A political commentator says Saudi Arabia is incompetent to run the Hajj pilgrimage rituals, and an international body should instead take over the task.

International Competitions on the Holy Qur'an is annually held in Iran and bring together many non-Muslim European and Asian nations.

Muslims in Iran and across the globe are holding celebrations to commemorate Eid al-Mab’ath.

In this episode Jamal Badawi who is a lecturer and author in Islamic studies and also the founder and chairman of the Islamic Information Foundation in Canada talks on ‘The First Minority Community in Makkah’.

In recent years, debate in the west has largely focused on the more visible aspects of the status of Muslim women and Islam, with many claiming that women have fewer rights than men.