Wed 08 April 2020: I wish this blessed night brings goodness for the Turkish nation, Islamic world, all humanity, says Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkey’s president on Tuesday evening marked a holy night for Muslims worldwide. “I wish this blessed night, which is covered by Allah’s mercy, grace and compassion, brings goodness for the Turkish nation, […]
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Fri 27 March 2020: (AFP) Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro decreed Thursday that places of worship are “essential services” that must be exempted from coronavirus confinement orders, the far-right leader’s latest jab at aggressive containment measures. The decree, published in the government diary, adds “religious activities of any kind” to the list of exempted services, alongside […]
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Sat 21 March 2020: The Catholic Church on Friday granted forgiveness — under certain conditions — for the sins of the faithful struck by the novel coronavirus. A decree published by the Vatican also covers healthcare workers and those who pray for their wellbeing. Relatives who care for their sick family members may also be […]
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Sat 14 March 2020: With its roots in colonial rule, anti-Muslim rhetoric is being used by French politicians to tap up potential voters. With his declaration of war against so-called ‘Islamist separatism’ in February, French President Emmanuel Macron appeared to usher in a new phase in his country’s relationship with its Muslim communities. Since the September 11th […]
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FILE PHOTO: Funeral prayers for Morsi in Turkey. Fri 13 March 2020: Highest religious council says Muslims at high-risk of COVID-19 can perform noon prayers at home instead of Friday prayer Instead of attending weekly collective mosque prayers, Muslims can pray at home, Turkey’s highest religious body said on Friday amid heightened concerns that such […]
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Fri 13 March 2020: (AFP) All Catholic churches across Rome have been closed to stem the spread of a coronavirus pandemic that has killed more than 1,000 people across Italy. The churches will reopen when a broader Italian government crackdown on public gatherings expires on April 3, Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, the papal vicar for […]
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Thu 12 March 2020: Last week, images of Islam’s holiest site, the Great Mosque of Mecca, empty and deserted of worshippers caused shock across the Muslim world. For the first time in living memory, the Kaaba, the black cube structure which sits at the centre of the Great Mosque, had no worshippers around it praying or performing the […]
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Wed 11 March 2020: The third-largest city in the U.S. state of New Jersey has greenlighted mosques making the call to prayer over loudspeakers. The city council of the city of Paterson made the move in a 5-4 vote late Tuesday, with the support of Maritza Davila, the council president. The measure allows the adhan, […]
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Wed 11 March 2020: (AFP) Lawyers for disgraced Cardinal George Pell claimed the senior cleric’s conviction for child sex abuse was based on “improbabilities”, as they launched a last-ditch appeal in Australia’s top court Wednesday. The 78-year-old former Vatican treasurer, who is serving a six-year sentence for sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s, was […]
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Al Jazzar Mosque was built after its 18th Century Ottoman governor in Acre Sun 08 March 2020: Napoleon Bonaparte’s ambition to establish an empire in the East was crushed in 1799 at the Siege of Acre by Ahmed Jazzar Pasha. On 20 May 1799, Napoleon Bonaparte lifted the siege of the city of Acre on […]
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