Wed 11 September 2024: Timor-Leste has had much to celebrate recently. August 30 marked 25 years since the Popular Consultation – or “The Referendum”, as many call it – when more than 98% of the population braced themselves against brutal repression to vote for their freedom. Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, recently visited. This was […]
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Tue 03 September 2024: Pope Francis commenced his most extensive trip to date on Tuesday, kicking off a 12-day, four-nation tour in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Pope shared his hopes for the journey on social media, asking for prayers as he embarked on his mission across Asia and Oceania. 📽️ Pope Francis arrives in Muslim-majority Indonesia […]
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Mon 02 September 2024: Unfvourable attitudes towards Muslims in America have skyrocketed, with prejudice against them now surpassing that of any other religious, ethnic, or racial group, according to a new Brookings Institution poll. The poll reveals a startling increase in unfavourable views toward Muslims and Islam, reaching levels reminiscent of the Trump era. What’s more […]
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Sun 01 September 2024: Pope Francis will next week visit Indonesia, making a symbolic stop at a mosque that has the “Tunnel of Friendship,” an extraordinary tunnel linking it to the city’s Catholic cathedral. This visit is part of the pope’s 12-day Asia-Pacific tour. The “Tunnel of Friendship,” measures 28.3 meters, and it connects Southeast […]
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Fri 30 August 2024: Some 80 Muslim organisations and community leaders called on the UK government on Wednesday to take tangible steps to address rising Islamophobia in the country, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the organisations and community leaders, organised under the Islamophobia Action Group, drew attention to the normalisation of Islamophobia, which recently fuelled riots […]
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Wed 28 August 2024: Swedish prosecutors said on Wednesday that they plan to put two men on trial for setting fire to copies of the Qur’an in a series of incidents last year that prompted outrage in the Muslim world and raised fears of attacks by jihadists, Reuters has reported. The two men committed “offences of agitation […]
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Mon 26 August 2024: Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir claimed on Monday that Jews have the right to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, saying he would build a synagogue at the flashpoint site, Anadolu news agency reported. “The policy allows for prayers on the Temple Mount (Al-Aqsa Mosque). There is equal law […]
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Mon 26 August 2024: Rwanda – The Rwandan government is considering imposing taxes on church collections, an initiative spearheaded by President Paul Kagame. The primary concern is that some evangelical leaders may be exploiting their congregations through their religious influence. Rwandan journalist Athan Tashobya highlighted this controversial decision, explaining that several factors contributed to taxing church […]
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Sun 25 August 2024: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday signed into law a ban on religious organizations tied to Russia. The status of the bill, posted on the website of Ukraine’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, has been updated with a statement saying it has been returned with Zelenskyy’s signature. The bill seeks to “make […]
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Fri 09 August 2024: A Danish-Swedish far-right Islamophobe has been charged with incitement against an ethnic group and insult for desecrating a Quran in 2022, according to media reports. The Swedish Prosecution Authority did not identify the suspect but media reports identified him as Rasmus Paludan. The prosecution authority said in a statement Wednesday that […]
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