Sun 05 May 2019: Thousands of people have attended the re-opening of a renowned mosque in Bosnia, almost three decades since its destruction during the 1992-1995 war. The Aladza Mosque in Foca was targeted at the start of the conflict as part of plans by Bosnian Serb forces to create an ethnically pure state. The […]
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Sat 04 May 2019: Study by the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding found that 53 percent of Jews in the US held Muslims in a positive light, compared to just 20 percent of White Evangelicals. Jewish Americans have the most positive attitudes of any religious community towards Muslims, according to a survey of American […]
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Sat 04 May 2019: Islamic veils and headscarves remain the subject of heated public debate in Germany. Some view them as part and parcel of religious freedom; others as a symbol of women’s oppression in Islam. The German court system has already taken up the issue of whether school teachers should be banned from wearing […]
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Fri 03 May 2019: The Grand Çamlıca Mosque, the biggest of its kind in Turkey and a new landmark in Istanbul, officially opened on Friday with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in attendance President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan officially inaugurated Turkey’s biggest place of worship, the Grand Çamlıca Mosque on Friday, joining thousands for the Friday prayers […]
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Fri 03 May 2019: Germany’s Catholic and Protestant churches may lose half their members by 2060, according to a study. A drop in membership is expected to lead to a major budget shortfall. The number of members belonging to Germany’s two main churches will drop by half by 2060, putting severe financial strain on the religious […]
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Wed 01 May 2019: PEMBA, Mozambique (AP) — Next to a marble pulpit inside a Catholic church, a young Muslim girl chases around with other children. The church has become a home for her and nearly 1,000 others from different faiths as they wait out the aftermath of Mozambique’s latest devastating cyclone. Situated in the […]
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