Sat 28 September 2019: Tens of thousands of people from across Senegal converged on the capital Dakar on Friday for the inauguration of a huge mosque, claimed to be the largest in West Africa. Muslim faithful arrived by bus, car or on foot in the poor district of Bopp, home to the new Massalikul Jinaan […]
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Fri 27 September 2019: A fresh political row has erupted over the Muslim headscarf in France after the education minister said he wanted to avoid having mothers in hijab as volunteers on school outings. Jean-Michel Blanquer described the choice of a headscarved woman accompanying a child on a school trip as an “error”. Accompanying the image, which […]
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A picture taken on September 14, 2019 shows the under renovation minaret and mosque in Tsingoni, on the French island of Mayotte. / AFP / Ali AL-DAHER Thu 26 September 2019: At France’s oldest mosque, a five-century-old edifice on the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte, the sound of jackhammers is broken intermittently by recitals by […]
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Tue 24 September 2019: Yemeni educators collectively said the added sectarianism to school curricula in Houthi-run areas will work to block and remold the minds of youth. Iran-backed Houthis continue to carry out crimes against local schools in areas they run. On that note, school sources in Sanaa, who requested anonymity, reported Houthis implementing a […]
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Tue 24 September 2019: U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Turkey’s president has become “a friend” following negotiations to free an American pastor from Turkish custody. Trump said his administration was “thrilled” to secure Andrew Brunson’s release following “a very short and respectful negotiation with a very strong man, and a man who has […]
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Sat 21 September 2019: For parents working in a foreign country, choosing the right schools for their kids can be a challenge, especially for a Muslim family living in a community with where Muslims are the minority. Apart from hoping to get a good quality education, the family would also hope for the tolerance and […]
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FILE PHOTO: first-ever halal fair in Sarajevo hosts around 100 exhibitors from 36 countries on September 27, 2018 Fri 20 September 2019: 3-day event, starting on Sept. 26, expected to host 100 exhibitors from 30 countries in Sarajevo A three-day international halal industry exhibition will open in the Bosnia and Herzegovina’s capital Sarajevo on Sept. […]
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Wed 18 September 2019: After student leaders at the Dharam Samaj (DS) college ‘warned’ Muslim students to not wear burqas and skullcaps to the facility, in support of Muslims at the institute, students from another college demanded action. However, DS college issued a notice banning the clothing items following the issue. Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in […]
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Wed 18 September 2019: A controversial Turkish Islamic televangelist and cult leader has gone on trial on more than a dozen charges, including forming a criminal gang, blackmail and sexual abuse of minors. The trial against Adnan Oktar and 225 of his followers or associates opened in Istanbul on Tuesday. They were arrested last year […]
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Tue 17 September 2019: A religious celebration was marred by tragedy this week as a man participating in a traditional Shiite mourning ritual accidentally beheaded himself. Mohammed Sayum was displaying his prowess at swordsmanship in the Nalanda district of Bihar, in east India, as part of a ritual procession known as the Mourning of Muharram. […]
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