FIVE INJURED IN BAGHDAD PROTEST AHEAD OF POPE VISIT TO IRAQ

Mon 01 March 2021: At least five people were injured on Monday when Iraqi security forces wielding clubs broke up a street protest in Baghdad’s central Tahrir Square, security and hospital sources said, reports Reuters. Pope Francis plans a March 5-8 visit to Iraq despite deteriorating security in some parts of the country which has seen the […]

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MUSLIM PERSONAL LAW BOARD TO HOLD ONLINE INTERACTIVE SERIES ON LEGAL ISSUES

Fri 26 February 2021: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will hold an online interactive series to explain its stand on various court cases pertaining to the personal law to the people. The idea was first mooted by AIMPLB member Dr. Asma Zehra in 2017 but was approved in a recent executive council […]

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ISLAMOPHOBES VANDALIZE MOSQUE IN FRANCE’S STRASBOURG

Wed 24 February 2021: French Muslim organizations on Tuesday strongly condemned vandalism of an under-construction mosque in Strasbourg with Islamophobic graffiti. The words, “No to Islam, go back to your village” were sprayed across the fence on the site of the Eyyub Sultan Mosque, which once completed will be Europe’s largest Muslim place of worship. […]

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JAMIAT IN INDIA LAUNCHES PROGRAMME TO PROVIDE MODERN EDUCATION TO 50,000 MADRASSA STUDENTS

Mon 22 February 2021: Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Friday launched an ambitious programme to modernise madrassa education system. Called ‘Jamiat Open School’, the programme is targeted at 50,000 madrassa students who will be equipped with modern education. It will work in the framework of National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) all across the country. A twenty-day […]

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FRENCH LAWMAKERS APPROVE CONTROVERSIAL ‘ANTI-SEPARATISM’ BILL

Wed 17 February 2021: France’s lower house of parliament has approved a law to fight extremism and “Islamist separatism” that the government bills as a riposte to religious groups attempting to undermine France’s secular traditions. But critics say breaches religious freedom. President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party rallied around the legislation, with 347 National Assembly lawmakers […]

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ISLAMIC FINANCE ASSETS IN TURKEY TO DOUBLE IN 5 YEARS: MOODY’S

Tue 16 February 2021: Islamic banking assets in Turkey will double over the next five years from around 7.2% of total banking assets as of December 2020, according to a forecast by global rating agency Moody’s. In a report released Monday, Moody’s said Turkish participation banks’ total assets increased by 54% last year, outpacing total […]

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