Sun 09 March 2025: The ailing Pope Francis is showing a good response to therapy in a hospital in Rome, the Vatican said on Saturday. “The prognosis remains guarded. This morning the Pope prayed in his chapel, while in the afternoon he alternated between resting and working,” the Vatican said in a statement. The clinical condition of the pontiff, […]
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Thu 06 March 2025: A French bill banning headscarves in sports is an attempt to erase Muslim women from public spaces, an organization for Muslim women’s rights told Anadolu. “In sports but more generally … in all spaces where visibly Muslim women can be seen, there is an attempt to make them disappear,” said Rani Belkhy, founder of Khlass Les […]
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Mon 03 March 2025: Pope Francis, 88, suffered two acute respiratory failure episodes on Monday evening, according to the Vatican. “Today, the Holy Father suffered two episodes of acute respiratory insufficiency, caused by a significant accumulation of endobronchial mucus and consequent bronchospasm,” the Holy See Press Office said. It added that two bronchoscopies were done […]
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Sat 01 March 2025: The fasting month of Ramadan began on Saturday for hundreds of millions of Muslims. In Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia, March 1 was declared the first day of fasting. The start of Ramadan is determined by the sighting of the new crescent moon, which can vary by country. In Iran, where […]
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Sat 01 March 2025: Pope Francis’ respiratory condition worsened following an isolated bronchospasm, the Vatican said on Friday. The Pope “after a morning spent alternating between respiratory physiotherapy and prayer in the chapel, experienced an isolated episode of bronchospasm,” the Holy See press office said in a statement. “This caused an episode of vomiting, which […]
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Fri 28 February 2025: Members of the British Muslim community in London have expressed deep concern following a series of Islamophobic attacks in which mosques, community centres and a school were vandalised with anti-Muslim graffiti, Anadolu has reported. The attacks took place between 6 and 25 January, shocking local residents and faith leaders. As the Muslim holy […]
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Mon 24 February 2025: Pope Francis said he prepared a resignation letter in 2013, his first year in office, that would be used if he were ever compelled to step down due to poor health, reports revealed Sunday. “I have already signed my resignation. Tarcisio Bertone was Secretary of State. I signed it and I […]
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Sun 23 February 2025: Anti-Muslim hate crimes and incidents in the United Kingdom reached a record high in 2024 amid Israel’s offensive in Gaza, a report has revealed. According to Tel MAMA, an organisation which monitors hate and assaults on Muslims within the UK, data that it compiled showed that 5,837 anti-Muslim hate cases took […]
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Sun 23 February 2025: Pope Francis’ condition continues to be “critical” after a “prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis” he experienced earlier Saturday, said the Vatican on Saturday evening, adding that the pope is not “out of danger.” “This morning, Pope Francis experienced a prolonged asthma-like respiratory crisis, which also required the administration of high-flow oxygen,” the […]
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Sat 22 February 2025: A US jury has found Hadi Matar, the man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie in 2022, guilty of attempted murder following an eight-day trial, according to US media. During the trial, Rushdie testified that he initially thought he was being punched but soon realized he was bleeding heavily, NBC News reported. […]
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