Tag: Islamic

Oxford Islamic professor to face French judge over two alleged rape...

PARIS: Prominent Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan will face a French investigating magistrate Friday after two days of questioning over claims by two women that...

Surrender or be shot in face, senior US soldier tells IS

WASHINGTON: US troops and their allies will shoot Islamic State militants in the face, beat them to death with shovels or drop bombs on...

Rabbani believes OIC failed to become a collective voice

Senate chairman says US decision to jeopardise global peace, infest region with more violence ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani has said that the Organisation of...

Indonesia’s first Islamic school for transgender persons fighting backlash

JAKARTA: When Shinta Ratri prays, like many devout Indonesian women she dons a mukena, a long flowing gown often embroidered with colourful and intricate...

Big boost for Islamic finance in Pakistan

    Taking full advantage of rising popularity of Islamic financial system, Pakistan announced a two per cent tax cut for all Shariah-compliant companies. The tax relief...

CM-made ulema body offers suggestions to make pro-women law ‘Islamic’

The ulema consultation committee formed to weigh the Punjab protection of women against violence act in the light of the holy Quran and Islamic...

Punjab govt asks clerics to help make pro-women law ‘Islamic’

  The Punjab government has issued letters to ulema to seek their opinion regarding Punjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2016. According to a spokesperson...

Pakistan welcomes 34-nation Saudi alliance against terrorism

Pakistan on Wednesday welcomed the formation of the 34-nation Saudi Arabia-led alliance against terrorism and said that it was awaiting further details to decide...

Dubai Islamic Bank reports Rs 211m profit

The Board of Directors of Dubai Islamic Bank Pakistan Limited (DIBPL) recently held a meeting to approve its financial statements for the year ended...

Sultan of Brunei introduces Islamic punishments

The Sultan of Brunei on Tuesday announced the phased introduction of Islamic punishments including death by stoning for crimes such as adultery, in the...

SBP launches mass media campaign to promote Islamic Banking

State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Yaseen Anwar on Thursday said that rigorous efforts were required to enhance the depth and scope of the...

Bomb jolts Peshawar University

A bomb explosion on Wednesday jolted the Institute of Islamic and Arabic Studies of the Peshawar University. Bomb Disposal Squad official Abdul Haq said...

POB to conduct 5,000 free eye surgeries, impart trainings

Prevention of Blindness Trust (POBT) announced to fund 5000 eye surgeries along with medical examinations of 50,000 patients annually. President Pakistan Islamic Medical Association’s...

OIC secy general condemns killing of polio workers in Pakistan

The Secretary General of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu has condemned the killing of health workers engaged with the polio vaccination...

PDMA signs MoU with IICO

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between International Islamic Charity Organisation Kuwait (IICO) and PDMA under which International Islamic Organisation would construct 200...

Islamic cleric to lead opposition against Syria’s Assad

Damascus cleric Maath al-Khatib has been reportedly elected to head a new coalition to oust President Bashar Assad's regime at a meeting in Qatar. The...

Indonesia shuts Christian, Buddhist places of worship

Authorities in Indonesia's only province that uses Islamic sharia laws said Tuesday they had closed some Christian places of worship and Buddhist temples following...