Muslim Visitors

Professor Naima Khatoon has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The Ministry of Education appointed Ms Khatoon after receiving approval from President Droupadi Murmu, who serves as the Visitor of the university.

The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.

A Malaysian mosque has banned tourists after a video of two female visitors in skimpy outfits dancing in front of the Muslim holy site went viral online.

After five months of bitter legal squabbling, President Donald Trump's administration's modified travel ban took effect Thursday night under new guidelines designed to avert the chaos of the original rollout. But the rules will still keep many families split and are likely to spawn a new round of court fights.

In the worst rift in years among some of the most powerful states in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism. The coordinated move dramatically escalates a dispute over Qatar's support of the Muslim Brotherhood, the world's oldest Islamist...

President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, in his capacity as Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) visitor, has appointed Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) Principal and Chief Medical Superintendent, Professor Tariq Mansoor as AMU's next Vice Chancellor.

Iran said on Tuesday it would continue its retaliatory measure of barring US visitors in response to President Donald Trump's updated travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries.

A special meeting of the AMU Court, the supreme governing body of the Aligarh Muslim University, today recommended a panel of three names to the President of India, in his capacity as Visitor of the University, for the appointment of the next Vice Chancellor. The meeting of the Court recommended Professor Tariq Mansoor, Principal and CMS, Jawaharla...

President Donald Trump is reportedly poised on Thursday to suspend the US refugee program for four months and halt visas for travellers from seven Muslim countries.

President Donald Trump had long promised major restrictions on refugees and visitors from Muslim countries. Now that he's president, it looks like he is going to make good on his word.

While France's seaside resorts grapple with the clash of cultures posed by Muslim women in "burkinis", a tourist town in the Austrian Alps has grown used to visitors in Islamic dress tip-toeing over its pristine summer snow.

Donald Trump called Monday for a Cold War-style mobilization against "radical Islamic terror," repeating and repackaging calls for strict immigration controls - including a new ideological litmus test for Muslim visitors and migrants - and blaming the current level of worldwide terrorist attacks on President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

The United States on Tuesday warned of possible attacks against expatriates and foreign visitors in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, during public holidays marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Hundreds of mosques across France are participating in a major open-house event this weekend, offering visitors the opportunity to come in for tea and a chat about Islam in a country shaken by jihadist attacks.

Thailand today launched a smartphone app to attract Muslim visitors, something that could help further boost an industry which has been steadily recovering since a 2014 coup.

Professor Naima Khatoon has been appointed as the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). The Ministry of Education appointed Ms Khatoon after receiving approval from President Droupadi Murmu, who serves as the Visitor of the university.

The Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia operated at full capacity Sunday, with worshippers praying shoulder-to-shoulder for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began.

A Malaysian mosque has banned tourists after a video of two female visitors in skimpy outfits dancing in front of the Muslim holy site went viral online.

After five months of bitter legal squabbling, President Donald Trump's administration's modified travel ban took effect Thursday night under new guidelines designed to avert the chaos of the original rollout. But the rules will still keep many families split and are likely to spawn a new round of court fights.

In the worst rift in years among some of the most powerful states in the Arab world, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain severed their ties with Qatar on Monday, accusing it of supporting terrorism. The coordinated move dramatically escalates a dispute over Qatar's support of the Muslim Brotherhood, the world's oldest Islamist...

President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, in his capacity as Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) visitor, has appointed Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College (JNMC) Principal and Chief Medical Superintendent, Professor Tariq Mansoor as AMU's next Vice Chancellor.

Iran said on Tuesday it would continue its retaliatory measure of barring US visitors in response to President Donald Trump's updated travel ban on predominantly Muslim countries.

A special meeting of the AMU Court, the supreme governing body of the Aligarh Muslim University, today recommended a panel of three names to the President of India, in his capacity as Visitor of the University, for the appointment of the next Vice Chancellor. The meeting of the Court recommended Professor Tariq Mansoor, Principal and CMS, Jawaharla...

President Donald Trump is reportedly poised on Thursday to suspend the US refugee program for four months and halt visas for travellers from seven Muslim countries.

President Donald Trump had long promised major restrictions on refugees and visitors from Muslim countries. Now that he's president, it looks like he is going to make good on his word.

While France's seaside resorts grapple with the clash of cultures posed by Muslim women in "burkinis", a tourist town in the Austrian Alps has grown used to visitors in Islamic dress tip-toeing over its pristine summer snow.

Donald Trump called Monday for a Cold War-style mobilization against "radical Islamic terror," repeating and repackaging calls for strict immigration controls - including a new ideological litmus test for Muslim visitors and migrants - and blaming the current level of worldwide terrorist attacks on President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

The United States on Tuesday warned of possible attacks against expatriates and foreign visitors in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, during public holidays marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Hundreds of mosques across France are participating in a major open-house event this weekend, offering visitors the opportunity to come in for tea and a chat about Islam in a country shaken by jihadist attacks.

Thailand today launched a smartphone app to attract Muslim visitors, something that could help further boost an industry which has been steadily recovering since a 2014 coup.