Fri 22 April 2022: This Sunday, France faces an uncertain test as voters head to the polls to elect the next president of the republic in the second and final round, Anadolu News Agency reports. Choosing between the final candidates is desolately grim for many but, for French Muslims in particular, casting their vote for either President […]
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Sat 23 April 2022: Russia’s military operation in Ukraine is only the beginning — Moscow wants to subdue other countries, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said late Friday. “The Russian invasion of Ukraine was intended only as a beginning, then they want to capture other countries. Of course, we will defend ourselves as long as necessary […]
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A photo shared on social media and widely believed to show the Moskva on fire and listing badly. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sat 23 April 2022: Russia’s defence ministry on Friday confirmed for the first time that the crew of the missile cruiser Moskva suffered casualties when it blew up and sank last week, a report from RIA […]
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Fri 22 April 2022: The Kremlin announced on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in Russia next week. The declaration came on the 58th day of Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine, which has resulted in thousands of deaths and over 12 million people displaced in Europe’s biggest […]
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Fri 22 April 2022: France and Germany have been supplying Ukraine with Caesar truck-mounted gun-howitzers and Milan anti-tank guided missile systems, French President Emmanuel Macron said. “We continue to deliver a substantial number of equipment, from Milans to Ceasars and other types of weapons. I think we must continue down this path,” he said in […]
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Fri 22 April 2022: After new satellite images revealed a mass burial site near the Russian-occupied town of Manhush, roughly 12 miles (19 kilometers) west of Mariupol, Ukraine’s Mariupol Mayor accused Russian forces of concealing evidence of their “barbaric” war crimes in the important port city. Vadym Boichenko, the mayor, made his claim based on […]
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Muslims in the United States hold tarawih prayers for the first time in Times Square, New York. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fri 22 April 2022: Average Muslim gave $2,070 in zakat last year Muslim Americans gave an estimated $1.8 billion in zakat, or charity, in 2021, according to a report. The average Muslim gave $2,070 in zakat, one […]
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Fri 22 April 2022: In 2024, Tesla’s fleet of robotaxis will be released, and they will be completely self-driving, with no option for a human driver to take control. Musk told investors on a Wednesday evening earnings call Tesla will begin making robotaxis — or cars without pedals and steering wheels to be used by […]
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Fri 22 April 2022: Pope Francis’s plan to meet with Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has been suspended, the pontifex told an Argentine newspaper. Reuters reported last week that the pontifex was considering extending a trip to Lebanon in June to meet with Kirill who has been a staunch supporter of Russian’s invasion on Ukraine. But […]
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Fri 22 April 2022: The European Union on Thursday added the head of the Russian mercenary company the Wagner Group to its blacklist for actions violating Ukraine’s territorial integrity. The EU imposed asset freeze and travel ban on two more individuals for their role in “undermining the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Ukraine” and for […]
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