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Prospective pilgrims started their worship in Mecca

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Saudi Arabia names conservative grand mufti despite reforms

Saudi Arabia has appointed a conservative cleric in his nineties as its top religious leader, sticking with tradition despite sweeping social reforms

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

23 October, 2025

If Sunni-Shia wound is political, Muslims heal it personally

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If the Sunni–Shia wound is political, Muslims heal it personally

Yahia Lababidi

23 July, 2025

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Who was Rabee al-Madkhali and what is Madkhalism?

The New Arab Staff

11 July, 2025

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Muslims lead global fertility rates, fuelling population growth

The New Arab Staff

11 June, 2025

Muslims from different countries perform their morning prayers at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca

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Saudi Arabia says Hajj pilgrimage to begin on 4 June

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

28 May, 2025

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Saudi Arabia official denies reports of lifting ban on alcohol

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

26 May, 2025

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Travel and lifestyle

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How easy is it for Muslims to live authentically in Japan?

Adnan Saif

08 May, 2025

As the funeral for Pope Francis is held, the world is looking towards who could replace the globally popular Catholic leader

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What could possible successors of Pope Francis mean for Muslims?

Sam Hamad

26 April, 2025

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Aisha bint Abu Bakr's legacy in Gendering the Ḥadīth Tradition

Yousra Samir Imran

23 April, 2025

Sudan's Islamic leader, Moslem cleric, parliamentary speaker and President of Sudanese Islamic National Front, Dr Hassan al-Turabi (r), Pakistani Khurshid Ahmad, leader of the Jammat-e-Islami party (c) and Rashid Ghanoshi of Tunisian Tehrik-e-Islami party adresses the media 18 February 1991 in Islamabad at the end of a conference of some 20 Islamic parties from around the world. The group, supporting Iraq, pledges material and moral aid to Baghdad.

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Renowned Pakistani scholar Khurshid Ahmad dies aged 93

The New Arab Staff

14 April, 2025

A Lebanese girl checks sport shoes displayed at the entrance of a building in the old market of the ancient city of Tyre, southern Lebanon, 05 October 2007. Lebanon's Christian opposition party denied that some of its members were undergoing paramilitary training, saying that several of them who were detained with weapons were just having fun.

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Outcry in Lebanon as shoe brand accused of religious insults

The New Arab Staff

11 April, 2025

Indonesian Muslims use a theodolite to see the new crescent moon and determine Ru'yat Hilal which signals the end of Ramadan at Nahdlatul Ulama Rukiyatul Condro Dipo hall on March 29, 2025 in Gresik, Indonesia. (Photo Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

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Did Saudi Arabia get Eid al-Fitr's date wrong?

The New Arab Staff

31 March, 2025

Laylat al-Qadr at Al-Aqsa Mosque amidst Israeli restrictions

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When is Laylat al-Qadr - Ramadan's 'Night of Power'?

The New Arab Staff

26 March, 2025

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Environment and Climate

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Kamran Shezad’s go-to guide for a zero-waste Ramadan

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Sadek Hamid

25 March, 2025

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Egypt

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How Egypt’s Al-Azhar female preachers are making history

Amr Emam

24 March, 2025

The Helping Handzzz Foundation donates items as part of a Ramadan food donation effort [AP]

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US volunteers use Ramadan as an opportunity to give in Detroit

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

22 March, 2025

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Film, TV & Music

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Muawiya: Arab Ramadan answer to Game of Thrones or an epic fail?

Shimaa Elyoussef

18 March, 2025