Moegsien Hendricks, South Africa’s first openly gay imam, was tragically shot dead while officiating a wedding for a lesbian couple in the Eastern Cape, sparking outrage and calls for justice.

The Aga Khan IV has been laid to rest in Egypt in a private ceremony. The governor of Aswan welcomed Prince Karim’s family at ...

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, leads the funeral service of Anglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu in St. George's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa, Saturd ...

Nasike explained that while the relatives had initially intended to exhume the body for an Islamic burial, health experts and ...

to have their own dedicated Islamic cemetery are now uncertain. The villagers will hold a referendum to decide whether or not to approve the plan. "We feel less confident with this referendum," said ...

Elsewhere, a project to construct a large burial cemetery in Hiji town, Oita Prefecture, in southwestern Japan, has been promoted by the Beppu Muslim Association, a religious corporation in nearby ...

Daniel Jack Mead Daniel Jack Mead passed away on Friday January 31, 2025 at home. Born at home in Northville, New York on August 30th, 1942, Danny was the son of Clark C. and Irene Rulison Mead. A ...

Marking its 15th anniversary, the Carnival promises to be a spectacular event, bigger and better than ever before, Cape {town} Etc reports. On 15th March 2025, the Green Point Fan Walk will transform ...

This pit, we believe, contained the human interment, the more so because of its roughly east-west orientation, in agreement with Islamic burial custom in the region. The looting pit in the ...

This pit, we believe, contained the human interment, the more so because of its roughly east-west orientation, in agreement with Islamic burial custom in the region. The looting pit in the ...

With an increasing number of Muslims living in Japan, there has been a growing demand for burial plots to conform with their religious beliefs in a country where cremation is the norm. While some ...