Year: 2024

London: Muslim women swimmers have won the right to race in loose-fitting full body outfits or ‘burkinis’ while taking part in amateur swimming competitions in England. On a request from the Muslim Women’s Sport Foundation, the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) has relaxed its swimsuit regulations to allow women to wear loose-fitting…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers for the country’s president and foreign minister at a funeral ceremony in Tehran. Ebrahim Raisi and Hossein Amirabdollahian were killed with six others in a helicopter crash on Sunday.

The Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder geared up for the crucial win to secure a place in the Western Conference series semifinal. Thanks to the outstanding performance by Kyrie Irving that helped the Dallas Mavericks take the lead in the series. Dallas Mavericks’s team skills, determination to win, and…

BEAVERTON, Ore. (AP) – Nike has unveiled a hijab for Muslim female athletes. The Nike Pro Hijab has been in development for a year, the company said. Athletes contributed input into the product, and figure skater Zahra Lari was among those who tested it. The pull-on hijab is made of light,…

The 8th annual Islamic Arts Festival took place over the weekend in Spring, just thirty miles north of Houston, which is home to an estimated 200,000 Muslims. This year, over 6,000 people personally visited the event during its two-day run — over 1,000 of them were non-Muslims. Pictured: Khawaja Azimuddin Khawaja Azimuddin,…