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Hearts of Gold: Gestures that restore faith in humanity

Some gestures are worth much more than their weight in gold. Rohingya refugee in Delhi, Amina Khatoon, did not hesitate and sold her last piece of jewellery – a gold bangle – when she saw news footage of a Turkish woman and her children helpless under the rubble of the recent devastating earthquake. Amina, 56,…...

Miracles in our midst – Turkey earthquake Survivors’ Stories

No word describes the number of survivors in the earthquake-hit zone in Turkey saved after being trapped for over 178 hours — seven-and-a-half days — except miraculous. According to the BBC, a young girl, Miray in the city of Adiyaman, became the latest to be rescued from the rubble of a block of flats in…...

The Turkey-Syria Earthquake

The devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake, that hit along the Turkish-Syrian border on Monday, struck an area that was already home to millions of refugees battling desperate circumstances and an area in Syria’s northwest that is divided between government-held territory and the country’s last remaining rebel-controlled enclave. There were more than 100 following aftershocks, one of…...

December Issue: The Unbeatable Spirit of Ghanim Al Muftah

NEWS Istanbul’s Free Expo Showcases Muslim Scientific History Turkey has opened an Islamic exhibition at the Istanbul airport. The exhibition features the works and inventions of Muslim scientists who laid the foundations of many modern disciplines such as algebra, mechanics, medicine, astronomy and physics. “The Pioneers of Modern Science” exhibition has been designed and presented…...

Are We Offering Salah Correctly?

muslim praying in mosque

Many cultural Muslims treat formal daily prayer quite casually. They consider the prayers merely as a means of accumulating good points on their record. Consequently, some only pray twice per year at the two annual celebrations ad al-Fitr and al-Adha), others only during the month of fasting, Ramadan. and yet others only pray the weekly…...

Istanbul’s Free Expo Showcases Muslim Scientific History

Istanbul airport exhibition

Turkey has opened an Islamic exhibition at the Istanbul airport. The exhibition features the works and inventions of Muslim scientists who laid the foundations of many modern disciplines such as algebra, mechanics, medicine, astronomy and physics. “The Pioneers of Modern Science” exhibition has been designed and presented by Usturlab after working on it for two…...

Indonesian Revert Who Helped 60K People Embrace Islam Passes Away

steven indra wibowo

An Indonesian revert to Islam, Steven Indra Wibowo, who sold his two houses, seven cars, and three luxury bikes to help people during COVID19, has passed away. He is reported to have helped over 60,000 people embrace Islam. Innaa lillahi wa innaa ilaihi raajioon. May Allah forgive him and grant him al-Firdaws without account. Steven…...