Tue 13 October 2020: Foreign pilgrims coming from abroad will be allowed to perform Umrah and visit holy mosques from November 1 The Saudi Ministry of Haj and Umrah announced that 250,000 domestic pilgrims will be allowed to perform Umrah in the second phase of the gradual resumption of the pilgrimage. The move will mark […]
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Sat 10 October 2020: A French aid worker held in Mali for four years by militants has revealed that she converted to Islam during here captivity, according to French media reports. Sophie Petronin arrived at Villacoublay airport, southwest of Paris on Friday, where she was welcomed by President Emmanuel Macron. In a Twitter post, Macron said he […]
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Wed 07 October 2020: Rihanna has issued an apology to the Muslim community after receiving backlash for using sacred Islamic verses in a song played at her fashion show. The 32-year-old singer’s star-studded Savage X Fenty fashion show debuted on Amazon Prime on Oct. 2 and was praised for its inclusivity, featuring models of different sizes, races, and […]
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Tue 06 October 2020: Erdogan urged Macron to act like a responsible statesman, rather than pretending to be a colonial governor The French president’s recent claims about Islam amount to a dangerous provocation, Turkey’s president said on Tuesday. “[Emmanuel] Macron’s statement on ‘Islam is in crisis’ in a city where Muslims are the majority go […]
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Tue 06 October 2020: Scapegoating Islam, Muslims for failures of French Republic is far cry from rational policy,’ says Turkish spokesman Turkey on Monday accused French President Emmanuel Macron of “encouraging Islamophobia” with his recent remarks claiming that “Islam is in crisis”. “The claim by President Macron that ‘Islam is in crisis’ is a dangerous […]
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Mon 05 October 2020: Pope Francis said on Sunday that the COVID-19 pandemic was the latest crisis to prove that market forces alone and “trickle-down” economic policies had failed to produce the social benefits their proponents claim. In an encyclical on the theme of human fraternity, Francis also said private property cannot be considered an […]
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Sun 04 October 2020: “If there is a real crisis, it is due to the double standards of some western politicians.” A top Muslim scholar Friday slammed remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron on Islam that sparked stern criticism among Muslims worldwide. Ali al-Qaradaghi, the secretary-general of the International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS), said […]
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Sun 04 October 2020: Masjid al-Haram, where the Kaaba is located, will be disinfected 10 times a day, SPA said, adding that quarantine rooms were already prepared for visitors showing symptoms of COVID-19. Saudi Arabian authorities on Sunday re-opened the Muslim holy places for Umrah pilgrimage on Sunday after a six-month hiatus due to the […]
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Sat 03 October 2020: “Islamophobia needs to end. Violence against women needs to stop,” An Australian man who punched and stamped on a pregnant woman in a suspected Islamophobic attack has been jailed for three years. Stipe Lozina, 44, assaulted Rana Elasmar, 32, in a cafe in Sydney in November 2019 after asking her for […]
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Sat 03 October 2020: The Hagia Sophia, which was reverted to its previous status as a mosque after functioning as a museum for decades, has seen an influx of visitors since its reopening as a mosque in July. Professor Mehmet Emin Maşalı, the mufti of Istanbul, where the iconic structure is located, said more than […]
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