Indonesian Muslim scholar Abu Bakar Bashir was freed on 08 January 2021 after completing his prison term. Fri 05 July 2024: Senior members of Jemaah Islamiyah, the Southeast Asian armed group blamed for the deadly Bali bombings, announced they’re disbanding. A report from the Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) on Thursday confirmed the […]
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Wed 03 July 2024: The surge of far-right ideologies in Western countries has intensified Islamophobia, xenophobia, and Turkophobia, raising alarms about their detrimental effects on global peace and security. As hate crimes escalate and diplomatic tensions strain international relations, concerns about stability continue to grow.In a worrying trend across Western countries, the rise of far-right […]
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Tue 25 June 2024: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced Abdul Wahab bin Zain Al Abidin Al Shaibi as the new chief key holder of the Holy Kaaba after the passing of Sheikh Saleh Al Shaibi. The ceremony of handing over the key of the Holy Kaaba and the Shrine of Abraham (maqam-e-Ibrahim) […]
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A general view of the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site located in the center of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) as Muslims visit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on January 8, 2023 [Hani Alshaer – Anadolu Agency] Sun 23 June 2024: As the death toll rises, debate is raging over whether bad organization, weather or gate-crashing […]
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Sat 22 June 2024: The Central Asian nation of Tajikistan officially prohibited the wearing of hijabs and other “alien garments” this week, as the country’s parliament passed a new bill regulating Islamic clothing and Eid celebrations, Morocco News reported. The bill, approved by the upper house of parliament, Majlisi Milli, on June 19, comes after […]
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Fri 21 June 2024: Thousands of mosques have been altered or destroyed as Beijing’s suppression of Islamic culture spreads, Beijing’s Doudian Mosque, with its striking domes and ornate minarets, was one of the grandest mosques in northern China. But earlier this year, its minarets were removed, its domes replaced with pagoda-style cones and its Arab-style […]
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Tue 18 June 2024: Bosnia and Herzegovina is set to unearth the ruins of a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in the capital Sarajevo. The Kalin Haci Ali mosque, one of the oldest in the capital, was built in classical Ottoman style in 1535. However, it was demolished for unknown reasons during the Yugoslav period in 1947 […]
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Sun 16 June 2024: Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank are marking a sombre Eid al-Adha as the Israeli military continues its deadly attacks more than eight months after the start of the war. In the besieged enclave, where more than 37,000 Palestinians have been killed, people gathered in the rubble of their […]
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Sat 15 June 2024: Muslim pilgrims gathered on Saturday at Mt. Arafat in western Saudi Arabia to perform the greatest pillar of Hajj, according to the Saudi news agency SPA. As a part of the Hajj, pilgrims in Mecca continue their spiritual journey by visiting the significant site of Jabal al-Rahmah (the Mount of Mercy). […]
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Sat 15 June 2024: Pope Francis called for a ban on “lethal autonomous weapons” in an address to the G7 leaders’ summit in Italy on the perils of artificial intelligence (AI). On Friday, the pontiff was the first head of the Roman Catholic Church to ever attend a Group of Seven meeting. “In light of the tragedy […]
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