For a document to be considered forged, someone must intentionally fake it—like changing a name, date, or amount on a contract or ID. Saudi courts treat this as a serious offense because it breaks trust in official papers. But why does intent matter so much? In crime cases, intent is like the mental
A video claiming to show Pope Leo XIV praising Islam as "a religion of peace we can learn from" has been making the rounds online. But here’s the catch: it’s not real. The clip was created using artificial intelligence tools, which means someone used software to make it look like the pope was saying
Kazakhstan’s version of Islam is more than a set of beliefs; it mixes old‑school legal rules, theological ideas from the Maturidi school, mystical Sufi practices, and local ways of life. These layers have been reshaped over centuries, first by the reach of pre‑modern Muslim culture, then by Soviet e
The tragedy at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday shook a community that had once seemed safe. Two young men, aged 17 and 18, entered the mosque‑school complex during a busy time and killed three adults. Their attack was both an assault on a place of worship and a school shooting, marking the
In Lancaster County, South Carolina, a quiet debate turned loud last week when locals fiercely opposed plans to build an Islamic mosque. The county council shut down the project after hearing two hours of public comments, most of which came from concerned residents. Many argued that the mosque would
Islamic bioethics is a new field that still has many gaps. Most scholars rely on strict legal rules, but they rarely ask deeper moral questions or consider social realities. This approach leaves the discipline without strong ethical principles and makes its conclusions weak. The paper urges a retur
Texas has just pulled the plug on a Dallas-area school operating under a misleading name. The place called itself the Texas American Muslim University at Dallas, promising degrees in tech fields like artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. But here’s the catch: it never had state approval to hand
Epstein’s ambition stretched beyond finance; he wanted to own pieces of the holy places he visited. By using contacts in Middle‑East circles, he managed to acquire fabric that had once draped the walls of Mecca’s Kaaba. Those same textiles later appeared in his New York townhouse, where he posed wit
A friendly evening will take place on May 7 when Imam Robert Shaheed talks about the history of Islam in Michigan. The talk starts at 6:30 p. m. in the Hoyt Library and is free for anyone who wants to learn. Imam Shaheed has been a leader at the Islamic Center of Saginaw for more than four decades.
Palm Azgar Finance’s stablecoin PUSD, which mirrors Gulf currencies tied to the US dollar, is now live on ADI Chain—a Layer‑2 network that focuses on institutional settlement across the Middle East. The coin has already circulated roughly $2. 3 billion and is fully backed 1:1 by reserves in Saudi
