FIRST SYNAGOGUE ON AN ARAB UNIVERSITY CAMPUS OPENED IN MOROCCO

Tue 08 November 2022:  A Moroccan university, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Marrakesh, established the first campus synagogue in the Arab world last week. Initiated by the Mimouna Association and the American Sephardi Federation, both organisations claim that, not only was a synagogue built on a campus in the Arab world for the first time […]

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POPE ADDRESSES 30,000 WORSHIPPERS IN BAHRAIN DURING AN OPEN-AIR MASS

Sat 05 November 2022:  The highlight of Pope Francis’ outreach tour to the Gulf was an open-air service attended by over 30,000 flag-waving believers on Saturday in Bahrain, a predominantly Muslim country. At Bahrain National Stadium, the largest venue in the kingdom, the crowd, some of whom were in tears, waited to witness the 85-year-old. […]

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POPE URGED TO TALK OF HUMAN RIGHTS, POLITICAL PRISONERS, IN BAHRAIN VISIT

Tue 01 November 2022:  Families of death row inmates in Bahrain appealed to Pope Francis, on Monday, to speak out against capital punishment and defend political prisoners during his trip to the Gulf State this week, Reuters reports. The families made their appeal in an open letter released by the London-based Bahrain Institute for Rights and Democracy […]

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POPE: DELETE PORNOGRAPHIC FROM CELL PHONES “SO YOU WON’T HAVE TEMPTATION IN YOUR HAND”

Thu 27 October 2022:  Online pornography is dangerous, according to Pope Francis, who described it as a temptation that “weakens the priestly heart”. when he addressed seminarians in Rome. During a meeting on Monday at the Vatican, the pontiff answered many questions from priests and seminarians in-depth. He discussed reconciling science and faith and trying […]

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ANDREW TATE: ‘MISOGYNIST’ INFLUENCER ‘CONVERTS TO ISLAM’, SEEN ‘PRAYING IN UAE MOSQUE’

Wed 26 October 2022:  Controversial influencer Andrew Tate has converted to Islam, according to several claims on social media. “This is why I’m Muslim,” a verified account called ‘Andrew Tate’ wrote in a post on the conservative social media site Gettr. “Any Christian who believes in good and understands the true battle against evil must convert. “So […]

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POPE FRANCIS MET FRENCH PRESIDENT MACRON TO DISCUSS UKRAINE

Mon 24 October 2022:  The Holy See announced that Pope Francis and French President Emmanuel Macron had a private audience on Monday at the Vatican. “During the cordial discussions, which took place in the Secretariat of State, the parties focused on matters of an international nature, starting from the conflict in Ukraine, with special attention […]

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OIC CALLS FOR TECH INNOVATIONS TO PRESENT TRUTH ABOUT ISLAM

Sun 23 October 2022:  On Saturday, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), which emphasizes the importance of battling Islamophobia and hatred against Islam in all of its forms, urged “utilizing new and emerging platforms and technological innovations to present truth” about Islam, Anadolu Agency reported. A declaration adopted at the end of the two-day 12th Conference of […]

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ARAB CHAMBER AND BRAZILIAN AGENCY FORM ALLIANCE TO PROMOTE HALAL FOOD TRADE

Sat 22 October 2022: Brazil’s trade and investment agency, Apex, has signed an agreement with the Arab-Brazil Chamber of Commerce aimed at boosting exports of food products to Muslim countries, according to a statement on Thursday, Reuters reports. The plan is to promote the sale of higher value foodstuff, building on the strong ties Brazil and Islamic […]

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SUSPECT SOUGHT AFTER IRAN PROTEST RELATED HATE GRAFFITI PAINTED ON TORONTO MOSQUE

Fri 21 October 2022: The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) said on Thursday that vandalism at a mosque in the Toronto area reflects a “frightening escalation of Islamophobia” brought on by unfounded claims that the mosque is an agent for the Iranian government, Anadolu Agency reported. The vandalism last week at the Imam Mahdi Islamic […]

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