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Muslim pilgrims circumambulate the Kaaba, Islam's holiest site at the Grand Mosque, during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Friday, May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
May 24, 2026, 9:32 am
Pilgrims from the West flock to hajj in Mecca despite uncertainty in war with Iran
Many Muslims from the West say they feel a sense of safety during the religious pilgrimage to the holy city in Saudi Arabia, even as countries issued travel warnings
By Haitham el-Tabei
Palestinian Muslim worshipers perform Taraweeh prayers on the first night of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan near the Dome of the Rock Shrine at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound atop the Temple Mount, in the Old City of Jerusalem on February 17, 2026. (AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
February 17, 2026, 11:17 pm
Many Muslims, including in Holy Land, start marking month of Ramadan after moon sighting
Annual holy month involves daily fasting, prayer and giving of charity; IDF publishes social media post wishing Muslims a peaceful Ramadan
By Lazar Berman and AFP
Contractors for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation pose with a banner reading "Make Gaza Great Again." (Facebook, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 10, 2025, 7:15 pm
Report: Staff at Israel-backed Gaza aid sites include members of anti-Islam biker gang
BBC says dozens of contractors for US-backed GHF were recruited from Infidels MC, a club of US war veterans, several of whom have tattoos glorifying Crusades; GHF says it has ‘zero tolerance’ for hate
By ToI Staff
This undated photo shows Arkansas inmate Gregory Holt, also known as Abdul Maalik Muhammad. (Arkansas Department of Correction)
July 12, 2025, 10:08 am
US Muslim inmate who won beard case claims retaliatory transfer by Arkansas officials
Gregory Holt, also known as Abdul Maalik Muhammad, was supported by Orthodox Jewish and other groups in 2015 Supreme Court case that upheld his right to maintain half-inch beard
By Andrew DeMillo
A delegation of imams and Muslim community leaders from France, Italy, the Netherlands and the UK meet with President Isaac Herzog at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem on July 7, 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
July 7, 2025, 10:26 pm
Group of Europe-based imams visits Israel, bearing ‘message of peace’
Delegation meets President Herzog; will spend a week touring the country, and meeting military, political and religious authorities, victims of October 7
By Rossella Tercatin
An Islamic boys' school is depicted under construction, in a promotional video for 'EPIC City,' a proposed Islam-centered development project in Texas, posted April 7, 2024. (Screen capture via YouTube)
April 14, 2025, 8:50 pm
Islam-centered neighborhood plan draws backlash from Texas governor, locals
Republican governor condemns proposal for self-described ‘meticulously designed community that brings Islam to the forefront,’ but developers say they’re committed to local law
By ToI Staff
Muhammad leads Abraham, Moses, Jesus and others in prayer. Persian miniature, 15th century. (Public domain)
March 10, 2025, 3:10 am
This Muslim scholar wants to revive the ‘Judeo-Islamic tradition,’ starting with Moses
In his new book ‘The Islamic Moses,’ US-based author Mustafa Akyol turns to the Quran’s focus on a shared prophet to highlight a historic closeness and foster interfaith relations
By Zack Rothbart
Muhsin Hendricks, 'the world's first openly gay imam,' speaks in a 2023 interview. (Screen capture via YouTube, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
February 16, 2025, 3:13 pm
‘First openly gay imam’ shot dead in South Africa, cops say motive unknown
Muhsin Hendricks, subject of 2022 documentary ‘The Radical,’ ran a mosque intended as a safe haven for gay and other marginalized Muslims near his birth place of Cape Town
By AFP
Salwan Najem (Youtube screenshot)
February 3, 2025, 7:03 pm
Swedish court convicts Quran burner of hate crimes, days after his ally was killed
Salwan Najem ‘expressed contempt for the Muslim ethnic group,’ court says, adding he and partner Salwan Momika — shot Thursday — exceeded free speech protections ‘by a wide margin’
By Reuters
Police officers stage outside the Islamic Center Hamburg with the Imam Ali Mosque during a raid, July 24, 2024, Hamburg, Germany. (Daniel Bockwoldt/ dpa via AP)
August 11, 2024, 7:32 pm
Head of banned German mosque received orders from Iranian official, report says
Instructions came in hundreds of text messages on WhatsApp, including about how to frame October 7, according to Der Spiegel report, before institution was shuttered last month
By Reuters and ToI Staff
A man affected by the scorching heat is helped by another as Muslim pilgrims arrive to perform the symbolic 'stoning of the devil' ritual as part of the hajj pilgrimage in Mina, near Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca, on June 16, 2024. (Fadel Senna/AFP)
June 23, 2024, 1:43 pm
Over 1,000 pilgrims dead during hajj in Saudi, officials say
Pilgrimage took place under soaring temperatures, and unauthorized visitors without hotel rooms had nowhere to escape heat; no official comment from kingdom
By Samy Magdy
Muslim worshipers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 13, 2024, ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage (Fadel Senna/AFP)
June 14, 2024, 11:19 am
Pilgrims begin hajj in Mecca, with 1,000 Gazans joining at invitation of Saudi king
Saudi authorities expect total number of Muslim worshipers to exceed 2 million; Palestinian authorities say 4,200 pilgrims from West Bank in attendance
By AP and ToI Staff
Lebanese comedian Shaden Fakih delivers her Stand-Up Baladi set during an episode of her 'Shaden' show uploaded to Youtube on May 18, 2022. (Screen capture: Youtube/Cinemoz and awk.word, used in accordance with clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 11, 2024, 4:48 pm
Lebanese Islamic authorities file ‘blasphemy’ charges against comedian for prayers skit
LGBTQ rights activist Shaden Fakih accused of insulting Prophet Muhammad’s ‘divine glory’ in sketch; rights groups blast move against comic previously probed over jokes about military
By AFP
Rabbi Marc Schneier, right, and Imam Shamsi Ali (AP Richard Drew, via JTA)
November 20, 2023, 12:57 am
Rabbi, imam try to help NY Jewish, Muslim students find common ground. It doesn’t go well
A meeting at Queens College led by interfaith partners Rabbi Marc Schneier and Imam Shamsi Ali exposes deep splits between the two communities amid Israel-Hamas war
By Luke Tress
FILE - Residents watch jets from the Patrouille de France flying over Paris suburb Nanterre during the Bastille Day military parade on July 14, 2023 in Nanterre (AP Photo/Youcef Bounab, File)
September 5, 2023, 1:01 pm
French schools refuse entry to dozens of girls wearing Muslim dress, minister says
Month after ban was announced, nearly 300 girls showed up wearing an abaya; 67 sent home after they refused to change, says education minister
By AFP
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