Mon 11 July 2022: On Monday, Saudi Arabia declared that the current Hajj season is successful and safe. The success of the pilgrimage in 2022 at all security, service, and health levels was announced by Saudi Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, who is also the chairman of the Central Hajj Committee, according to the Saudi Press Agency. […]
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Sun 10 July 2022: Kostiantynivka: By the time the Russians invaded, 43-year-old Mufti Said Ismahilov one of the Muslim spiritual leaders of Ukraine had already resolved that he would step aside from his religious duties to fight for his country. At the end of last year, as warnings of an imminent attack grew louder, Ismahilov began […]
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Sun 10 July 2022: On Saturday, US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden marked Eid al-Adha, also known as the Feast of Sacrifice, and they wished Muslims around the world a “joyous holiday.” “Jill and I send our warmest greetings to Muslims across the United States and around the world celebrating Eid al-Adha,” Biden said in a statement. […]
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Tue 05 July 2022: Pope Francis has denied reports that he will step down anytime soon and says that after visiting Canada later this month, he expects to travel to Moscow and Kyiv. A planned retirement announcement at the end of the summer “never entered my mind,” Francis added in a Reuters interview that was […]
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Thu 30 June 2022: Saudi Arabia has announced that it will impose a $2,665 (10,000 riyals) fine against pilgrims attempting to perform the Hajj without a permit. Yesterday the Public Security spokesperson, Brigadier General Sami Al-Shuwairekh, said that pilgrims must obtain a Hajj permit from the relevant authorities before attempting to undertake the pilgrimage, a fundamental […]
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Thu 30 June 2022: Many Muslims from Western countries miss out as Saudi Arabia’s Hajj authorities move pilgrimage bookings online. Bags packed with newly-bought loose-fitting abaya robes, comfortable shoes and non-fragranced toiletries, Sajidah Anwar was ready to perform Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, the fifth pillar of Islam and a religious requirement for all Muslims who can […]
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Mon 27 June 2022: Twitter has been accused of neglecting to take action against accounts that encourage hatred on its platform by the Muslim community in Australia. An advocacy group for the community has filed a complaint against Twitter with the Queensland Human Rights Commission, citing a manifesto of the extremist who murdered 77 people […]
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Sat 25 June 2022: The two factions of the powerful Muslim religious organisation Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind (JUH), which are both led by Deobandi clerics, are attempting to reconcile fourteen years after the JUH split. In 2008, the division occurred because members of its working committee raised questions about the way the leader at the time, Maulana […]
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Fri 24 June 2022: Seemingly, Islam came to India much before than it is believed to have moved in with traders who sailed to coastal belts. The first mosque is presumed to have been built in India well before the Prophet migrated to Madina, the new evidence suggests. A Masjid in Gujarat is much older […]
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Wed 22 June 2022: Full-body swimwear, such as the Burkini, is not permitted in public pools in Grenoble, France’s top administrative court declared on Tuesday, upholding a previous court’s decision. “The new rules of procedure for the municipal swimming pools of Grenoble affect (…) the proper functioning of the public service, and undermines the equal treatment of […]
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