Wed 8 May 2019: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday (May 3) inaugurated the country’s largest mosque, Camlica in Istanbul. Construction on Camlica Mosque started in 2013, with plans to open in 2018, but delays in construction postponed the opening. Worshippers at Friday’s ceremony included visitors from Bosnia-Herzegovina, Senegal and Guinea. The mosque can accommodate some […]
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Tue 07 May 2019: Probably the most famous figure of Turkish oral literature, Yunus Emre was also one of the earliest-known representatives of Turkish humanism Written Turkish is respectively young compared to the oral tradition of Turks that dates back millennia. Speculation surrounds the origin of Turkish as a language and its literature; however, anyone […]
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Mon 06 May 2019: The sun appears to set later the higher you go up the world’s tallest tower, according to the famous astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson If you are lucky enough to eat iftar at a restaurant in Burj Khalifa this Ramadan, you may have to be extra patient in breaking your fast – […]
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Sun 05 May 2019: This year’s Ramadan will start on or around the evening of May 6 and will be observed by hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide. Ramadan is upon us. For hundreds of millions of Muslims around the world, that means no food, drink, or cigarettes, during day time for an entire lunar […]
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Sun 05 May 2019: Pope Francis urged Bulgarians to open their hearts and doors to refugees as he began a visit to the European Union’s poorest country, where the main Orthodox Church snubbed holding joint prayers with the pontiff. Prime Minister Boyko Borisov met Francis at the airport, with the government welcoming how the visit has […]
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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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