Thu 13 May 2021: Ethiopian Muslims on Tuesday rolled 30,000 meters of plastic sheet to host 100,000 people to break the fast on the streets of capital Addis Ababa, breaking the world record. The gathering was also organized to show defiance to Egypt’s stance against the building of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “There […]
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Tue 11 May 2021: Himmet Büke, an associate professor in the Turkish literature department at Turkey’s Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, found a copy of the great Turkish thinker and poet Yunus Emre’s “Divan” while searching the archives of Turkish works in the digital collection of the Vatican Library. The cover of the recently discovered copy of […]
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Mon 10 May 2021: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said on Sunday that the Kingdom will hold the Hajj pilgrimage in Makkah under special conditions to contain the coronavirus pandemic. The Hajj will be held in a manner that preserves the health and safety of pilgrims, in line with the health, security and […]
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Sun 09 May 2021: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan performed the Umrah pilgrimage in Makkah on Sunday. Upon his arrival at the Grand Mosque, Khan was received by a number of officials of the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques and the special force for the security of the Grand Mosque […]
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Sun 09 May 2021: During recent debate over a French bill many charge is Islamophobic, the way the bill in particular targeted the wearing of hijabs came under fierce criticism, especially from the women who say choosing how they dress is their God-given right. #pas touché à mon hijab pic.twitter.com/BTBy6qs6qb — SAMI Meczub (@MeczubSami) May […]
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Sat 08 May 2021: Pope Francis offered his support Saturday for waiving coronavirus vaccine patents to boost supply to poorer countries, in a video message to the “Vax Live” concert. The Argentine pontiff backed “universal access to the vaccine and the temporary suspension of intellectual property rights” in the recording made in his native Spanish. […]
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Fri 07 May 2021: Mosque attendees were attacked with eggs and stones outside the Ilford Islamic Centre, its secretary has said. The incident happened around 11pm on Tuesday (May 4) outside the Albert Road mosque. Ahmad Nawaz, a director and secretary at the mosque, said around five people were hit with eggs, stones and other items thrown […]
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Fri 07 May 2021: While thousands in the country are mourning the loss of loved ones falling victim to the coronavirus pandemic, and communities are coming forward to help one another amid the unprecedented health crisis, media in India continue to demonize the Muslim community. On Tuesday, Financial Times, in its article titled “Is a new […]
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Wed 05 May 2021: Visitors to Medina usually receive a phrase “famous” in the middle of the warning signs in red warning sign with the text “for Muslims only”, in reference to tourists in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to prohibit crossing the boundaries of the civil sanctuary except for Muslims. However, in light of […]
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Tue 04 May 2021: Saudi Arabian authorities released on Monday new pictures that offer a never-before-seen close up view of the Black Stone in the Kaaba in Mecca. The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques captured the details on the Black Stone – known as Hajar Aswad in Arabic – with […]
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