Islamic

PM Imran reaffirms resolve to make Pakistan Islamic welfare state

"I am following the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal in making… Read More

Wanted in India, Zakir Naik says he has not broken any law

KANGAR: Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, wanted in his home country of India, said he has… Read More

Saudi issues new Islamic sukuk to finance budget

Saudi Arabia said it has completed the issuance of a new Islamic sukuk sale to… Read More

With more Islamic schooling, Erdogan aims to reshape Turkey

ISTANBUL: On a hill overlooking Istanbul is a religious school where, 50 years ago, a… Read More

Saudi Arabia kicks off Islamic counter-terrorism summit

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia gathered officials from 40 Muslim countries on Sunday in the first meeting… Read More

These Islamic baby names have been banned in Muslim province of China

Chinese government in the northwestern Muslim-majority region of Xinjiang has banned parents from giving their children… Read More

Pakistan university attackers vow to target schools in new video

The Taliban faction behind a massacre at a university in northwest Pakistan this week issued… Read More

‘Lock up Islamic men in asylum centres’ says Dutch MP

THE HAGUE: Outspoken far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders Monday called for all Islamic male refugees… Read More

IS cell busted, operatives arrested in Sialkot

SIALKOT: The counter-terrorism department claimed to have busted a cell of global terror outfit –… Read More

In Australia, seeds of Islamic radicalism sown early

SYDNEY: The Australian government's focus on national security and the war on terror to tackle… Read More

APICORP launches $3bn Islamic sukuk programme

RIYADH: The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP) said Monday it has established a $3-billion Islamic… Read More

Islamic loan books shift towards profit-sharing in Indonesia, Pakistan

JAKARTA/ISLAMABAD: The make-up of Islamic banks' loan books is changing in Pakistan and Indonesia with… Read More

Islamic finance must address challenges to thrive: IMF

DUBAI: The Islamic finance system faces several key challenges if it is to unlock its… Read More

SECP forms Islamic Finance Department

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan has established an Islamic Finance Department to… Read More

Top Islamic body urges Muslims to 'ignore' Charlie Hebdo

CAIRO, Egypt: Leading Islamic authority Al-Azhar urged Muslims to "ignore" the publication of a new… Read More

SBP rolls out second media campaign to boost Islamic finance

ISLAMABAD: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is launching a second phase of a mass media campaign… Read More

Islamic State hit with 27 air strikes: U.S. military

WASHINGTON: The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State forces in 27 air strikes in… Read More

Taliban calls Malala “soldier against Islamic society”

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani Taliban hit out at teenage education activist Malala Yousafzai over her Nobel… Read More

Islamic extremism, oil slump to dominate Gulf summit

DOHA, Qatar: Leaders of energy-rich Gulf monarchies meet on Tuesday to hammer out a common… Read More

Yemen rescuers sought U.S., British hostages in raid

SANAA: An American, a Briton and a South African were among several hostages Yemeni forces… Read More