Crescent International
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Crescent International is an international news magazine of the global Islam
ic movement that is affiliated with the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought
. It is published in Canada
, South Africa
and Pakistan
, and also distributed from London
and Nigeria
. Primarily based in Toronto, Canada, it also has offices in London, Pretoria and Karachi.
Crescent International was originally a local Pakistani community paper in Toronto
, founded in the early 1970s by Lateef Owaisi and his wife Zahida. In 1980, after the Iranian Revolution
, it was converted to an international news magazine by Dr Kalim Siddiqui
, director of the Muslim Institute and Zafar Bangash, a member of the Muslim Institute who had been editor of Crescent since 1975 and remained editor until 1998. Under Zafar Bangash
, it became one of the most respected publications in the Islamic movement. An Arabic edition, called Al-Hilal Al-Dawli, was published from 1986–89, before being closed for financial reasons. Between 1998 and 2008, Crescent International was edited by Iqbal Siddiqui. It is now managed by an editorial board consisting of Zafar Bangash, Afeef Khan and Imam Muhammad al-Asi
.
Crescent analyses and comments on current affairs from an Islamic perspective. It also discusses issues concerning the Islamic movement, its institutions, work and its activists. After Dr Kalim Siddiqui's death in 1996, Zafar Bangash became assistant director of the Muslim Institute, London, and then Director of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought in 1998. Other major contributors include Imam Muhammad al-Asi of Washington DC, whose tafseer of the Quran is presently being serialised, M A Shaikh in London, and Perwez Shafi in Pakistan. Former editor Iqbal Siddiqui is now a columnist. Crescent also has correspondents all over the world, many of whom prefer to remain anonymous. Crescent International is also published on the Internet
, under the name Muslimedia.
On January 4, 2010, Crescent International launched a new service on its webpage titled Daily News Analysis. The Daily News Analysis which is available on www.crescent-online.net provides news analysis from the perspective of the global Islamic movement on world events.
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
ic movement that is affiliated with the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought
Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought
The Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought is an international intellectual centre of the global Islamic movement. It consists of individual activists, journalists and academics from around the world who share a common commitment to developing the social and political ideology of Islam, and...
. It is published in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
, and also distributed from London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. Primarily based in Toronto, Canada, it also has offices in London, Pretoria and Karachi.
Crescent International was originally a local Pakistani community paper in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, founded in the early 1970s by Lateef Owaisi and his wife Zahida. In 1980, after the Iranian Revolution
Iranian Revolution
The Iranian Revolution refers to events involving the overthrow of Iran's monarchy under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its replacement with an Islamic republic under Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the...
, it was converted to an international news magazine by Dr Kalim Siddiqui
Kalim Siddiqui
Kalim Siddiqui, Ph.D. was an Indian British writer and Islamic activist.-Early life:Siddiqui was born in the village of Dondi Lohara, CP, British India on September 15, 1931...
, director of the Muslim Institute and Zafar Bangash, a member of the Muslim Institute who had been editor of Crescent since 1975 and remained editor until 1998. Under Zafar Bangash
Zafar Bangash
Zafar Bangash is a noted Islamic movement journalist and commentator and a leader of the Muslim community in Toronto, Canada, and a strong advocate of Muslim unity....
, it became one of the most respected publications in the Islamic movement. An Arabic edition, called Al-Hilal Al-Dawli, was published from 1986–89, before being closed for financial reasons. Between 1998 and 2008, Crescent International was edited by Iqbal Siddiqui. It is now managed by an editorial board consisting of Zafar Bangash, Afeef Khan and Imam Muhammad al-Asi
Muhammad al-Asi
Imam Muhammad al-Asi is the Muslim imam who formerly led prayer at the Islamic Center of Washington, and currently spends most of his time teaching and working on the first Quranic exegesis to be written originally in English. Al-Asi was elected as the Imam of the masjid in 1981...
.
Crescent analyses and comments on current affairs from an Islamic perspective. It also discusses issues concerning the Islamic movement, its institutions, work and its activists. After Dr Kalim Siddiqui's death in 1996, Zafar Bangash became assistant director of the Muslim Institute, London, and then Director of the Institute of Contemporary Islamic Thought in 1998. Other major contributors include Imam Muhammad al-Asi of Washington DC, whose tafseer of the Quran is presently being serialised, M A Shaikh in London, and Perwez Shafi in Pakistan. Former editor Iqbal Siddiqui is now a columnist. Crescent also has correspondents all over the world, many of whom prefer to remain anonymous. Crescent International is also published on the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
, under the name Muslimedia.
On January 4, 2010, Crescent International launched a new service on its webpage titled Daily News Analysis. The Daily News Analysis which is available on www.crescent-online.net provides news analysis from the perspective of the global Islamic movement on world events.