJJ
Pilgrims say people are irritated, angry, and worried about US president's policies targeting Muslims... READ MORE›
SCORCHING 'HEAT DOME' OVER MIDDLE EAST SEES TEMPERATURES SOAR TO 165F IN IRAN
But some of the most affluent figures in the Middle East are blissfully unaware of the scorching heat, such as Saudia Arabia's King Salman... READ MORE›
MUSLIMS AROUND THE WORLD GATHER SACRIFICE ANIMALS FOR EID AL-ADHA
The Islamic holy book tells how Allah demanded that Ibrahim sacrifice his first son, Ishmael, in an act of subservience to his god... READ MORE›
SNAPCHAT'S SNEAK PEEK INTO MECCA WINS OVER SOCIAL MEDIA
Millions of Muslims travelled to Mecca with Snapchat documenting the event with the hashtag Mecca Live... READ MORE›
EXTREME HEATWAVES COULD PUSH GULF CLIMATE BEYOND HUMAN ENDURANCE, STUDY SHOWS
Oil and gas rich nations in the region, particularly Saudi Arabia, have frequently tried to frustrate international climate change negotiations... READ MORE›
SCORES DEAD IN CRANE COLLAPSE IN MECCA'S GRAND MOSQUE
The Grand Mosque or Great Mosque of Mecca also known as Masjid al-Haram is the largest mosque in the world... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 717 KILLED AND HUNDREDS INJURED IN CRUSH DURING HAJJ
The government of Saudi Arabia must accept the huge responsibility for this catastrophe, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said after 131 Iranian citizens died... READ MORE›
THE ISLAMIC STATES TRAP FOR EUROPE
The continuing influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa creates a perfect environment for the Islamic State's campaign... READ MORE›
'THE FIRE IS HERE NOW, GOODBYE'
London tower fire First victim named as Syrian refugee Mohammad al-Haj Ali... READ MORE›
SAUDI WOMEN REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Two women in Saudi Arabia made history last week when they became the country's first registered female voters, according to local media... READ MORE›
PARIS ATTACKS: THE MUSLIM VICTIMS OF TERRORIST BULLETS
North Africa joins mourning for Paris atrocities as children of Frances colonial legacy numbered among the 129 killed by Isis... READ MORE›
A REPUBLICAN SENATOR VISITED A MOSQUE TO SPEAK UP FOR RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE
Because like Muslims, Mormons do not drink alcohol, our trip to the temple is usually followed by a stop at Dairy Queen... READ MORE›
SAUDIS FOIL PLOT TO ATTACK GRAND MOSQUE
Security forces in Saudi Arabia say they've disrupted a plot to attack the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca... READ MORE›
BRADFORD DAWOOD FAMILY 'SPLIT TO CROSS SYRIA BORDER'
Sisters Khadija Sugra and Zohra Dawood and their children went missing after travelling to Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
AL-AZHAR TOP CLERIC CALLS FOR RELIGIOUS TEACHING REFORM
'Bad interpretations' Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb condemned terrorism at the opening of a three-day counter-terrorism forum in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia... READ MORE›
HAJJ PREP SEARCH SOUL BUY STURDY SHOES PAY THE DENTIST
If you buy them in Mecca or Medina, it's around 35 a kilo... READ MORE›
HAJI ALI DARGAH: MUMBAI MOSQUE TO LIFT BAN ON WOMEN
Haji Ali Dargah trust tells court it will allow women to enter inner sanctum of 15th century mausoleum near Mumbai... READ MORE›
'OLDEST-EVER' KORAN COULD PROVE HOLY BOOK IS DIRECT RECORD OF MOHAMED'S TEACHING
Fragments of 'world's oldest known Koran' unlikely to pre-date Prophet Mohamed, says expert... READ MORE›
HOW BOKO HARAM COURTED AND JOINED ISIS
In July 2014 Boko Haram began adding the Islamic State's flag and signature Islamic chant to its videos... READ MORE›
UK MEDICAL STUDENT 'RECRUITED FOR IS' AT UNIVERSITY IN SUDAN
The students were recruited in Sudan where Mr Fakhri had studied... READ MORE›
SYRIA DENOUNCES SAUDI CRITICISM OF IRAN ON PEACE TALKS
Until two weeks ago the idea that Saudi Arabia and Iran would sit at the same table was unthinkable... READ MORE›
SAUDI ARABIA PROMISES INVESTIGATION AFTER CRANE COLLAPSE KILLS 107 IN MECCA'S GRAND MOSQUE
The Grand Mosque is usually at its most crowded on Fridays, the Muslim day of prayer... READ MORE›
'MUSLIMS HAVE TO STAND UP' TO ANTI-ISLAMIC SPEECH
Muhammad Ali on Donald Trump 'Muslims have to stand up' to anti-Islamic speech... READ MORE›
DEATH TOLL FROM HAJJ STAMPEDE REACHES 2411 IN NEW ESTIMATE
A virtual news blackout on the disaster has prevailed in Saudi Arabia's news media since... READ MORE›
ISLAMIC STATE IS RUBBING ITS HANDS WITH GLEE OVER THE SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS
The media have focused on the human tragedy of the tens or hundreds of thousands of people from areas under the bloodthirsty murderers of Isil... READ MORE›