Sun 29 September 2019: In unprecedented remarks by a regime insider, reformist activist and veteran politician Behzad Nabavi has said four financial institutions linked to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei control 60 percent of Iran’s national wealth. He has also expressed concern over the presence of “spies at the highest levels of the Islamic Republic,” a […]
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Mon 30 September 2019: Pope Francis on Sunday scolded countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts, reports Reuters. The 82-year-old Argentine pope, whose parents were of Italian immigrant stock,has also criticised the arms trade repeatedly and his sermon for 40,000 people in St. […]
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Here’s what you need to know when you apply for a visa Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has now made available tourist visas for citizens from up to 49 countries. For the first time, tourists can now apply for a visa through Saudi embassies and consulates across the world. Here’s a guide to getting there, what to […]
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Sun 29 September 2019: In unprecedented remarks by a regime insider, reformist activist and veteran politician Behzad Nabavi has said four financial institutions linked to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei control 60 percent of Iran’s national wealth. He has also expressed concern over the presence of “spies at the highest levels of the Islamic Republic,” a […]
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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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