UK GOVERNMENT PLEDGES ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO PROTECT MUSLIM COMMUNITIES

Tue 12 March 2024: The United Kingdom will pump an additional 117 million pounds ($150m) into protecting Muslim communities, the government said. The new funding, announced on Monday as the Muslim month of Ramadan began, will be used to install security cameras, alarms, and fences in mosques, Muslim faith schools, and other community centres. The move comes […]

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POPE ASKS RETIRED CANADIAN JUDGE TO INVESTIGATE SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES

Wed 06 March 2024: Retired Canadian judge Andre Denis has been asked by Pope Francis to look into sexual assault allegations against the Archbishop of Quebec, according to media reports Monday. The allegations against Cardinal Gerald Lacroix stem from two incidents allegedly involving him that reportedly occurred in 1987 and 1988 in Quebec City in […]

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SAUDI ARABIA LAUNCHES PORTAL FOR IFTAR PERMITS AT GRAND MOSQUE FOLLOWING BAN

Tue 05 March 2024: Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has announced the launch of a new e-portal through which Muslims can apply for permits to organise iftars at the Grand Mosque in Makkah during the month of Ramadan. According to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA), applications can be submitted […]

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GROUPS CONDEMN CANADA COURT RULING THAT UPHOLDS BAN ON RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS

World Sikh Organization of Canada President, Mukhbir Singh (left), listens as National Council of Canadian Muslims CEO, Stephen Brown, speaks during a press conference at the Canadian House of Commons in Ottawa on Tuesday. Dave Chan/AFP via Getty Images/TNS Sat 02 March 2024: A ruling by Quebec’s highest court upholding the law banning religious symbols […]

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THIRD LARGEST MOSQUE IN THE WORLD IS INAUGURATED IN ALGERIA

Tue 27 February 2024: In a significant development, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday, February 25, officially inaugurated the Grand Mosque of Algiers on its Mediterranean coastline after years of delay amid political turmoil. It is considered the biggest mosque in Africa and third largest in the world after the Grand Mosque in Makkah and Prophet’s Mosque […]

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POPE FRANCIS ACCEPTS RESIGNATION OF POLISH ARCHBISHOP ACCUSED OF SEXUAL ABUSE COVERUP

  Archbishop Andrzej Dzięga. Warsaw, March 2019. Photo. Episkopat.pl Sun 25 February 2024: A Polish archbishop who was accused of covering up child sexual abuse within the Catholic Church resigned, and Pope Francis accepted his resignation, Vatican statement said on Saturday. “Holy Father Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Andrzej Dziega from serving as Archbishop […]

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PAKISTANI PARTIES RALLY AGAINST TOP JUDGE ON BLASPHEMY ACCUSATIONS

Fri 23 February 2024: Hundreds of supporters from Pakistani Islamic parties rallied to protest against what they say were blasphemous remarks by the country’s chief justice. The protest call, by various religious and political groups led by Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) whose rallying cry is “death to blasphemers”, said on Friday that remarks by Chief Justice […]

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GOLDEN AGE OF ISLAM: CHEMISTRY TOOLS INVENTED BY MUSLIM SCHOLARS

Sun 11 February 2024: In Arabic, due to the use of the definite article “al” before words, the term “chemistry” was expressed as “al-kimiya,” where “al” serves as the definite article. Westerners later adopted the term “alchemy” by dropping the final “-ya” sound, pronouncing it as “al-kimi” or in the form known in the West […]

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