Wed 21 July 2021: The White House wished the world’s 1.2 billion Muslims a “safe and wonderful holiday” on Tuesday as the faithful celebrate Eid al-Fitr. Spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Eid and Hajj “are a reminder of the importance of providing for those less fortunate, particularly during challenging times, and Islam’s commitment to equality and […]
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Mon 19 July 2021: Tens of thousands of vaccinated Muslim pilgrims circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday, but remained socially distanced and wore masks as the coronavirus takes its toll on the hajj for a second year running. The kingdom has gone to great lengths to ensure the annual hajj continues uninterrupted, despite […]
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Mon 19 July 2021: Saudi officials have replaced the Kiswa (the cloth cover) of the Kaabato commemorate the Day of Arafat and the start of Eid al-Adha, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Monday. In accordance with the annual tradition, the cloth of the Holy Kaaba, was replaced by the staff of the General […]
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Mon 19 July 2021: As the ground search continues at a former Indian Residential School in Delmas, the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) Chief Bobby Cameron says records of at least 13 schools will be released by the Catholic Church.– the disclosure of the schools’ records — was finally answered Sunday. Federation of Sovereign […]
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Sun 18 July 2021: Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described a ruling by a top EU court allowing companies to ban hijabs in the workplace a violation of freedom of religion and a manifestation of intolerance toward Muslims. The Luxembourg-based EU Court of Justice (CJEU) ruled on Thursday that companies in the bloc can ban employees from wearing a headscarf […]
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Sat 17 July 2021: A ceremony was held in Ghana’s capital on Friday to open a Turkish-built mosque, with the attendance of officials from both countries. The Ghana Millet Mosque and Complex in Accra not only “adorns” landscape of the city Accra, but also shows the religious harmony in the predominantly Christian West African country,” […]
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Sat 17 July 2021: Pilgrims with only fully vaccinated from around Saudi Arabia have begun traveling to the city of Jeddah where tour operators are set to take them to Mecca for the annual Hajj season. It is allowing 60,000 residents of Saudi Arabia to participate through a lottery, higher than in 2020 but drastically […]
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Sat 17 July 2021: Shops in Saudi Arabia may now stay open during prayer times, a leading government-linked newspaper said on Friday, relaxing the kingdom’s strict rules on closing shops and businesses for prayer five times a day. It is the latest in a series of social and economic reforms intended to modernise the kingdom and boost […]
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Fri 16 July 2021: Slaughter of cows, calves and camels on Muslim festival Eid al-Adha has been banned in the Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir. An order issued by the Animal Husbandry Department and addressed to the police chief for 97% Muslim Kashmir valley, and its divisional commissioner, has asked officials to stop “illegal killing/sacrifice” of […]
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Fri 16 July 2021: Companies may ban Muslim employees from wearing a headscarf under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court said today, in two cases brought by Muslim women in Germany who were suspended from their jobs after they started wearing the Islamic garment, Reuters reports. “A prohibition on wearing any visible form of expression of […]
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