Mon 26 May 2025: The Israeli NGO Ir Amim, which says that it focuses on issues concerning Jerusalem in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict, says that “Third Temple activists” have been active during today’s “Jerusalem Day” demonstrations. The term refers to Israeli Jewish nationalists who hope to see the construction of a Third Temple […]
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Sat 24 May 2025: Iran’s top cybercrime official said that many websites and online platforms advertising sigheh or temporary religious marriage are designed to defraud users, even after an investigation by Iran International last week demonstrated it was a genuine industry. “Many users fall for false promises and suffer serious financial and reputational damage,” said […]
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Thu 22 May 2025: The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group and humanitarian aid foundation Islamic Relief’s US branch Islamic Relief USA (IRUSA) have partnered to support the Global Islamic Fund for Refugees (GIFR). As part of the IsDB’s annual meeting in the Algerian capital Algiers, the two institutions signed an agreement Wednesday to provide sustainable […]
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Fri 16 May 2025: A US jury sentenced Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture in New York, to 25 years in prison on Friday following his conviction for attempted murder and assault, US media reported. Matar, a dual US-Lebanese citizen, was found guilty in February 2025 after an […]
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Wed 14 May 2025: The US presidency and the papacy came together on May 3 when Donald Trump posted an AI-generated photograph of himself dressed as the pope to Truth Social. The image was then shared by the White House’s accounts. Seated in an ornate (Mar-a-Lago-style) golden chair, he was wearing a white cassock and […]
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Wed 14 May 2025: France’s president expressed support Tuesday for a ban on headscarves in sports competitions. “I stand by the Olympic Charter, which prohibits the wearing of all religious symbols in competitions,” Emmanuel Macron said during an interview with broadcaster TF1. He distinguished between practicing sports in facilities and participating in competitions, saying it […]
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Sun 11 May 2025: The new pope used phrases favoured by his predecessor, Francis, to call for an end to wars around the world. Pope Leo XIV has called for genuine peace in Ukraine and an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff. “No more war,” Leo said […]
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Sat 10 May 2025: The late Pope Francis sought to battle corruption, but his successor faces the even harder task of balancing the books. In the days leading up to the papal conclave, which concluded on Thursday with the election of Robert Francis Prevost, 69, as Pope Leo XIV, the editor of Catholic Church specialist news outlet […]
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Fri 09 May 2025: Germany’s domestic intelligence agency (BFV) report highlighted the far-right Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) strong xenophobic and anti-Islamic stance, according to local media on Thursday. The BfV report referred to “ongoing agitation” against migrants, refugees, and Muslims by party officials. The AfD portrays migrants as a “threatening collective.” According to Der Spiegel […]
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Thu 08 May 2025: Before his name was proclaimed from St. Peter’s Basilica’s balcony, the crowd below cheered “Viva il Papa” — Long live the Pope. Robert Prevost, aged 69, will be the 267th pope, reigning as Leo XIV. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, born September 14, 1955, in Chicago, is the first American pope, elected […]
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