Ramadan 2025: Start date announced for Kazakhstan
Tengrinews.kz - The holy month of Ramadan is set to begin on March 1, 2025, in Kazakhstan.
Iran president calls on Muslims to punish Saudi 'crimes'
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called Wednesday on the Muslim world to unite and punish the Saudi government.
Kazakhstan arrests 21 suspected of plotting terrorist attacks
Kazakhstan has arrested 21 members of radical groups plotting terror attacks in public places.
Viral photos add fuel to French burkini debate
An angry debate over a ban on burkinis in France was further stoked by images of a veiled woman surrounded by police on a beach in Nice.
Turkey warns Kazakhstan over Gulen-linked schools
Turkey's ambassador to Kazakhstan warned Kazakhstan over its schools linked to US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen.
Gaza Salafists look to IS for inspiration
Militants inspired by the Islamic State group's ideology are seeking to benefit from the desperation of young Palestinians to strengthen their foothold in the Gaza Strip.
California Muslims sue over hijab discrimination
Two lawsuits filed in California on Monday claim that Muslim women were discriminated against in separate incidents because of their religion and for wearing the hijab.
Saudi orders 'kinder, gentler' religious police
Saudi Arabia has stripped its frequently criticised religious police of their powers to arrest, urging them to act "kindly and gently" in enforcing Islamic rules.
France PM warns extreme Islam winning the propaganda war
Prime Minister Manuel Valls said extreme forms of Islam were winning the propaganda war for hearts and minds.
Saudi police arrest 33 'terror' suspects, including one Kazakh
Saudi authorities have arrested nine American citizens and one Kazakhstani among 33 'terror' suspects.
70,000 sign petition to ban Trump from Britian
Over 70,000 people sign a petition to ban Donald Trump from entering Britain after his call to bar Muslims from entering the United States.
Nazarbayev congratulates Kazakhstanis on Eid al-Adha
Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has congratulated Kazakhstanis on the Kurban Ait holiday.
White House hopeful Carson under fire for Muslim comments
The Republican contender Ben Carson ignited a storm of controversy at the weekend, by stating that he saw Islam as incompatible with the charge of head of state.
Kazakhstanis to rest on September 24 for Kurban-ait
Kazakhstanis are getting one day off for the Kurban-ait holiday in September,
IS will start recruiting members from Central Asia, Caucasus and Indonesia: experts from Egypt
According to the report of the Ministry of Islamic Endowments (Awqaf) of Egypt, the Islamic State group will start recruiting new members from Central Asia, where Kazakhstan is located, Caucasus region and Indonesia.
IS suicide bomber kills 25 at Kuwait Shiite mosque
A suicide bomber struck a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital during prayers, killing at least 25 people.
Hate and extremism 'not Islam', says French PM
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls stressed there was no link between extremism and Islam.
French Muslim girl banned from class for wearing long skirt
The case of a Muslim girl who was banned from class twice for wearing a long black skirt seen as too openly religious for secular France has sparked an outcry.
French president Hollande vows stiffer penalties for hate speech
French President vowed to introduce tougher penalties for "racist, anti-Semitic or homophobic" remarks in the wake of last month's militant attacks in Paris.
Australian PM Abbott accused of inciting ill-feeling
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott was on Tuesday accused of "scapegoating" an entire community and inciting "ill-feeling" after telling Muslim leaders to do more to combat extremism.