Thu 16 May 2019: VIENNA (Reuters) – The organization representing Austria’s Muslims said on Thursday it would ask the Constitutional Court to reverse a ban on headscarves in primary schools a day after it was passed in parliament. There were an estimated 700,000 Muslims living in Austria in 2017, or roughly 8 percent of the […]
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Thu 16 May 2019: Government, however, says the law will not affect the patka head covering worn by Sikh boys or the Jewish kippa. Austrian MPs on Wednesday approved a law aimed at banning the headscarf in primary schools, a measure proposed by the ruling right-wing government. To avoid charges that the law discriminates against Muslims, […]
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Wed 15 May 2019: American singer who converted to Islam attends traditional iftar dinner in Istanbul.Famous American vocalist Della Miles on Tuesday attended an annual iftar (fast-breaking) dinner with hundreds of locals on the streets of Istanbul. About 3,500 people gathered around tables at the Azerbaijan Friendship Park in the Bağcılar district and waited for […]
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Wed 15 May 2019: Five US men who say they were sexually abused as minors by Roman Catholic priests filed a federal lawsuit in Minnesota on Tuesday against the Vatican, accusing the church of concealing the identities of thousands of predator clergy members. Three brothers and two other men claimed in a lawsuit filed in […]
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Tue 14 May 2019: ‘Ramadan is a holy month for Muslims here in the United States and all across the world,’ president says U.S. President Donald Trump hosted an iftar dinner at the White House on Monday to mark the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The fast-breaking meal gathered ambassadors, including Turkish ambassador Serdar Kilic, […]
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Tue 14 May 2019: Coca-Cola is set to launch a new logo in Norway dedicated to Muslims during the holy month known as Ramadan. The campaign will feature advertising posters with the familiar Coke logo surrounded by a crescent moon, an iconographic Islamic symbol. Coca-Cola’s Norwegian marketing manager, Johanna Kosanovic, says the new logo is […]
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Sun 12 May 2019: Assalamualaikum, selamat pagi Airmen. Profesional, militan, dan inovatif harus selalu diasah & dilatihkan kepada seluruh prajurit #TNIAU apapun tugas & tanggung jawabnya. Visualisasi terbang dini hari yang dilakukan oleh skadron tempur #TNIAU. Sahur mau dibangunkan? ? #Ramadan pic.twitter.com/tAjya2hoTJ — TNI Angkatan Udara (@_TNIAU) May 8, 2019 Indonesian Air Force warplanes are […]
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Sun 12 May 2019: The first call to prayer (Athan) recorded live from the al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Saudi Arabia was made 66 years ago by Sheikh Abdulaziz Bukhari, the mozen (man who calls for prayer). Social media users have been sharing an audio clip of the recorded event which dates back to 1953. […]
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Thu 9 May 2019: Although people with type 2 diabetes, especially those with serious cases, are allowed not to fast during Ramadan, the majority of them insist on fasting, which confuses doctors around the world. Doctors in the US were keen to uncover the reasons behind this decision and reported them in a study published […]
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Thu 9 May 2019: Millions of Muslims around the world are celebrating Ramadan this May Every year, as the month of Ramadan arrives, my colleagues will ask with eager curiosity what fasting entails and why I do it. I’ll happily answer their questions as it allows me to impart some knowledge on Islam and about […]
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