Thu 17 June 2021: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held the Second Islamic Summit on Science and Technology (S&T Summit), hosted virtually by the United Arab Emirates under the theme “Science, Technology, and Innovation: Opening New Frontiers.” In his speech at the opening session of the Summit, Dr. Yousef A. Al-Othaimeen, the OIC’s Secretary-General, […]
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Tue 15 June 2021: More than 450,000 people have registered for the upcoming Hajj, according to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, within 24 hours of the registration platform opening. Around 60 per cent of applicants are males and the rest females. #إنفوجرافيك | 📊#وزارة_الحج_والعمرة تعلن تسجيل أكثر من 450 ألف طلب للحج، خلال […]
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Mon 14 June 2021: Smart robots to distribute the Zamzam water bottles without human intervention and without affecting the movement inside the two Holy Mosques have been put into service on Saturday. President General of the Grand Holy Mosque and Prophet’s Holy Mosque Affairs Sheikh Dr Abdulrahman Bin Abdulaziz Al Sudais inaugurated the said robot […]
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Mon 14 June 2021: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj announced on Sunday that women can now register for the annual Muslim Hajj pilgrimage without a male guardian. “Those wishing to perform Hajj will have to register individually. Women can register without a mahram (male guardian) along with other women,” the ministry explained in an infograph. […]
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Mon 14 June 2021: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday criticised a planned movie about her response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks as poorly timed and focussed on the wrong subject. The movie, They Are US, is said to focus on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response in the week following the March 15, 2019 attacks. The move came after strong […]
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Sun 13 June 2021: The representation of the Muslim population which constitutes nearly a quarter of the world’s population, in key cinema markets is a paltry 1.6%, and their roles are often distorted in dangerous and insulting ways, according to a groundbreaking new study. The 200 most popular films produced between 2017 and 2019 in […]
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Sat 12 June 2021: Saudi Arabia will limit this year’s Hajj pilgrimage to 60,000 residents and nationals living in the Kingdom due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah announced in a statement Saturday. “In light of what the whole world is witnessing from the continuing developments of the coronavirus pandemic […]
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Fri 11 June 2021: British actor Riz Ahmed on Thursday launched an effort to improve the way Muslims are depicted in movies after a study showed that they are barely seen and shown in a negative light when they do appear. Ahmed, the “Sound of Metal” star and the first Muslim to get a best […]
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Tue 08 June 2021: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday labeled as a “terrorist attack” the killing of four members of a Muslim family, who were run down by a man driving a pick-up truck in London, Ontario. “This killing was no accident. This was a terrorist attack, motivated by hatred, in the heart […]
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Tue 08 June 2021: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his sorrow Monday for the four members of a Muslim family who were killed when a pickup truck driver intentionally plowed into them in London, Ontario. Canadian province of Ontario says a driver intentionally struck a family because they were Muslim, killing four people and seriously […]
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