MUSLIM WORLD FACING HISTORIC TEST OVER AL-AQSA MOSQUE: IUMS

Thu 23 March 2023: Sheikh Ali Qaradaghi, the secretary general of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, stated yesterday that the Muslim world is undergoing a historic test because of the attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque by Israeli occupation forces. Speaking to Al-Resalah newspaper, Qaradaghi said: “The chaos and provocation of the Israeli occupation and its settler groups at Al-Aqsa Mosque put Arabs and Muslims ahead […]

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ERDOGAN URGES ISRAEL TO HEED AL-AQSA STATUS IN RAMADAN IN CALL TO HERZOG

Wed 22 March 2023: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan talked with his Israeli counterpart Isaac Herzog on the phone on Monday evening, media outlets reported Tuesday. The two leaders exchanged greetings on the occasion of the upcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan and April’s Passover. Erdoğan stressed the importance of prevention of “provocation and threats towards […]

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ISRAEL ANNOUNCES RESTRICTIONS ON PALESTINIAN ENTRY TO AL AQSA IN RAMADAN

Tue 21 March 2023: Israel has announced various restrictions on Palestinians during the holy month of Ramadan with regard to entering Al-Aqsa Mosque, Anadolu News Agency reports. “Women of all ages, male children up to 12 years old, and men over 55 years old will be allowed to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan without a permit,” […]

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FAR-RIGHT DANISH POLITICIAN PALUDAN DENIED ENTRY TO UK FOR QURAN BURNING ACT

Mon 20 March 2023: Britain on Monday said far-right Danish politician Rasmus Paludan will be denied entry to the UK to carry out a provocative act of burning a copy of the Muslim holy book. Responding to a question by Wakefield Labour MP Simon Lightwood, Home Office Minister for Security Tom Tugendhat said Paludan had […]

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15 MARCH: UN’S ANTI-ISLAMOPHOBIA DAY ‘TO STAMP OUT ANTI-MUSLIM HATRED’

Wed 15 March 2023: The United Nations is observing March 15 as the International Day to Combat Islamophobia with the goal of taking “concrete action in the face of rising hatred, discrimination, and violence against Muslims”. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres affirmed that the move is “a call for action to stamp out anti-Muslim hatred”.  “Discrimination […]

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VIDEO: ‘IS ALLAH DEAF’, QUESTIONS INDIA’S RULING BJP LEADER OVER AZAAN ON LOUDSPEAKERS

Mon 13 March 2023: Former Minister and BJP MLA K.S. Eshwarappa has stirred a fresh controversy in Karnataka by stating that “does Allah listen only if the Azaan prayers are played on loudspeakers”. Speaking at a rally organised as part of the Vijay Sankalp Yatra on Sunday, Eshwarappa said, “Will Allah listen only if the […]

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“ISLAMOPHOBIA IS A REAL AND A RISING THREAT”: TURKISH ENVOY TO UN

Sat 11 March 2023: The Turkish Ambassador to the UN said Friday that Islamophobia has become a “major threat to democracy” and desecration of the holy Quran and mosques is “on the rise.”  Addressing a special event to commemorate International Day to Combat Islamophobia, organized by Pakistan and the UN General Assembly, Sedat Onal said […]

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UKRAINE THROWS ORTHODOX CHURCH OUT OF FAMOUS KIEV CAVE MONASTERY

Sat 11 March 2023: The Ukrainian government has expelled the Orthodox Church from the world famous Monastery of the Caves in Kiev due to contractual violations, according to an official letter on Friday. The contract, concluded in 2013, is to be terminated as of March 29, said the letter from the state administration of the museum site published by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. The […]

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