Thu 01 June 2023: Saudi Arabia has extended its ‘Makkah Route Initiative’ to Turkiye, making it easier for pilgrims from the country to plan and make their trips to the Islamic holy cities of Makkah and Madinah. Launched in 2019 as part of the ‘Guests of God Service Programme’, which itself is one of the […]
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Thousands of people in Grozny took to the streets on Tuesday to rally against a recent burning of the Quran. Photo: Yelena Afonina / TASS Wed 24 May 2023: Thousands of people marched to the streets of Grozny, regional capital of Chechnya, on Tuesday to protest the recent burning of the Quran. Nikita Zhuravel, […]
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Wed 24 May 2023: The attorney general of Illinois in the midwestern United States has released a 696-page report revealing widespread sexual abuse on the part of Roman Catholic clergy in the state — abuse it says went under-reported and, in some cases, tolerated. The report tallied 1,997 child survivors across seven decades, from the 1950s through 2019. Among […]
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Tue 23 May 2023: In April, education minister Bernard Drainville issued the ban on prayers in schools after reports of at least two Canadian schools permitting students to gather on school property for prayer were reported. Six Muslim organisations in Canada have urged the country’s Superior Court court to review and declare a provincial proclamation unconstitutional […]
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Sun 21 May 2023: The inclusion of the term Islamophobia in a UNESCO draft resolution on discrimination and racism is a positive step for all Muslim communities and humanity at large, Türkiye’s First Lady Emine Erdogan has said. The Turkish first lady in a tweet on Friday said the development, which was made possible at […]
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Fabian Ruiz of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates his goal during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and AC Ajaccio at Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris, France on May 13, 2023 [Ibrahim Ezzat – Anadolu Agency] Tue 16 May 2023: Five Muslim football players in France’s top division, the Ligue 1, reportedly […]
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Tue 16 May 2023: The French Catholic Church will require all of its bishops, priests, and deacons to wear ID cards with QR codes in order to protect worshippers from sexual abuse at the hands of clergymen. The new system designed to supplement paper documents was unveiled by the Bishops’ Conference of France (CEF) on […]
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Mon 15 May 2023: Starting today (Monday, 15 May 2023), residents in Saudi Arabia who do not have a permit will not be allowed to enter Makkah, the Saudi General Security said. It noted in a statement that this comes in implementation of the Hajj regulations, which requires residents wishing to enter Makkah to obtain […]
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Mon 15 May 2023: Riyadh: The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) are gearing up for a Haj season 2023/1444 AH, which is expected to start on Monday, June 26. This week, the authorities in the Saudi city of Makkah reviewed plans and preparations for the Haj season, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The […]
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Sun 14 May 2023: Pope Francis expressed hope on Sunday that a cease-fire reached between Israel and the Palestinians will hold, ending the latest escalation of fighting in the Gaza Strip. In a speech at the Regina Coeli service, Pope Francis mourned the loss of life in the “armed exchanges between Israelis and Palestinians, in which innocent […]
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