Fri 02 October 2020: In a long-awaited address, Macron insisted “no concessions” would be made in a new drive to push religion out of education and the public sector in France Emmanuel Macron has described Islam as ‘a religion that is in crisis all over the world’ as he unveiled a proposal to battle Islamic radicalism […]
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Thu 01 October 2020: ‘Willful provocations and incitement to hate and violence’ in the name of free speech Pakistan on Wednesday urged the UN General Assembly to heighten efforts against a rising tide of Islamophobia across the globe. Willful provocations and incitement to hate and violence had been classified by the UN as “universally outlawed,” […]
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Wed 30 September 2020: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday announced fresh measures for the Umrah pilgrimage, which was suspended for six months due to the coronavirus outbreak. As part of the COVID-19 measures, the barricade placed around the Kaaba and the holy Black Stone will remain in its place and visitors will be prevented from touching […]
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Mon 28 September 2020: Three failed attempt by the Indian government in convincing the Interpol of criminal charges against Dr. Naik The Indian government is going to further tighten restriction around Islamic scholar Zakir Naik. Reports on Thursday said that the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is mulling to impose a ban on Dr. Zakir […]
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Sat 26 September 2020: Francis says pandemic ‘has exposed our human fragility’ ROME – Pope Francis on Friday called for a joint commitment towards a better future through multilateralism, global responsibility, collaboration among states and inclusion of the poor. In his speech to the 75th session of the UN General Assembly, the pope stressed that […]
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Fri 25 September 2020: Saudi Arabia will gradually begin allowing Umrah pilgrims to re-enter the Two Holy Mosques starting from October 4 Sophisticated thermal cameras have been set up in the Grand Mosque in Mecca a few weeks before the resumption of the Umrah journeys. President- General for Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the […]
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Fri 25 September 2020: On August 9, 2020, 11 members of a family of Pakistani Hindu migrants were found dead in Rajasthan’s Lodta village in Jodhpur district Pakistan’s minority Hindus rallied late on Thursday in Islamabad, briefly clashing with the police, to protest the deaths of 11 members of a Hindu migrant family who died in India […]
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Wed 23 September 2020: The call to prayer fell silent for five years on account of the complaint, lodged by a couple A German court on Wednesday rejected an application to silence the muezzin’s call from a mosque in a small town after a legal dispute lasting five years. The Turkish Islamic community (Ditib) may […]
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Sat 19 September 2020: The firms behind Zakir Naik’s Peace TV have both filed for liquidation. The licence for Peace TV was held by Lord Productions Limited, which was fined £100,000, and Club TV, which held the licence for Peace TV Urdu, was fined £200,000 over the broadcasting breaches, by the UK’s media regulator Ofcom […]
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Fri 18 September 2020: Lawmaker says no rule prevents people from attending meeting in religious attire PARIS – Right-wing and republican lawmakers walked out of a meeting in France’s parliament Thursday due to the presence of a woman wearing a Muslim headscarf. During the meeting in Paris, which was discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and its […]
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