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CAIR-NY calls for hate crime probe after Asian-American Muslim attacked with acid
The New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for a hate crime investigation into an alleged acid attack targeting a 21-year-old Asian-American Muslim woman in Long Island.
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Emotions show as call to prayer broadcast during second Ramadan in lockdown in Canada
The woman from Edmonton says the call, known as the “Athaan” or “Azaan,” is usually recited in Muslim countries five times a day and invites congregants to not only pray, but to join their community in goodness.
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Who is Brigadier General Mohammad Hejazi?
Brig. Gen. Hejazi’s health problem was related to a suffering for years after being exposed to chemicals during the Iraqi imposed war in the 1980s, IRGC spokesperson General Ramezan Sharif announced on Monday.
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Man attacks five people with knife at mosque in Tirana
The man was apprehended and arrested by the police just moments after the incident.
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'Muslim nations should work collectively to fight Islamophobia': PM Imran Khan
The prime minister's address to the nation came a day after over a dozen police officers were taken hostage by the supporters of a banned outfit in Lahore.
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Muslim leaders and NHS urge British Muslims to continue vaccinations over the month of Ramadan
Muslim scholars have ruled that the COVID-19 vaccine does not break the fast, as leaders hope that Ramadan will not impact vaccination roll-out in the UK.
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AQR provides Quran gathering for teenagers in Ramadan
“The move is done with the intention of wider promotion of Quranic culture at Imam Reza (AS) holy shrine during Ramadan,” he stated, adding, “The gathering is held every day between 5:00 and 6:00 p.m. at Jomhuri Eslami Courtyard”.
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Converting to Islam cost me family, friends and a job but I don’t regret it for a second
When I said the Shahada, or declaration of faith, in my local mosque in 2020, I felt like I was reborn, that I had a fresh start in life and a new way of looking at the world. But Islam came at a cost to me – a cost I didn’t expect to pay.
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Secretary-General of al-Nujaba:
Brig. Gen. Hejazi spent his life defending Islam and the deprived
In a statement condoling the death of the deputy commander of the Quds Force, Hujjat al-Islam al-Kaabi said, “The brother and friend of the warriors, Brigadier General Hejazi, spent his life defending Islam and helping the deprived.”
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‘Muslims in India need to empower themselves’
Muslims in India need to work towards empowering themselves as the government’s policies for the community have been “inadequate,” according to Indian journalist and prominent author Ghazala Wahab.
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General Fallahzadeh appointed as New Quds force commander
Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Fallahzadeh replaced his predecessor General Sayyed Mohammad Hejazi, who passed away on Sunday from a “heart condition.”
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Afghan peace conference in Turkey postponed until after Ramadan
Speaking to broadcaster Habertürk, Çavuşoğlu said the talks had been postponed over issues regarding the preparations, but did not say whether the Taliban had agreed to participate.
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African Muslims spending 2nd Ramadan amid pandemic
Among Muslims, Ramadan revives the sense of community and tightens the bonds and friendships when people gather in mosques or observe Ramadan rituals but this year the story is different because, for the second consecutive year under the pandemic, coronavirus limits have impacted festivities in Africa.
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Zionist enemy continue to ban some loudspeakers at Aqsa Mosque
Police officer on Tuesday evening cut off electric wires of some loudspeakers at the Aqsa Mosque in an attempt to silence sounds of Adhan (call to prayer) and Qur’an recitations during the holy month of Ramadan.
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AQR boosts Quranic programs in Ramadan
“The first daily Quran program of the holy shrine was held after dawn-time congregational prayer at Maqsureh veranda of the holy shrine’s Goharshad mosque.
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Saudi bombs kill Yemeni children in holy month of Ramadan
Saudi Arabia bombarded Yemen at the beginning of Islam’s holy fasting month of Ramadan, leaving two children killed and four other people wounded.
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Ansarullah denounces ‘Coward’ Attack on Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility
In a statement released on Wednesday, the Yemeni revolutionary movement described the sabotage act against Natanz as ‘coward’.
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Pandemic 2.0: The do's and don'ts of Ramadan for expats
Last Tuesday, Turkey and the greater Islamic world embarked upon the largest communal fasting ritual in history. For 30 days and nights, devout Muslims will take part in a time-restricted fasting tradition, which dictates nothing is to be consumed from dawn to dusk.
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Turkish charity gives Ramadan aid to South Sudanese
More than 500 families are going to benefit from the 430 food packages distributed by Turkish organization Ab-i Hayat during Ramadan, a Muslim holy month.
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Spokesman of al-Nujaba:
Occupation threatens Iraq’s social fabric | Identification of the US as the greatest danger
Al-Shammari called the continuation of the military presence of the United States in Iraq “the biggest current and future threat to his country” and warned that the occupation also threatens the social fabric of Iraq.
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Israeli military officer near Lebanon’s border: Hezbollah is monitoring us round the clock
Israeli military commanders highlighted their reliance on drones and cameras to monitor the border area, adding that troops are obliged to board the armored vehicles in their movements.
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Hundreds receive Covid jabs as Portsmouth mosque becomes vaccine centre
Hundreds of people received their first coronavirus inoculation after a city centre mosque transformed into pop-up vaccination hub.
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Pakistani Shias, Iranians celebrate birth anniversary of 12th Imam
The birth anniversary was celebrated on Monday night, 15th of Shaban in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan and in other cities of the country, including Karachi, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Karachi and Quetta.
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Enemy unable to militarily defeat Iran even in dreams: IRGC Chief
In comments at a conference held in commemoration of Iranian martyrs on Tuesday, Major General Hussein Salami said the experience of war on Iran in the 1980s has led the enemies to the conclusion that it is impossible to defeat Iran through military action even in dreams.
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Muslim community in Dundee look ahead to lockdown restrictions easing in time for Ramadan
Last year coronavirus hit Scotland just before Ramadan began, and now the Muslim community in Dundee are being faced with a second Ramadan in lockdown.
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Why are Alberta’s Black, Muslim women being attacked?
In February, a woman wearing a hijab was waiting inside the University of Alberta transit centre when she was approached by a man she didn’t know. Police said he made racial comments and postured “as though he was about to assault her.”
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Muslim leaders join Educating Yorkshire star in desperate plea to end to Batley School Prophet Muhammad protests
The Islamic Council of Yorkshire, which represents hundreds of Muslim leaders across the region, has voiced concern over health and safety issues and said the issue must be resolved "peacefully".
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A Muslim woman and a Black man take on world’s largest asset manager
Forced to quit their jobs at BlackRock because of a culture of discimination, they are now calling for a change.
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Muslim leaders in France condemns ban of Halal chicken slaughter ahead of Ramadan month
A joint statement issued by Paris Mosque director Chemseddine Hafez, Lyon Mosque director Kamel Kaptane and Evry Mosque director Khalil Maroun, says that the French Agriculture and Food Ministry’s circular sends a negative message to the large Muslim community in the country.
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Palestine urges UN to end Israel’s impunity from punishment
In three identical letters addressed to the UN secretary-general, the president of the UN Security Council, and the president of the UN General Assembly on Monday, Mansour said “it’s time to stop Israel’s escape from punishment” for its crimes against the Palestinian people.