Tue 13 July 2021: The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE PA) has adopted a draft resolution including wording on the fight against anti-Muslim hatred at a plenary session, the head of the Turkish OSCE PA delegation said Thursday. Speaking about the two-day plenary session of the OSCE PA, which began […]
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Sun 11 July 2021: Pope Francis on Sunday made his first appearance since his intestinal surgery and spent some time addressing the public from the balcony of the Agostino Gemelli Hospital in Rome. Pope Francis usually says his Sunday prayer from the window of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, but last week’s surgery prompted a change […]
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Sun 11 July 2021: Three people were caught violating regulations set out by Saudi Arabia for the Hajj season, Emirates News Agency WAM reported on Sunday. The accused were attempting to partake in this year’s Hajj without a permit which, as per the rules outlined by the Kingdom’s interior ministry, would make them subject to a fine […]
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Fri 09 July 2021: Canadian imams will express solidarity with Indigenous peoples during weekly Friday sermon at mosques on July 9, after the discovery of more than 1,100 unmarked graves near Indian residential schools across the country. Toronto-based Canadian Council of Imams said the discovery of graves of innocent children “has left us numb with […]
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Fri 09 July 2021: The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has confirmed it is fully prepared for this year’s Hajj season and also announced the selection of 60,000 eligible candidates for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Thursday. The ministry said the successful multinational candidates represent 150 countries from […]
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Thu 08 July 2021: Amosque was vandalized in Murcia late Wednesday, less than a month after the brutal killing of a Moroccan man in the southeastern Spanish region. The mosque in the Cabezo de Torres town, inaugurated in 2018, was spray-painted with the phrases “no to Islam,” “stop the invasion” and “Spain’s sovereignty cannot be […]
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Wed 07 July 2021: Pope Francis said Wednesday he was “touched” by the many message of support received following his operation, as the Vatican announced that his condition continues to improve. In his first tweet since surgery for an inflamed large colon on Sunday, the 84-year-old said: “I am touched by the many caring messages […]
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Tue 06 July 2021: A British MP has defended the honor of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad in an impassioned speech in Parliament, highlighting the emotional stress and harm caused to Muslims across the world by the offensive cartoons and caricatures repeatedly published in Europe. Naz Shah, an MP for the opposition Labour party, addressed the House […]
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Tue 06 July 2021: Hagia Sophia Mosque in Amsterdam, the Netherlands was vandalized on Sunday night, according to the National Vision Federation. The windows of the mosque, which is affiliated with the federation, were broken with a beer bottle, the federation said in a statement. Highlighting the increasing incidents of hate speech and racist attacks […]
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Tue 06 July 2021: The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) announced Monday that it has approved funding for nine Palestinian projects. The projects will be implemented in the second half of 2021 in partnership with the Palestinian National Commission for Education, Culture and Science, ICECSO said in a statement. The statement […]
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