Wed 28 August 2019: A court in Belgium ruled in favor of a schoolgirl and against the headscarf ban in the Flemish Region of the country. The school which the student had filed a case against is affiliated to a public body named GO! Education of Flemish Community. The body had decided to ban headscarf […]
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Mon 26 August 2019: The Saudi Ministry of Education has recently announced some modifications in parts of the social studies and citizenship subjects including the subjects addressing the Ottoman Empire and its historical events. In accordance with the planned modifications, the curriculum contained information based on historical aspects related to the Ottoman Empire will be […]
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Sun 25 August 2019: System from Japanese giants NEC to cover 400 buses next year and 2,000 after five years Saudi Arabia is ordering new smart technology to improve transportation services for pilgrims in Makkah. Japan-based information technology firm NEC confirmed in a statement it has received a purchase order from the kingdom for an […]
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Sat 24 August 2019: Officials in Chechnya inaugurated what they claimed to be Europe’s largest mosque on Friday. The marble-decorated building, which is named after the Prophet Mohammed, can hold more than 30,000 people and was described the Chechen authorities as the “largest and most beautiful” mosque in Europe. An Uzbeki architect designed the 9,700 […]
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Wed 21 August 2019: I have always been a man of peace because that’s what Qur’an stands for. It has been my mission to spread peace throughout the world. Unfortunately, I do face detractors who try to prevent me from carrying out my mission. As you must have noticed for the past few days, I […]
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Tue 20 August 2019: Muslim preacher says it was ‘not his intention’ to upset any community as police ban him from giving public talks. Indian preacher Zakir Naik has apologised for making racially sensitive remarks in Malaysia, a day after he was questioned by police for hours over the comments. “It was never my intention to […]
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Mon 19 August 2019: The mistake saw pilgrims being given bags marked ‘anthrax’ ahead of the ‘stoning of the devil’ portion of their Hajj pilgrimage Saudi officials are investigating a translation error that led to Hajj pilgrims being given gift bags marked “anthrax”, according to local media reports. هل يعقل ياوزارة الحج ان تأتو بأكياس […]
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Sat 17 August 2019: At a time when more than two million Muslims performed Hajj in Mecca, the holiest place in Islam, an image was taken by KhalifaSat of the Grand Mosque (Haram) is circulating the internet. The unique image captured a photograph of the Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca on the afternoon of the first […]
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Fri 16 August 2019: The Malaysian government has announced that it will summon Indian Muslim preacher Zakir Naik over controversial statements he made about ethnic minorities in the country, as Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his cabinet consider their options amid contentious debate on his possible deportation. Home Affairs Minister Muhyiddin Yassin said in a […]
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Fri 16 August 2019: An explosion at a mosque in southwest Pakistan killed at least four people and injured over a dozen others, police and local media reported. Latest in a series of similar attacks, the explosion took place after Friday prayers in the main hall of a Mosque in suburban Kuchlak town of Quetta, […]
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