Fri 22 May 2020: Former football star Fred Oumar Kanoute has raised $1m in an online crowdfunding campaign to build the first purpose-built mosque and cultural centre in Seville, Spain, in over 700 years. Kanoute, a French-born Muslim with a Malian background who previously played for Sevilla FC, started the campaign a year ago on LaunchGood, a crowdfunding […]
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Sun 17 May 2020: International Union for Muslim Scholars holds US responsible for implications of approving Israeli annex plans The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on Saturday urged the Islamic world and all countries to stand against Israel’s plans to annex the occupied Palestinian territories. Secretary General of the IUMS, Ali al-Qaradaghi, accused Israel […]
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Sun 17 May 2020: (Reuters) The Polish Catholic Church’s most senior archbishop notified the Vatican on Saturday of a Polish bishop accused of shielding priests known to have sexually abused children. The referral, unprecedented in the deeply religious country, will test procedures introduced by the Vatican last year to hold to account bishops accused of […]
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Fri 15 May 2020: Detained Saudi cleric, Sheikh Salman Al-Ouda, has contacted his family with recordings of the calls being shared on social media. Prisoners of Conscience Twitter account, which is concerned with the rights of political detainees in Saudi Arabia, shared the phone call between Al-Ouda and his mother. He could be heard reassuring […]
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Fri 15 May 2020: American Singer and converted Muslim Jennifer Grout has shared a small video clip reciting once verse of the Holy Quran. The verse is related to the month of Ramadan and its significance in Islam. I hope you are all benefiting greatly from this blessed time! As our bodies adjust we can […]
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Wed 13 May 2020: Aisha Romano, formerly known as Silvia, converted to Islam while held in captivity by al-Shabab in Somalia. An Italian aid worker has become the focus of a far-right hate campaign after returning home this weekend having been freed from 18 months of captivity by al-Shabab in Somalia. Silvia Romano converted to […]
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Tue 12 May 2020: Saudi Arabia will introduce a full day lockdown and curfew across the Kingdom during the upcoming Eid holidays from May 23 until May 27, according to the Kingdom’s Interior Ministry. Until then, the currently easing of restrictions – including the resumption of economic activities – will continue until the end of […]
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Tue 12 May 2020: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques announced that Zamzam water will be distributed through commercial outlets across Saudi Arabia to meet high demand amid limited access due to the coronavirus lockdowns. Standardized five liter bottles of Zamzam water will be available in Othaim Markets and LuLu Group retail outlets, […]
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Mon 11 May 2020: Rescued Italian aid worker Silvia Constanza Romano, who has embraced Islam, says she converted on her own will and not by force. Romano, 25, was abducted from Kenya’s southeastern coastal town of Chakama in November 2018. She was rescued on Sunday through joint efforts by Turkish, Somali and Italian intelligence services. […]
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Sat 09 May 2020: (AFP) Worshippers packed Mauritania’s largest mosque on Friday, mostly ignoring social distancing rules, after the West African state lifted restrictions on public prayers meant to curb coronavirus infections. The government said this week it would “progressively ease” a series of anti-virus measures, allowing markets to open and mosques to hold Friday […]
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