Thu 20 January 2022: The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has clarified all rumors about the suspension of Umrah during a new wave of Covid-19. The misinformation was circulating on social media. The ministry has no plan to impose a ban on Umrah but precautionary measures will be enforced. Strict action will be taken […]
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Thu 20 January 2022: The legal company that conducted a major investigation concluded on Thursday that former Pope Benedict XVI failed to stop four pastors accused of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church in Munich. According to lawyer Martin Pusch of Westpfahl Spilker Wastl, who was charged by the church to conduct the investigation, […]
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Thu 20 January 2022: The French Senate has voted in favour of banning the wearing of hijabs in sports competitions, arguing that neutrality is a requirement on the field of play. The French upper legislative house voted late on Tuesday in favour of amending a proposed law stipulating that the wearing “of conspicuous religious symbols […]
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The photo of the girls sitting on the stairs of the college that went viral on social media. Tue 18 January 2022: Bengaluru, India – When A H Almas, 18, and two of her friends stepped into their classroom on a December morning, the teacher immediately yelled at them: “Get out.” The Muslim girls were not […]
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Sat 15 January 2022: A Roman Catholic bishop was acquitted by an Indian court of raping a nun in her rural convent, a case that became a major issue amid allegations of sexual harassment in the church. In a brief order issued on Friday, Sessions Judge G Gopakumar ruled that the bishop was not guilty […]
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Sat 15 January 2022: Washington, DC – A prominent Muslim civil rights organisation in the United States has called on the US government to investigate a group it has accused of spying on members of the Muslim community. Nihad Awad, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), on Wednesday urged the FBI and other agencies to […]
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Thu 13 January 2022: India’s Supreme Court has issued notice to a northern Himalayan state following a petition that sought to prosecute several Hindu religious leaders for allegedly calling for a “genocide” of Muslims at a closed-door meeting last month. Three Supreme Court judges on Wednesday said they were notifying the Uttarakhand state government that […]
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Tue 28 December 2021: India’s government has frozen the bank accounts of Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity (MoC) in West Bengal, says the state’s political leader, dealing a blow to one of the country’s most prominent groups running shelters for the poor. The move on Monday came after several right-wing Hindu groups disrupted Christmas mass […]
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Mon 27 December 2021: Pope Francis bemoaned Italy’s severely dropping birth rate, saying it poses a threat to the country’s future. During his weekly address in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis said “The demographic winter is a real worry, at least here in Italy. It seems that a lot of people have lost […]
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Sun 26 December 2021: Saudi Arabia has denied media reports about importing Christmas trees and Santa Claus outfits, despite images like the above circulating on the internet. The Saudi Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority said that it is prohibited to import Christmas trees or any religious signs other than Islam. One of the Tweeter in […]
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