As we observe Black History Month and prepare for the blessed month of Ramadan, it is befitting that we reflect on the extraordinary legacy of African Muslims — a legacy of scholarship, sovereignty, ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A man regarded as the first openly gay Muslim imam has been fatally shot while sitting in a car in South Africa in what many are calling an assassination because of his ...

We embrace Black History Month as a sacred moment of remembrance and return — a time to honour heritage, resistance, and ...

Muhsin Hendricks was credited by some as being the world’s first openly gay imam and helped Muslims reconcile their faith with their sexual orientation. By Matthew Mpoke Bigg A South African imam who ...

Muslims in Morocco will celebrate Eid al-Adha without the ritual of animal sacrifice this year. Eid al-Adha, one of the two sacred days for Muslims worldwide, is also known as ‘sacrifice’ Eid as ...

“What does it mean to be Muslim? What does it mean to be a woman?” author Ousseina Alidou asked on Tuesday in a seminar hosted by the Comparative Muslim Societies Program. Born in Niger, Prof. Alidou, ...

FILE PHOTO: Alleged leaders of Central African Republic militias and Yekatom Patrice-Edouard Ngaissona appears before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Judges at ...

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's Muslim community says as many as 130,000 Muslim fans could visit for the World Cup, and it has set up welcome centres and a website to inform visitors where to eat ...

Rest In Peace, Muhsin Hendricks..... The world’s first openly gay Muslim imam, Muhsin Hendricks, was fatally shot in South Africa, sparking rumors of an alleged hate crime, CNN reports. Investigators ...

CAPE TOWN, June 16 (Reuters) - South Africa's Muslim community says as many as 130,000 Muslim fans could visit for the World Cup, and it has set up welcome centres and a website to inform visitors ...