“Tokyo Camii” mosque on Inokashira Street, is one of the largest in Japan and is a holy place where Muslims living in Japan come to pray. Tue 04 February 2025: With Japan’s Muslim population now estimated at 350,000 the country faces increasing pressure to provide burial plots that align with Islamic customs in a […]
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Sun 02 February 2025: Israel has destroyed 79% of the mosques in the Gaza Strip and completely demolished three churches, the spokesperson for the enclave’s Ministry of Endowments told Anadolu. Ikrami Al-Mudallal said Israeli forces have also killed 255 clerics and imams affiliated with the ministry and detained 26 others. “The targeting of mosques and […]
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Fri 31 January 2025: A former Roman Catholic priest was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for sexually abusing seven children more than 40 years ago. Eric Dejaeger abused six girls and one boy, ages 4 through 9, in the small hamlet of Igloolik, Nunavut, with a population of 2,000, in Canada’s Far North. The assaults took place between […]
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Thu 30 January 2025: Salwan Momika, known for publicly burning copies of the Holy Quran, was shot dead in his apartment in Sweden on Wednesday night, state media reported on Thursday. Salwan Sabah Matti Momika, 38, was found dead at his address in the city of Sodertalje, public broadcaster SVT reported. A man in his 40s was found […]
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Sat 25 January 2025: Community leader and preacher Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday conveyed to Indian lawmakers the Kashmiri religious community’s concerns over a proposed law seeking more government control over Waqf properties. Waqf is endowment of land or property by a Muslim for religious, educational or charitable purposes. Farooq attended the parliamentary committee in […]
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Sat 25 January 2025: For the first time in Denmark’s history, two individuals have been charged with improper treatment of a religious scripture after allegedly disrespecting the Quran, prosecutors announced Friday. “The Public Prosecutor in Copenhagen has brought the first case of violation of section 110e(2) of the Danish Criminal Code on improper treatment of […]
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Thu 23 January 2025: Cultural heritage clashes with modern development. A proposed six-story hotel, planned just 20 meters from the Auwal Masjid, in the heart of Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, where the call to prayer echoes through cobblestone streets, has sparked outrage among residents. The Bo-Kaap Civic and Ratepayers Association, led by Osman Shabad, is leading the […]
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Mon 13 January 2025: US President Joe Biden has awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the highest civilian honor granted by the president. The White House in a statement on Saturday said Biden bestowed the award to the pope during a phone call. It described the pontiff as “the People’s Pope […]
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Sat 11 January 2025: Australia has seen a series of anti-Semitic incidents in the last year, including graffiti on buildings and cars. A synagogue in Sydney has been daubed in anti-Semitic graffiti, police said, a day after the anti-Semitic vandalism of a separate synagogue in the New South Wales state capital. According to police officials, vandals […]
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Fri 03 January 2025: The appeal comes after at least 14 incidents of violence, threats, and disruptions targeted Christian gatherings across the country during the Christmas season, the leaders and church groups wrote in a press release. New Delhi: Over 400 senior Christian leaders and 30 church groups on Tuesday (December 31) have issued an urgent […]
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