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Biden administration will reverse Muslim ban on Wednesday
The move will end the restriction Donald Trump imposed on immigration to the US from some Muslim-majority countries while he was in office.
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Iran frontline of fight against terrorism: Russian FM spoke woman
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Islamic Republic of Iran is pioneer in the fight against terrorism and terrorist activities.
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Quebec to seek leave to appeal mosque shooter sentence at Supreme Court
In a joint statement Friday, Quebec’s attorney general and the director of criminal prosecutions announced their decision to appeal, adding they wouldn’t make any further comments “out of respect for the ongoing legal process.”
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Muslim scholars offer support to quake-hit Indonesia
At least 42 people killed as 6.2-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island.
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Hamas: US decision to include ‘Israel’ in CENTCOM “fruit of recent normalization deals”
Qassem added that the US decision is a new piece of evidence that the normalization deals were concluded to serve the Israeli interests.
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US-Based Washington Institute:
al-Nujaba strikes at the US under guise of newly formed groups | Expect revenge after Biden’s inauguration
In a statement, the Washington Institute, an American think tank, said that Iran and Iraqi Islamic Resistance groups were likely to retaliate after the inauguration of the new president in the United States and noted that the Islamic Resistance movement was attacking American forces in Iraq under the guise of emerging and unknown groups.
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Peterborough mosques suspend public worship amid Covid concerns
Mosques across Peterborough have suspended public worship amid concerns at the rate of Covid-19 transmission in the city.
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Tatarstan Muslims plan to build a new mosque in Vladivostok
Olga Ivchenko, deputy director of the Primorye Department of Internal Policy, told the agency that the new mosque is to be placed at Street Proselochnaya, 30.
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Hezbollah: US’ foolish sanctions against Astan Quds Razavi desecration to Islam
“It seems that US Secretary of state’s level of madness and hatred have been considerably increasing as the presidential term (of Donald Trump) is coming to an end
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Israel blocks worshipers from reaching Al-Aqsa Mosque
Hamas, Islamic Jihad movement decry exclusion of Palestinians from Haram al-Sharif for Friday prayers.
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Today in Mumbai:
The Kisan Alliance Morcha organized a grand front on Azad Maidan
"Jai Kisan Jai Jawan" slogans echo on Mumbai's land today in support of farmers. Thousands of protesters marched on foot from Mumbai's Islam Gymkhana to Azad Maidan.
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US: New York Jets hiring first Muslim coach
Robert Saleh to be first Muslim to lead an American football team.
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Muslim girl is changing the game and the conversation around Muslim women in sports
Fitriya Mohamed came to Toronto from Ethiopia at age 10, attended school for the first time and fell in love with basketball. Now she wants to create space for other Muslim women to fulfill their own hoop dreams.
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Jakarta Islamic center chief addressed role of Gen. Soleimani, Al-Muhandis in Iraq, Syria successes
The head of the Islamic Center of Jakarta said the Ikhlas (pure intention) of Lt. General Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in the victories of the Front of Truth against the Front of Falsehood in Iraq and Syria.
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Iran seeks Interpol notices for 4 suspects in Fakhrizadeh assassination
A request for red notice issuance has been filed with Interpol concerning four of the perpetrators of martyr Fakhrizadeh’s assassination,” Hajian said at a press conference.
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Houthis say reserve right to respond to US terrorist designation
Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement said the group is entitled to respond to any US move to designate them as a terrorist organization, hitting back at the US administration of Donald Trump as “terrorist”.
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Hamas slams UAE for importing illegal Israeli settlement goods
In a statement, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said the move “is tantamount to encouraging Zionist settlement building on the occupied Palestinian lands”.
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TV series to show Asian Muslims' role in Balkan wars
Kemal Tekden says role of sub-continent Muslims will be highlighted in series about Turkish war for independence.
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Twitter bans President Trump permanently
Social media companies have temporarily suspended Trump’s accounts after he posted messages on the social media platforms to support violent protesters at the US Capitol.
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Hezbollah: US sanctions on Iraq’s Fayyad ‘Medal of Honor’
The Lebanese Resistance group lashed out at the US, describing claims by the US Treasury to justify the sanctions as “ridiculous,” especially after the “scandalous killing of US protesters” near the US Capitol last Wednesday.
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AQR to turn holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) into a hub of innovation
Mohammad Mahdi Baradaran, the senior director of the holy shrine, explained the details of the programs saying, “Imam Reza (AS) is believed to be the learned offspring of the Prophet’s household.
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Pakistan became a den for terrorist: Leader of the Friday Prayer Kargil-Ladakh
Jamiat ul Ulama Isna Asharia Kargil-Ladakh organized a Protest March Against Minorities Shia Hazara Killings in Pakistan.
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Doncaster businessman opens mosque and church at motorbike track
A colourful Doncaster motorbike park owner has opened a mosque and church at his popular track.
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“Ehud Barak” Stresses dispose of the liar, “Netanyahu,” like Trump
Barak urged President Reuven Rivlin to declare that Netanyahu cannot serve as prime minister given his indictment and ongoing trial on a charge of bribery, even though the law does not forbid him from running for office.
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Indonesia: Muslim body declares Chinese vaccine halal
Indonesia’s top Muslim body on Friday declared China’s Sinovac vaccine for COVID-19 halal, or permissible under Islam.
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Sri Lanka sticks to cremate COVID-19 Muslim victims
Brushing aside pressure from various Muslim countries to stop cremating Muslim bodies, Sri Lanka on Thursday declared that it will continue to cremate all the bodies that have died of COVID-19.
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One in custody after man armed with knife interrupts prayer at Calgary
Police said they responded to the Akram Jomaa Islamic Centre on 37 Ave N.E. after receiving a call around 12:10 p.m. to try to apprehend the man.
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Israeli police enforce restrictions on worshipers heading to Al-Aqsa mosque
The Israeli police prevented worshipers other than residents of the Old City of Occupied al-Quds (Jerusalem) from reaching the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque to perform Friday prayer under the pretext of closure imposed by the Israeli government.
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The fifth day of Shia martyrs’ families in Quetta
If this attitude continues, the movement of the oppressed will start against the oppressors, which may lead to the overthrow of the oppressive rulers.