Thu 18 August 2022: In a Canadian court on Wednesday, a retired priest pleaded not guilty to an alleged sexual assault that took place more than 50 years ago at an Indian Residential School, Anadolu Agency reported. Arthur Masse, 92, who was not in the courtroom, entered the plea through his lawyer, George Green. The […]
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Sat 13 August 2022: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced on Thursday that individuals with tourist visas to the Kingdom can now perform Umrah while they are there. The ministry noted that those qualified for e-visas can also receive a tourist visa upon their arrival at airports in the Kingdom. Citizens of 49 countries […]
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Tue 09 August 2022: The Turkish president on Monday commemorated the anniversary of the historical “martyrdom” of Imam al-Hussein, the grandson of the Prophet Mohammad who was killed in the year 680 during the Battle of Karbala in what is now Iraq. “I hope the Day of Ashura and the (Muslim) month of Muharram, which […]
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Rawdah Mohamed a Somali-Norwegian model whose protest against a proposed hijab ban in France. Sat 06 August 2022: A United Nations panel yesterday ruled that France had violated an “international human rights treaty” by preventing a Muslim woman from wearing her headscarf in school. The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) said in a statement that the […]
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Wed 03 August 2022: The authorities in Saudi Arabia have removed the protective barriers cordoning off the holy Ka’bah in the Grand Mosque in Makkah after two and a half years of restrictive measures aimed at enforcing social distancing among pilgrims to reduce the spread of Covid-19. The announcement was made yesterday by Sheikh Abdulrahman […]
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Mon 01 August 2022: Pope Francis will visit Kazakhstan in September for a gathering of spiritual leaders, the Vatican announced on Monday. Prior to the event, the pope expressed his desire to meet with the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. Francis will be attending the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions […]
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Sun 31 July 2022: The Islamic new year, or the Hijri new year, marks the start of the Muslim lunar calendar. The calendar has been observed for more than 1,444 years and is used to date important Muslim events including the beginning of Ramadan (month of fasting), Eid al-Fitr and the start of the Hajj […]
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Sat 30 July 2022: Pope Francis told indigenous leaders on his last day of his Canadian visit that he was pained that Catholics had supported “oppressive and unjust policies” against them. The 85-year-old pope met on Friday with an indigenous delegation at the Quebec archbishop’s residence before he was due to leave for a brief […]
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Tue 26 July 2022: On trip to Canada, Pope Francis asks for forgiveness for church members’ role in abuses against Indigenous children. Warning: The story below contains details of residential schools that may be upsetting. Canada’s Indian Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-925-4419. Pope Francis has […]
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Mon 25 July 2022: The director of a Qatari TV channel dedicated to the Qur’an has announced its closure due to a lack of funding. According to Al-Sharq, Youssef Al-Shaibani said that the decision was taken because financial support for the Dohat Al-Qur’an network had dried up. Shaibani added that he rejected an offer from a US-based Christian […]
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