Fri 24 December 2021: During his annual news conference, Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that disrespecting Prophet Muhammad is a “violation of religious freedom and the violation of the sacred feelings of people who profess Islam.” The Russian president also spoke out against users posting photos of Nazis on sites dedicated to Russians who had […]
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Fri 24 December 2021: Leaders of several far-right groups with ties to the ruling Narendra Modi’s government have called for ethnic cleansing of minorities in India, especially the country’s 200 million Muslims, in a three-day summit, according to local media and online videos of the event, sparking widespread outrage and calls for action against them. Between […]
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Mon 20 December 2021: Catholic Pontiff, Pope Francis, has declared domestic violence ‘almost satanic’ in some of the strongest language he has used to condemn such actions, the Daily Mail of UK reported. These remarks were made by Pope Francis during a program broadcast on Italy’s TG5 network on Sunday night. The Pope condemned men’s […]
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Mon 20 December 2021: Foreign ministers who attended the latest meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) agreed to establish a humanitarian trust fund to address the growing economic crisis in Afghanistan following the Taliban administration’s takeover after the United States’ withdrawal. The fund will be set up under the Islamic Development Bank to […]
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Sun 19 December 2021: On Friday, a group of migrants from Cyprus refugee camps who are being resettled in Italy at Pope Francis’ expense assisted him in celebrating his 85th birthday. “You saved us,” an African boy told the pope during a meeting in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace a day after the 12 arrived from […]
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Sat 18 December 2021: Denmark says it will take steps to protect teachers’ right to free speech and avoid the risk of “self-censorship.” Teachers should be able to speak about certain topics, such as Prophet Mohammed cartoons, the Holocaust, women’s rights, and LGBT+ issues, according to the Danish government. In January, the ruling Socialist Party […]
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Sat 18 December 2021: Muslims living in Belgium will appeal the country’s prohibition of halal animal slaughtering by taking the case to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). “The Belgian Muslim Executive and the Coordination Council of Islamic Institutions of Belgium will challenge at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg the ban […]
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Fri 17 December 2021: On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin wished Pope Francis a happy 85th birthday, telling him that they could work together to protect Christians. The remarks follow the pope’s announcement earlier this month that he was ready to travel to Moscow to meet with Patriarch Kirill, Russia’s Orthodox Church’s head. “It is […]
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Fri 17 December 2021: TOKAT, Turkey: Two handwritten Qurans, one estimated to be 700 years old, were found in the library of a school in the Zile district of Turkey’s Tokat. The Qurans will be delivered to the Directorate of Foundations. Speaking to A Haber news agency about the discovery, Tokat Provincial Director of National […]
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Wed 15 December 2021: The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) said Monday that it is gathering signatures on a petition to have Prime Minister Justin Trudeau intervene after a Muslim teacher in Quebec province was removed for wearing a hijab in the classroom. Quebec’s Bill 21, passed in 2019, outlaws the wearing of religious […]
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