The World Cup was celebrated in Doha, Qatar in 2022. This small desert country of 2.7 million people proudly hosted one of the most prestigious soccer competitions in the world. Many Qataris were hospitable and served dates and tea outside…
A car drives the length of the Arabian Peninsula, passing through different villages along the dusty highway. When traveling through the mountains, the driver notes clusters of houses hugging the hillside as well as small towns on the distant valley…
Settled at the Horn of Africa with a population of 17 million people – all of them officially Muslim – Somalia was torn apart after a civil war. The Somalis suffer from famine, political instability, droughts and floods. Most Somalis…
About 3,000 years ago, the Queen of Sheba came to visit King Solomon from her country, which is known as Yemen today. She brought gifts of Yemeni spices and gold. When she left she was in a dilemma, because she…
This year, the prayer focus for 30 Days of Prayer invites Christians to pray for Muslims here, there & everywhere in their historic birthplaces, in migrant communities, on dangerous journeys to new places, and in all the corners of the…
Much has already been said about the October 7th Hamas attack in Israel. And about the military response against Hamas in Gaza that has killed tens of thousands of innocent civilians. Today we want to focus on these civilians throughout…
On October 7, a series of devastating earthquakes rocked Herat, Afghanistan. Since then, they’ve experienced over 20 more earthquakes and tremors. So far, the city of Herat, with its concrete structures, has seen little structural damage. However, villages in nearby…
In the early hours of the morning on September 8, 2023, a magnitude 6.8+ earthquake struck Morocco’s Marrakesh–Safi region. The earthquake’s epicenter was located 70 km southwest of Marrakesh, near the Oukaïmeden ski resort in the Atlas Mountains. The earthquake…
In the past few days, another explosion of violence against Muslims has occurred in North India. This violence has been sparked by rising Hindu nationalism, dangerous politics & ongoing communal tensions between Hindus and Muslims (and others). This time, the…
Sudan has been plagued by conflict for decades. Then, in 2011 Sudan split into two countries when the southern region, predominantly Christian and animist, voted to secede from the north, which is predominantly Muslim. In 2013, a civil war broke…
