Eighteen Indonesian Hafiz Accept Umrah Prize
Bandung, MINA – Eighteen Indonesian students Islamic boarding school (santri) in West Java who memorizing 30 juz successfully passed the selection and received umrah prize from the Muhsinin Club, a…
The Significance and Virtue of Al Aqsa Mosque
Al-Aqsa Mosque and Al-Quds (East Jerusalem) are important places for Islam. Therefore, the caliphs tried to maintain al-Quds in order to remain controlled by Muslims. Caliph Umar bin Khattab was…
Canadian Muslim Artist Convey Beauty of Islam Through Art Exhibition
Painters, poets, musicians, and filmmakers based in Calgary, Canada produced an art combining cultural and religious identities to represent the beauty of Islam through art. Sumaya Bernier, a female musician…
Jami Aulia Mosque, The Witness to Spread of Islam in Pekalongan
The spread of Islam in Pekalongan, Central Java, began hundreds of years ago. Until now, it is one of the leading da’wah places, especially on the North Coast (Pantura) of…
First Mosque in Troy, Michigan Officially Opened
By Rina Asrina, MINA Contributor in United States Muslim community and several officials from Troy, Michigan, United States, gathered on Sunday, September 18, for the official opening of the first…
Yemeni Farmers Exports Their Coffee Via Online
The Yemen coffee entry auction in London, as reported by The Guardian on September 12 2022, aims to help rural farmers and put the ‘birthplace of good coffee’ back in…
Hassanah Al-Saba, Jamaica’s First Muslim Female Pilot
Achieving her childhood dream, Hassanah Al-Saba on August 29, became the first Muslim female pilot on the South American Island of Jamaica. “I couldn’t believe that it was me on…
Avoiding Riba and Its Solution
By: Syamsul Yakin There are at least seven verses in four surahs about the meaning, problems, and solutions avoiding riba (usury). Moreover, if each verse refers to its tafsir, for example mufradat…
Palestine Is a Blessed Land, But Why Is It Still Colonized?
Rimbo Bujang, Jambi, MINA – The International Al-Quds Ambassador, Ali Farkhan Tsani (Afta) questioned, why is Palestine still being colonized although the country is a blessed land where Prophets had…
Constitutional Mandate, Indonesia Rejects Presence of Israeli Colonists
Deputy Chairman of the People’s Consultative Assembly of the Republic of Indonesia (MPR RI) Dr. H. M Hidayat Nur Wahid, MA re-accepting the aspirations of the citizens so that the…
Who Says There is Islamophobia in Indonesia?
By Yasmi Adriansyah, PhD; a lecturer in Universitas Al Azhar Indonesia The title of this article is inspired by a statement from Profesor Mahfud MD, the Coordinating Minister for Political,…
Don’t Be Judgmental! (By: Shamsi Ali)
Oleh: Shamsi Ali, President of Nusantara Foundation, New York One of my activities as a priest in New York City is getting married. To legally marry in the American context…
The Urgency of Independence and Defense of Palestine (Volume I) (By: M.Waliyulloh)
By: M.Waliyulloh, Chairman of the Aqsa Working Group (AWG) Bureau of Lampung On the occasion of the commemoration of the Independence Day of the Republic of Indonesia on August 17,…
Al-Aqsa is Desecrated: Does Judaism Allow Her to Be Semi-Naked in Sacred Religious Place?
By: Mohammad Shaaban, MINA Contributor in Palestine The occupation is still not satisfied with its continuous incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque and its violations and oppression against Palestinians, as its…
Impact of Israeli Settlement Wastewater Disposal in the West Bank
The confiscation of land belonging to Palestinians and the ongoing construction of illegal Jewish settlements by the Israeli Occupation Authority puts a strain on land and environmental resources in the…