Sun 09 July 2023: Pope Francis said on Sunday that he will elevate 21 churchmen to the prestigious rank of cardinal, placing his stamp on the group that will select his successor after his death or resignation, Reuters reported. The ceremony to appoint them, known as a consistory, will take place on September 30, the […]
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Sat 08 July 2023: The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas on Friday thanked Saudi Arabia for hosting the Hajj pilgrimage for families of Palestinian martyrs and prisoners. “We express our thanks and appreciation for the Arabian Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, leadership and people, for hosting the Hajj pilgrimage for the families of Palestinian martyrs and prisoners,” […]
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Fri 07 July 2023: Opinion is shifting amid an international political fallout over the burnings and a spike in new applications. Stockholm, Sweden – A majority of Swedish people support a ban on the public burning of religious texts such as the Quran or the Bible, according to a new survey conducted on behalf of Swedish […]
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Tue 04 July 2023: The United Nations Human Rights Council will hold an urgent meeting on the burning of a Quran outside a mosque in Sweden, following a request from Pakistan. The debate on the rise of religious hatred will likely take place later this week, a spokesperson for the Geneva-based UN council told a press briefing […]
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Mon 03 July 2023: Pope Francis said the burning of the Muslim holy book, the Qur’an, has made him angry and disgusted and that he condemned and rejected permitting the act as a form of freedom of speech. “Any book considered holy should be respected to respect those who believe in it,” the pope said […]
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Anti-mosque protesters have held pork BBQs and left pig heads outside the construction site in actions the country’s human rights commissions said were designed to demean Muslims and incite hostility [Raphael Rashid/Al Jazeera] Sun 02 July 2023: Plan to rebuild a small mosque for Daegu university students has come up against a powerful conservative Christian […]
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Sat 01 July 2023: The EU on Saturday said burning a copy of the Quran or any other holy book “is offensive, and disrespectful and a clear act of provocation”, Anadolu reports. The remarks came after a person identified as Salwan Momika burned a copy of the Muslim holy book under police protection in front […]
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Thu 29 June 2023: Rubeena Akhtar has a lot to do before Thursday, the day Indian-administered Kashmir will celebrate Eid Al-Adha, or the “Feast of Sacrifice”. Relatives and friends will be coming over all through the day and Akhtar wants everything to be perfect. She has already made her trip to the neighbourhood baker to […]
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Thu 29 June 2023: The exodus from the Catholic Church in Germany continued last year with more than half a million people officially leaving – a new record – according to figures released by the German Bishops’ Conference (DBK) on Wednesday. In 2022, 522,821 members left, easily eclipsing the previous record set only the year […]
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Mon 26 June 2023: The pilgrimage of Hajj has begun as crowds of Muslims donning white robes circle the Kaaba, the cubed structure at the epicentre of Islam’s holiest site, their prayers ringing through the air. The annual pilgrimage began on Sunday in Mecca, Saudi Arabia with the tawaf, the circling of the Kaaba, in an event […]
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