Nearly a decade ago, a British court ordered a man named Sam Westrop to pay the equivalent of more than $173,000 in libel damages after he published an article on his website calling the founder of a London-based Islamic TV channel a “convicted terrorist.” Westrop eventually admitted the underlying evidence for the claim was not…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian mother of four was held in custody after she appeared in a court on Thursday charged with traveling to Syria and joining the Islamic State group. Rayann El Houli, 34, was arrested at her Melbourne home eight months after she returned to Australia via Lebanon with her children and…
As Wordsworth found in Paris after 1789, revolutions are deeply enthralling. There is nothing so bold, so self-sacrificing, so brave, so cruel as a revolutionary crowd. What’s more, revolutions have shaped the modern world. The European Union has been transformed by the overthrow of Marxism-Leninism in eastern Europe, while the near-revolution in Tiananmen Square in 1989 feeds…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 19. Wrestling competitions continue at the Islamic Solidarity Games taking place in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Trend reports. Today, medals were contested in two Greco-Roman and three women’s wrestling weight categories. Greco-Roman wrestling Murad Akhmadiyev (97 kg) confidently advanced through the group stage, defeating Egypt’s Mohamed Gabra (8-0)…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 9. Azerbaijani representatives will compete in six sports today at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games, which are taking place in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, Trend reports. Azerbaijani athletes will compete in judo, swimming, weightlifting, table tennis, volleyball, and boxing. Azerbaijan is represented at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games…
Shorouk Express Kyrgyzstan Materials 1 May 2025 07:15 (UTC +04:00) Photo: National Bank of Kyrgyzstan The volume of financing based on Islamic principles in Kyrgyzstan increased by 19.3 percent in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 10.8 billion soms (approximately $123 million). This growth spans multiple sectors, with notable increases in agriculture, trade,…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 3. The time has come to adapt global decision-making mechanisms to changing conditions in the world, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said at an iftar with ambassadors, Trend reports. According to him, Muslims, who make up a quarter of the world’s population, must be adequately represented in decision-making processes. “The…
