Islam
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Ramadan under lockdown is encouraging Muslims to talk about the way they worship
There’s been an increased focus on Ramadan in 2020 as mosques have been shut down thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. This means that the month-long daytime fast experience has moved from being something institutionalised to an individual thing. For non-Muslims it’s a chance to see Islam less as a monolith and more as a diverse collection of people who are Muslims.
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UK MP fasting to better understand Islam
Paul Bristow, Conservative MP for Peterborough in Eastern England, announced his decision via video on Twitter.
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Birth Anniversary of Hazrat Ali Akbar (A.S.):
The Day of Youths
"That is the good news Allah gives to His servants who have faith and do righteous deeds! Say (O Prophet to mankind), ‘I do not ask you any reward for it (enlightening minds with Islam) except love of [my] nearest of kin..."
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Ayatollah Khamenei:
The Islamic Republic of Iran has been developed from the Prophet's teachings
Be’that and divine revelation clarified certain truths for the people. It clarified some truths for humanity. If humanity and various human societies believe in these truths and commit themselves to them, they will attain a good life.
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Filipino woman can’t hold back tears as she embraces Islam in Turkey
The 32 year-old woman who had visited Turkey five year ago for holiday, fell in love with hotel staff member Mustafa Demir who now became her husband.
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'Walk For Peace' from London to Mecca: A British Muslim's story
In an attempt to put on full display to the world that Islam is indeed a religion of peace, British national Farid Feyadi, 40, has undertaken a journey of thousands of miles to reach Mecca from London – entirely on foot.
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Rouhani, cabinet renew allegiance with Imam Khomeini
Rouhani and his cabinet commemorated the great founder of the revolution, and the late Chairman of the country’s Expediency Discernment Council Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, reciting fatiha and laying a wreath on their tombs.
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Egypt's Sisi to open Al-Azhar's Int'l Conference on renewal of Islamic thought Monday
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi is set to open Al-Azhar's International Conference on the Renewal of Islamic Thought on Monday, presidency spokesman Bassam Rady told state run MENA agency.
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Calgary students battle Islamophobia during Islam awareness week
It’s all part of United Islam Awareness Week, an event that runs from Jan. 20 to 24 and is designed to dispel Islamophobia.
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General Suleimani: The creator of the axis of resistance
In an interview with the website, the Islamic Resistance Commander highlighted some of General Suleimani’s jihadi life characterized by calm and great accuracy.
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Islamic propagation Sec-Gen condoles death of Italian Shia community leader
In a message of condolences, Ayatollah Reza Ramazani noted that Luigi de Martino was the religious leader of the Islamic Shia community following Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) Infallible Household.
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Muslim youths urged to help counter Islamophobia in Malaysia
The Youth KL Summit is a prelude to the KL Summit 2019 from Dec 18 to 21 to be chaired by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre here.
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Sheikh Zakzaky, great model for freedom -seekers: AQR chief custodian
Briefed by the family of Zakzaky over his health, Hoj. Marvi said: “The question of Zakzaky is a main concern for the Islamic Republic of Iran and Leader Ayatollah Khamenei”.
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'I moved to Cambridge and rediscovered Islam': one woman's heartwarming story of acceptance
After moving to Cambridge this year, the community she has found here has inspired her to look again at the faith she took for granted in Pakistan - where it was a fact of life among much of the population.
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What can the Muslim world do to save the Uighurs and Islam in China?
I arrived in Urumqi on Aug. 16. From Aug. 17 to Aug. 19, we attended several lectures by Communist Party officials regarding the history, religion and human rights practices in Xinjiang. In these sessions, Chinese officials like Xu Guixiang and Ma Pinyan delivered the white paper on Xinjiang, issued by the Chinese government.
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Hundreds of Indonesian Muslims attend Jakarta 212 rally
Rally-goers carried banners and later stood in prayers in areas surrounding the park.
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Europe's first 'Eco Mosque' opens for prayers in Cambridge
“Join us at Cambridge Central Mosque’s Community Open Day! Program includes: Guided Tours, Arts & Crafts, Islamic Science Exhibition, Bazaars, Children’s Activities,” the mosque wrote in a tweet.
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Young British converts to Islam via cyberspace
Declaring his faith and his motive, Ali Moore said: “I was introduced to Islam via my Muslim friends at the university, and I was keen to research more about this religion.”
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Istanbul meet condemns associating Islam with terrorism
The third edition of the African Muslim Religious Leaders Summit saw the participation of academics, ministers and religious leaders from 51 countries
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‘Civil-military ties complex in Muslim world’
Lack of transparency, frail democratic systems and frequent military interventions in the governance systems, are some of the issues plaguing most of the countries in the Muslim world.
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Amsterdam mosque wants to broadcast the call to prayer to normalise Islam
The Blauwe mosque and cultural centre hope that the call to prayer will help ‘normalise Islam in this beautiful world city of Amsterdam,’ the mosque’s leaders say on Facebook.
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Ayatollah Khamenei: Nukes absolutely forbidden in Islam
In an address to a group of Iranian academic elites and top scientific talents in Tehran on Wednesday, Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that scientific progress must be accompanied with humanitarian values and the correct culture of humanitarianism.
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Chinese lady converts to Islam at Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine
Ms. Xang, the newly converted Muslim lady who preferred to be named Elham, said: “I grew up in Western China and I traveled and became acquainted with Islam through the Muslims living in this city.
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Muslims are subjected to hate speech the most: Erdoğan
The president's remarks came at a high-level event on combating against hate speech, hosted by Turkey and Pakistan, on the sidelines of the 74th session of the U.N. General Assembly.
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“Status of Christianity in Islam” goes under spotlight in Mashhad
Speaking at the meeting, Hoj. Javad Raqavi, the deputy for research at Al-Mustafa International University, referred to the position of Jesus Christ (pbuh) and his image in the Holy Quran
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Turkey's first lady highlights women's role in Islam
Erdogan was speaking with women representatives of American Muslim society in New York.
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The growing scandal of Muslim concentration camps
Historically, the practice has given rise to its own sinister vocabulary, notably such terms as “concentration camps”.
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Muslim faithful mark Ashura in remembrance of Karbala, unity
Ashura, derived from the word for "10" in Arabic, is a religious day observed on the 10th day of the first Islamic month Muharram with traditional rituals.
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Pakistan Prime Minister: ‘Islam has nothing to do with terrorism’
The premier briefed the American Muslims of what is currently happening in the Occupied Kashmir where the fascist Narendra Modi government has imposed curfew .
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Gun-toting anti-Muslim guilty of hate crime
The prosecution told Cardiff Crown Court that although Davison regretted his actions now, at the time his intention was clearly to stir up hatred of Muslims. Being drunk was no excuse.