Islamic — GB

One Nation leader’s ‘how can you tell me there are good Muslims?’ remarks were the subject of complaints, but police say the matter has now been finalised Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian federal police…

The queer community has lost resources and protection due to decisions made by the people now mouthing solidarity in public It feels like a well-rehearsed script. First come the flowers, then the pious statements. One after another, mainstream German politicians have lined up to claim that the…

Olympian and Labor Friends of Israel patron shared posts about Palestinians that were ‘dehumanising’, Muslim advocacy group alleges Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Former Labor senator Nova Peris has been accused of amplifying anti-Muslim and anti-Palestinian content by…

Jalsa Salana in Hampshire has had enhanced support from police, emergency services and local authorities Security has been increased by several hundred additional staff at the UK’s largest Muslim convention, Jalsa Salana, alongside enhanced coordination with police, emergency services and local…

A report on the Spectator’s coverage of Muslims makes for grim reading. Conservatism is now focused on this minority to the exclusion of everything else I start this column already resigned to the tune out, to the glaze over, the click away. This is not to say that I do not have faith in you, dear…

Five years after the ultra-conservative Islamists retook Afghanistan, students describe male pupils being beaten for minor rule breaches and inexperienced teachers struggling to deliver lessons Before he leaves for Kabul University each morning, Hashmat* checks his face for the beard he has been…

Whenever I wore the baggy green, I was reminded of what that cap represented – a team that was stronger because each player brought something different A cricket scorecard is pretty straightforward. It shows you how many runs you scored, how long you played and whether your team won or lost.…

Hotel did not allow two Muslim women to wear full-body bathing suit, which has become bugbear of European far right An Austrian court has found an alpine hotel’s ban on burkinis discriminatory, a politically explosive ruling in a country where the far right is on the rise. The full-body bathing…

Rising heat in Saudi Arabia threatens millions of Muslim pilgrims – but cutting fossil fuels would keep it safer Global heating has “fundamentally altered” the climate of Mecca and is exposing millions of hajj pilgrims to extreme and dangerous heat even in months outside summer, new analysis has…

Alieu and Isatu Wurie died during the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as temperatures exceeded 120F A Maryland couple died recently while completing the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia amid extreme heat. Alieu Wurie, 71, and Isatu Wurie, 65, of Bowie, Maryland, were among the more than 1,300 people…

Riyadh says more than four-fifths did not have permit to make pilgrimage to Mecca, where temperatures hit 51.8C At least 1,300 people have died during the hajj pilgrimage, which took place during intense heat, Saudi Arabia has said, adding that most of the deceased did not have official permits.…

PM orders 16 companies to be stripped of licences amid hundreds of deaths, many attributed to extreme heat The Egyptian prime minister, Mostafa Madbouly, has ordered 16 tourism companies to be stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor’s office for illegally…

Hoda Nagib and her husband had walked 20km in the baking sun in Saudi Arabia while on Mecca pilgrimage Hoda Nagib and her husband had walked 20km in the baking sun in Saudi Arabia when she told him that she needed to rest. The couple, who are in their 60s, had just scaled Mount Arafat, along with…

Saudi authorities said they sent away unregistered pilgrims but many appear to have taken part without access to cooler spaces The death toll from this year’s hajj has exceeded 1,000, with more than half of the victims unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi…

Relatives seek news of missing loved ones after hundreds reported dead as temperatures hit 51.8C in Saudi Arabia Friends and family of missing hajj pilgrims have been searching hospitals and pleading online for news, fearing the worst after hundreds died during the annual rites in Saudi Arabia.…

At least 320 of the dead are from Egypt and Saudi officials report treating more than 2,000 people for heat stress At least 550 pilgrims have died during the hajj, underscoring the gruelling nature of the pilgrimage which again unfolded in scorching temperatures this year. At least 323 of those who…

Jordanians died in Saudi Arabia after suffering heatstroke, said officials, with temperatures reaching 47C in Mecca At least 14 Jordanian pilgrims have died while on the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as temperatures soar in the kingdom. Jordan’s foreign ministry said “14 Jordanian pilgrims died…

People struggling in the swelter was a common sight, especially after day-long outdoor prayers at Mount Arafat More than 2,000 people suffered heat stress during the hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said on Thursday, after temperatures soared to 48C (118F). Over 1.8 million Muslim worshippers…