Tue 25 June 2024: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) announced Abdul Wahab bin Zain Al Abidin Al Shaibi as the new chief key holder of the Holy Kaaba after the passing of Sheikh Saleh Al Shaibi. The ceremony of handing over the key of the Holy Kaaba and the Shrine of Abraham (maqam-e-Ibrahim) […]
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A general view of the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site located in the center of the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) as Muslims visit in Mecca, Saudi Arabia on January 8, 2023 [Hani Alshaer – Anadolu Agency] Sun 23 June 2024: As the death toll rises, debate is raging over whether bad organization, weather or gate-crashing […]
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Sat 22 June 2024: The Central Asian nation of Tajikistan officially prohibited the wearing of hijabs and other “alien garments” this week, as the country’s parliament passed a new bill regulating Islamic clothing and Eid celebrations, Morocco News reported. The bill, approved by the upper house of parliament, Majlisi Milli, on June 19, comes after […]
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Fri 21 June 2024: Thousands of mosques have been altered or destroyed as Beijing’s suppression of Islamic culture spreads, Beijing’s Doudian Mosque, with its striking domes and ornate minarets, was one of the grandest mosques in northern China. But earlier this year, its minarets were removed, its domes replaced with pagoda-style cones and its Arab-style […]
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Tue 18 June 2024: Bosnia and Herzegovina is set to unearth the ruins of a 16th-century Ottoman mosque in the capital Sarajevo. The Kalin Haci Ali mosque, one of the oldest in the capital, was built in classical Ottoman style in 1535. However, it was demolished for unknown reasons during the Yugoslav period in 1947 […]
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Sun 16 June 2024: Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank are marking a sombre Eid al-Adha as the Israeli military continues its deadly attacks more than eight months after the start of the war. In the besieged enclave, where more than 37,000 Palestinians have been killed, people gathered in the rubble of their […]
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Sat 15 June 2024: Muslim pilgrims gathered on Saturday at Mt. Arafat in western Saudi Arabia to perform the greatest pillar of Hajj, according to the Saudi news agency SPA. As a part of the Hajj, pilgrims in Mecca continue their spiritual journey by visiting the significant site of Jabal al-Rahmah (the Mount of Mercy). […]
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Sat 15 June 2024: Pope Francis called for a ban on “lethal autonomous weapons” in an address to the G7 leaders’ summit in Italy on the perils of artificial intelligence (AI). On Friday, the pontiff was the first head of the Roman Catholic Church to ever attend a Group of Seven meeting. “In light of the tragedy […]
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Fri 14 June 2024: 🕋 LIVE: Muslim pilgrims arrive in Arafat near Mecca as haj begins https://t.co/MSkJK3gTiJ — INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) June 14, 2024 SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS ______________________________________________________________ FOLLOW INDEPENDENT PRESS: WhatsApp CHANNEL https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaAtNxX8fewmiFmN7N22 TWITTER (CLICK HERE) https://twitter.com/IpIndependent FACEBOOK (CLICK HERE) https://web.facebook.com/ipindependent YOUTUBE (CLICK HERE) https://www.youtube.com/@ipindependent Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!
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Thu 13 June 2024: Over 1.5 million pilgrims have so far arrived in Saudi Arabia for this year’s Hajj season, the Kingdom’s General Directorate of Passports announced on Tuesday. The directorate said that up until Monday, June 10, the number of pilgrims that entered the Kingdom through the air, land and sea ports reached 1,547,295. Breakdown of […]
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