Thu 06 Apr 2023: Pope Francis, who appeared fully recovered from bronchitis, began an intense four-day period leading up to Easter on Thursday, urging priests to avoid fomenting division in the Church and instead seek harmony if they wanted to win back lapsed faithful. Francis, 86, was admitted to the hospital last week for bronchitis […]
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Wed 05 Apr 2023: Muslims are observing Ramadan in war-ridden Ukraine for a second year, and most people praying at a mosque near the eastern front line this week were soldiers in camouflage fatigues. “I ask Allah to protect our mosque. I ask Allah to protect Ukraine… and to punish tyrants,” Mullah Murat Suleymanov said […]
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Mon 03 Apr 2023: Little Amal, a giant puppet representing a Syrian refugee girl, visited London on Sunday in an event attended by hundreds of people. She led a walk from Somers Town to Granary Square. The 3.5-metre tall puppet travelled across Europe last year to depict the journey of a refugee, she joined an […]
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Muslims walk away from the Madrid’s Islamic Cultural Center after the Friday prayer on January 30, 2015. Mon 03 April 2023: Secretary of the Islamic Commission of Spain said that the Muslim population living in Spain has increased 10 times in the last 30 years, exceeding 2.5 million. Mohamed Ajana told Anadolu that according to […]
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The Al Aqsa Mosque replicate was built in the 5th district in Kabul. Sun 02 Apr 2023: Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, deputy prime minister of Afghanistan, said at a cabinet meeting this week that the ministry of public works has been tasked with drawing up a plan to build separate mosques for men and women […]
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Sun 02 Apr 2023: A mosque was allegedly vandalized and properties of Muslims were targeted during Ram Navmi procession in Biharsharif in Bihar’s Nalanda district, forcing the authorities to suspend internet in the area for two days. As per reports, a procession of a Hindutva group marched through the town and vandalized the property of […]
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Sun 02 Apr 2023: Pope Francis spoke to tens of thousands of his followers during Palm Sunday mass in St. Peter’s Square, one day after being released from the hospital. The head of the Roman Catholic church presided over the mass while dressed in his typical long white cloak. The Pope thanked those who prayed […]
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Sat 01 Apr 2023: On March 31, Friday, a procession of a Hindu group celebrating Ram Navami vandalised a mosque and set it on fire in Biharsharif, a town in Bihar’s Nalanda district. The violent mob is also accused of targeting Muslim properties in the town. Similar incidents were also reported in Sasaram, the district headquarters of […]
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Weapons & Swords Openly Brandished during Ram Navami Processions in Kazipara and PM Bustee, West Bengal. Image: Biswajit Roy. Sat 01 Apr 2023: A day after violence surrounding a Ram Navami procession erupted on the streets of Howrah and one person died in a similar outburst in Dalkhola in West Bengal, communal tensions remained high […]
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Fri 31 March 2023: Pope Francis will be discharged on April 1 from hospital, where he was taken earlier this week after being diagnosed with bronchitis, the head of the Holy See Press Office, Matteo Bruni, said on Friday. “The return of the Pope to the Domus Sanctae Marthae (the pontiff’s residence) in the Vatican […]
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