Fri 29 November 2024: The global halal economy reached $8 trillion since the start of the World Halal Summit events in 2015, event coordinator Aylin Sengul told Anadolu. The World Halal Summit and the Halal Expo are two simultaneous events held in Istanbul, organized by the Standards and Metrology Institute for Islamic Countries (SMIIC) and […]
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Wed 27 November 2024: Afghanistan wants to build and strengthen effective economic and trade relations with neighbouring countries, the region and the world through Islamic finance and halal (lawful) trade, the Afghan Minister of Industry and Commerce said Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports. Nooruddin Azizi said at the World Halal Summit that the objectives include strengthening the agricultural […]
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Tue 12 November 2024: Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury and spiritual leader of the global Anglican church, faced mounting calls to resign on Monday over a report that his institution had covered up prolific abuse of boys and young men. In office since 2013, Welby apologised last week after the report described a barrister […]
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Wed 06 November 2024: Rasmus Paludan, a far-right Danish-Swedish politician known for provoking Muslims’ religious sentiments by burning copies of the Quran in Sweden, has been sentenced to four months in prison, local media reported on Tuesday. A district court in Malmo has charged the far-right politician with two counts of incitement against an ethnic […]
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Mon 28 October 2024: A Catholic priest in Germany was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday for sexual contact with minors via the internet. The Fulda regional court found the 43-year-old priest guilty of engaging in sexual online chats with minors between September 2021 and July 2022. The priest was accused of contacting […]
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Sat 26 October 2024: The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) reports that nearly half of Muslims in EU member states experience discrimination and hate speech in their daily lives. A survey titled “Being Muslim in Europe: Experiences of Muslims,” conducted by the FRA with 9,600 Muslim participants from 13 EU member states, indicates a […]
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Tue 22 October 2024: The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced, on Monday, digital health collaboration with Saudi Arabia on the Hajj health card initiative, which aims to support the approximately 3 million Muslims who travel to the holy city of Mecca each year, Anadolu Agency reports. The Hajj health card, a new digital health tool built on […]
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Thu 17 October 2024: The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to an $880 million settlement with more than 1,300 survivors of childhood sexual abuse, making it the largest settlement reached with a Catholic archdiocese in US history. The agreement addresses allegations that clergy and other church personnel engaged in sexual misconduct with minors, a […]
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Fri 11 October 2024: Pope Francis on Friday met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Vatican to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine. The talks were “dedicated to the state of the war and the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, as well as the ways that could put an end to it, leading to a just […]
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Sun 06 October 2024: The Ministry of Religious Affairs in Gaza announced on Saturday that Israel destroyed 79% of mosques in the Gaza Strip during its genocidal war against Palestinians. The Israeli army has flattened 814 of Gaza’s 1,245 mosques and severely damage another 148 during its intensified bombardment, the ministry revealed. Along with the mosques, three churches were […]
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