Sun 05 July 2020: Omar bin al-Khattab, the second Khalifa of Muslims following the death of Prophet Muhammad, is highly revered among Muslims not only for being a piousness and just nature, but also for being a brilliant leader and statesman. A pioneering figure in the Islamic world, Omar was and will always be remembered, […]
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Sun 05 July 2020: Converting Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia monument from a museum to a mosque would be “unacceptable”, a senior official in the Russian Orthodox Church said on Saturday. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has proposed restoring the mosque status of the World Heritage Site recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization – a […]
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Fri 03 July 2020: Accusations against Turkey about Hagia Sophia directly target our sovereign rights, says President Erdogan ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkey’s president said Friday that accusations against the country about Hagia Sophia directly target its sovereignty. Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of a mosque in Istanbul, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkey will always […]
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Fri 03 July 2020: White supremacist terrorist who killed 51 worshippers in gun massacre at mosques in Christchurch to be sentenced next month MELBOURNE, Australia (AA) – A sentencing date has been set for the Australian white supremacist who carried out the massacre at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2019. The horrific shootings on March […]
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Thu 02 July 2020: Turkey’s top court completed the hearing on whether Hagia Sophia should remain a museum or be turned into a mosque ends and will deliver a written verdict within 15 days. From a symbol of Christendom after its establishment by Byzantine emperor Justinian I in the sixth century, to an emblem of […]
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Sun 28 June 2020: Every page of massive Quran took a full month to carve into wood, says creator Shofwatillah Mohzaib PALEMBANG, Indonesia: The world has many giant Qurans, but its only giant wooden Quran can be found in Palembang, the capital of Indonesia’s South Sumatra province. Known as the largest wood-carved Quran in the […]
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Sat 27 June 2020: Interest-free banking sector rapidly developed in past 20 years, says head of Participation Banks Association of Turkey ANKARA (AA) – The head of the Participation Banks Association of Turkey said Friday that the Islamic economy cannot be defined as capitalist or socialist, but should be considered a “third way” without the negative […]
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Thu 25 June 2020: The World Health Organization (WHO) supports the recent decision taken by Saudi Arabia to host a limited Hajj season this year based on risk assessments under WHO guidance, the organization’s chief said in a press conference on Wednesday. “Earlier this week, the government of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: Saudi Arabia will enforce several health measures and protocols for Muslims who will be performing the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage in an effort to prevent the deadly coronavirus from spreading, the Kingdom’s Minister of Health Dr. Tawfiq al-Rabiah said on Tuesday. The Hajj pilgrimage, which is one of the five pillars of […]
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Tue 23 June 2020: A Tennessee newspaper has said it is investigating what its editor called a “horrific” full-page advertisement from a religious group that predicts a terrorist attack in Nashville next month. The paid advertisement that appeared in Sunday’s editions of The Tennessean from the group Future for America claims Donald Trump “is the […]
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