Sun 09 Apr 2023: A call for peace and reconciliation marked Pope Francis‘ Easter message following mass on Sunday. Francis prayed for peace for the “beloved Ukrainian people” and that the light of Easter “may shine on the people of Russia.” He prayed that “prisoners (may) return home and the entire international community (may) strive to end war […]
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Sat 08 Apr 2023: During a first official state iftar on Friday, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized Russia for its treatment of the Muslim Tatar community in Crimea, which is under the control of the Kremlin, and vowed to retake the peninsula from Russia. In 2014, Russia took over the territory bordering the Black Sea […]
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Fri 07 Apr 2023: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said joining Muslims as they fast during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan showed him “the true face of Islam.” “The sense of peace, the sense of solidarity, the sense of generosity that I witnessed in the communities hosting refugees, and also the resilience, the courage of the refugees themselves was extremely inspiring,” he said. His remarks came […]
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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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