Sat 27 March 2021: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) has launched a first-of-its-kind exhibition showcasing more than 100 objects and artifacts of Islamic art and mosque culture. The “Shatr AlMasjid: The Art of Orientation” exhibit features 116 elements, artworks, and motifs from around the world. The exhibit also offers a virtual […]
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Sat 27 March 2021: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing has said in its circular that, Coronavirus vaccines will be made mandatory for those workers serving Hajj and Umrah activities, as well as those working in shops in Mecca and Medina, Those serving pilgrims will have to be vaccinated by the […]
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Fri 26 March 2021: A group of Muslim people gathered in front of a school in West Yorkshire, England on Friday morning to protest a teacher’s showing offensive cartoons of Muslim Prophet Muhammad during a class. More than 30 parents and relatives of Muslim pupils protested the insulting action under police presence as the Betley […]
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Thu 25 March 2021: A 54-year-old man was arrested from Uttar Pradesh for allegedly duping people in the name of Haj or Umra yatra, police said on Wednesday. The accused was identified as Intezar Sayed Mehandi, a resident of Kaushambi district in UP. The police said that in 2017-2018, Mehandi, who worked as a tour […]
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Thu 25 March 2021: After a video – that shows a man in Delhi being thrashed by another man as he is forced to chant “Pakistan Murdabad (down with Pakistan)” – was widely shared on social media, police said the accused has been arrested and an FIR (filed a first information report) has been filed in the […]
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Sat 20 March 2021: Muslim officials in France criticized a recent decision to ban the slaughter of poultry animals in line with Islamic principles ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported Friday. Paris Mosque director Chems-eddine Hafez, Lyon Mosque director Kamel Kaptane and Evry Mosque director Khalil Maroun issued a joint […]
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Thu 18 March 2021: Proposal to ban the burqa in Sri Lanka viewed by many as attempt to appease Sri Lanka’s Buddhist majority and cause divisions. SrI Lanka’s move to ban the burqa on “national security” grounds while calling its use “religious extremism” has been termed a “racist agenda” used to cause divisions in the […]
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Wed 17 March 2021: Bangladesh’s largest religious political party, Jamaat-e-Islami, organized a rally in the capital Dhaka on Monday to condemn a petition filed in the Indian Supreme Court seeking the removal of 26 verses from the Muslim holy Quran. Waseem Rizvi, former chairperson of the Shia Central Board of Waqf (Trust) in Uttar Pradesh, […]
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Tue 16 March 2021: Bride in Pakistan has demanded books of Rs 100,000 as a “Haq Mehr”, the latest reports say. Mehr is an obligation in form of money or possession paid by groom to his bride at the time of marriage. It is often money. However, the woman from Mardan set an example for the other women by demanding “books” of Rs 100,000 from her husband. […]
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Mon 15 March 2021: Pakistan on Monday joined the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in observing the first-ever ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia.’ Pakistan, in line with vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan, had presented a resolution to designate March 15vas ‘International Day to Combat Islamophobia’, at the 47th Session of the OIC Council of […]
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