Egypt
Egypt Expresses Solidarity With Sudan Over Devastating Floods
Egypt Today“Egypt stands by her brothers in Sudan to counter the ramifications of this accident on the basis of the brotherly ties between the people of the Nile Valley, the historical relations and the sharing of the same course and destiny that all bring the two countries together,” the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a Sunday statement.
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Israel
Israel’s First Non-Bedouin Muslim IDF Officer Faces Backlash From Arab Community
World Israel NewsHisham Abu Ria, the first Muslim officer in the IDF from a non-Bedouin background, feels like he has a foot in two worlds.
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India
Goat Sales For Eid Were Tanking Due to the Pandemic. So Marketers Got Creative
NPRThe video clip shows a beauty pageant of sorts — but no contestants are promising world peace.
“I look for beauty. And aggression. Things that stand out in a crowd,” says judge Faisal Sheikh in the video. Also known as Mr Faisu 07, he is a TikTok star and an Instagram influencer based in Mumbai.
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Modi Govt Has Ensured Gender Equality Of Muslim Women: Naqvi
The HinduUnion Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said August 1 should be recorded as “Muslim Women’s Rights Day” in the country as the day marked the anniversary of the law making triple talaq a criminal offence.
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BJP Marks Anniversary of Passage of Triple Talaq Law as Muslim Women’s Rights Day, Union Ministers Hail Pm Modi
HindustanThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is observing the first anniversary of the passage of the triple talaq bill in Parliament as the Muslim Women’s Rights Day on Friday as several Union ministers tweeted to hail the law that criminalises the practice of granting an instant divorce.
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Indonesia
Indonesia Farms See Boom in Online Sales of Sacrificial Animals for Eid
ReutersAs Indonesian Muslims prepare to celebrate the Eid al-Adha festival, farms are seeing a boom in online sales that limit the need for people to visit farms during the pandemic to buy the goats, sheep and cows traditionally sacrificed at this time.
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UK
Coronavirus: 'The Spirit of Eid Has Gone but Celebrations Continue'
BBCNew “last-minute” lockdown rules mean “the spirit of Eid has gone”, a Muslim leader has said.
Bradford Council of Mosques President Zulfi Karim said Muslims were angry at the timing of the announcement – but he said it would not end Eid celebrations despite many having to cancel plans.
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US
Emmys: Ramy Youssef Thinks Every Network Should Add a Muslim Show
NY Times“Ramy” received three Emmy nominations on Tuesday. “I’m excited for all the shows to come that can use this as a reference point,” Youssef said.
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Masks To Sharia: QAnon is Spreading Anti-Muslim Ideology Via Coronavirus Opposition
Middle East EyeA secret plan orchestrated by Muslims to bring Sharia law to the United States by way of coronavirus restrictions is the latest theory backed by the increasingly popular QAnon conspiracy.
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China's Muslim Uighurs are Stuck in US Immigration Limbo
Wall Street JournalHundreds from Chinese region of Xinjiang who are seeking asylum in the U.S. have been waiting years because of a backlog
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Adapting Hijabs For Lab Safety
Chemical and Engineering NewsExperts share best practices and new materials for women who wear traditional Muslim clothing
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Muslims in Orange County Adjust Eid Traditions to Adapt to the Coronavirus Pandemic
Voice of OCThe coronavirus will not stop Eid al-Adha celebrations in Orange County but it will change how those celebrations take place.
What Does Eid al-Adha Commemorate?
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Unable to Travel to Mecca, Muslim Community Holds Drive-Thru Hajj
NPRNPR covers aMarylan Muslim family’s “Drive Thru Hajj”
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Sudan
Sudan To Send More Troops to Darfur After Deadly Attacks
BBCPrime Minister Abdalla Hamdok said the forces would protect people during the farming season.
Unidentified gunmen killed more than 60 people in the region on Saturday, and another 20 the day before, the UN said.
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