Wed 22 April 2020: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud approved performing a reduced version of Taraweeh prayers in the Two Holy Mosques in Mecca and Medina, with the continued suspension of entry of worshipers, the General Presidency of the Two Holy Mosques’ Affairs said in a statement on Wednesday. The President General […]
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Tue 21 April 2020: Saudi Arabia has arrested a man accused of having filmed himself stepping on a Quran in a video gone viral, local media reported on Tuesday. The unnamed man is accused of being behind an anonymous Instagram profile titled with an Islamic creed and proclaiming “repentance” in the bio section.The account contained a […]
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Mon 20 April 2020: From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic lingers. Ramadan is a period for both self-reflection and socialising. Believers fast from dawn to dusk and then gather around a family […]
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Mon 20 April 2020: Resurrection: Ertugrul will be broadcast at request of Prime Minister Imran Khan and dubbed in Urdu language State-run Pakistan Television announced late Sunday that it will air the action-packed Turkish drama series Resurrection: Ertugrul during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. “The acclaimed Turkish television series @DirilisDizisi is being aired on […]
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FILE PHOTO Fri 17 April 2020: A lack of consensus between religious leaders and the Pakistani government has seen Friday congregational prayers still being held at some mosques across the country, in defiance of government guidelines on social distancing amidst the coronavirus outbreak. In the capital, Islamabad, hundreds gathered at the Red Mosque, led by […]
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Fri 17 April 2020: Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem is world’s 3rd-holiest site for Muslims The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem will be closed for worship during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan for the first time in its history in an effort to stem the spread of coronavirus, the authority responsible […]
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Wed 15 April 2020: Algerian politician, Noureddine Boukrouh, has called for fasting in Ramadan to be stopped this year because it “poses a health risk and contributes to the outbreak of the coronavirus”. The former head of the Algerian Renewal Party (PRA) published an article on Facebook under the title “Coronavirus and civilisations”, in which […]
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Tue 14 April 2020: With almost 1.2 million cases recorded worldwide, the novel coronavirus pandemic has put the whole world on high alert. Fatalities have reached nearly 60,000 and if not for three inventions–soap, alcohol, and quarantine–the number would be even higher. The common trait between the inventions, aside from their efficiency in limiting the COVID-19 spread, is […]
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Tue 14 April 2020: The World Health Organization says either cremation or burial are appropriate means to deal with victims of the Covid-19 pandemic, but Sri Lanka insists on only one. Authorities in Sri Lanka are cremating the bodies of Muslim victims of the Covid-19 pandemic despite protests from members of the community. As of […]
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Sat 11 April 2020: Pope Francis presided over a traditional ceremony at a near-empty Saint Peter’s Square on Good Friday as Italy struggles to get a hand on the coronavirus pandemic, according to local media Friday. The ceremony, normally held at the Colosseum, was moved to a deserted Saint Peter’s Square because the virus killed […]
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