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Rohingya Muslims raise funds for Buddhists displaced by Myanmar army
Despite their own hardships, Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have donated funds to help Buddhists displaced due to the ongoing conflict in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, Rohingya community leaders said on Friday.
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William Morris society launches online Islamic art exhibition
A new online exhibition has been launched by the William Morris Society.
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Mosque of spellbinding decorations draws visitors to Denizli in southwest Turkey
Boğaziçi Mosque in southwestern Denizli province’s Baklan district stands out with its decorative ceiling, arch, column, gate and minbar (Islamic pulpit). The motifs drawn on the walls of the mosque are examples of ancient Turkish woodcraft and decorative art.
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Copies of Quran burned by Danish extremists in Muslim neighborhood
Denmark’s anti-Muslim extremists, Danish Stram Kurs (Hard Line) party, desecrated the Holy Quran and set fire to copies of the holy scripture in an area of the town of Fredericia mostly populated by Turkish and Muslim immigrants.
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Saudi Arabia eases Coronavirus restrictions, allows pilgrims to return to Mecca
A very small, limited number of people, donning the white terrycloth garment symbolic of the Muslim pilgrimage, circled Islam’s holiest site in Mecca on Sunday after Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus restrictions that had been in place for months.
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Australian man jailed after stomping on pregnant Muslim woman
An Australian man who punched and stomped on a pregnant Muslim woman has been sentenced to three years in prison.
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Lucknow University staffer first to donate for building of Ayodhya Mosque
The donation of 21,000 - by one Rohit Shrivastava - was made to the Indo-Islamic Cultural Foundation, which oversees the construction of the mosque complex.
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Al-Azhar condemns Macron’s remarks on Islam
The Islamic Research Academy at Al-Azhar, Egypt’s top religious authority, condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s announced plan for fighting “Islamic separatism,” which Al-Azhar described as an “explicit call for racism and hate.”
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UK Islamic association 2th plan for bigger mosque after approval for expansion
PLANS have been submitted to Thurrock Council to almost double the size of the mosque situated just inside Grays Town Park, adjacent to Park Road.
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US Journalist replies to Trump’s tweet about contracting the coronavirus by posting Martyr Suleiman’s photo
The famous US journalist, Max Blumenthal, replied to the US President Donald Trump’s tweet in which he announced that he and his wife Melania tested positive for the coronavirus by posting the photo of the former commander of IRGC’s Al-Quds Force, martyr General Qassem Suleimani.
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Sayyed Nasrallah to Hezbollah fighters on Eve of Syria’s Qusseir Battle:
Our Fight is against armed militants, not civilians
Al-Manar Episodic Documentary, Second Liberation Secrets, displayed during Friday’s episode the footage of the direct meeting between Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and the Resistance fighters on the eve of Qusseir battle in 2013.
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Festival to celebrate Black Muslim identity begins
First-ever online Black Muslim Festival aims to celebrate the contributions and achievements of Muslims of African descent, organisers say.
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In newly-released images of investigation:
Team of forensic police in Khashoggi murder check tandoori oven at Saudi embassy
In the picture, a forensic police are shown inspecting the oven as part of the investigation at the Saudi Consulate where Kashoggi was killed on October 2, 2018, Daily Mail reported.
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UK van driver reverses into Muslim woman in a Hijab after 'giving her a dirty look' in hit, run
A white van driver reversed into a Muslim woman wearing a hijab after "giving her a dirty look" in a hit-and-run caught on CCTV that witnesses said was a "deliberate racist" attack.
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Virus-hit Gaza to reopen some mosques on Sunday
Palestinian authorities will reopen mosques in the Gaza Strip on Sunday after a one-month closure due to the coronavirus outbreak.
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Schools and mosques closed in Tehran as COVID-19 infections rise
Schools, libraries, mosques and other public institutions in Tehran were closed for a week on Saturday as part of measures to stem a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases, state media cited authorities in the Iranian capital as saying.
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Top Muslim scholar slams Macron's remarks on Islam
Top Muslim scholar Friday slammed remarks by French President Emmanuel Macron on Islam that sparked stern criticism among Muslims worldwide.
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More than 1.5 million people visit Turkey's Hagia Sophia since reversion to mosque
The Hagia Sophia, which was reverted to its previous status as a mosque after functioning as a museum for decades, has seen an influx of visitors since its reopening as a mosque in July. Professor Mehmet Emin Maşalı, the mufti of Istanbul, where the iconic structure is located, said more than 1.5 million people have visited the mosque and they receive around 30,000 visitors every weekend.
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Mecca to reopen for limited pilgrimages after 7-month pause for virus
Saudi Arabia will reopen the Muslim holy places for the year-round umrah pilgrimage on Sunday, scaled back and with extensive health precautions, seven months after coronavirus prompted its suspension.
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Female Palestinian detained, PA official summoned, elderly man sentenced
The Israeli intelligence agency, Shin Bet, on Wednesday, detained Palestinian activist Aida as-Sidawi, from her home in the Old City of Al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem), the Palestinian Information Center reported.
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Sudan: Fatwa bans normalising ties with Israel
Sudan’s Islamic governmental authority yesterday announced its opposition to Khartoum normalising ties with Israel.
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International community urged to act over descration of Muslim sites in Xinjiang
AT LEAST 16,000 mosques have been destroyed in the western region of Xinjiang, in China, where the minority Uighur Muslim population has been subject to forced “re-education” in detention camps .
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Ten Palestinians detained, including a disabled man, child
The Israeli occupation forces, overnight Tuesday, arrested ten Palestinian civilians from the West Bank, including a young man with special needs, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) reported.
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AQR intensifies sanitary measures in the holy shrine
Astan Quds Razavi has announced the intensification of sanitary measures in the holy shrine of Imam Reza (AS) during the mourning programs of the last ten days of the month of Safar.
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Muslim leaders urged to restate unity objectives in UK
The Universal Justice Network (UJN) has appealed to the signatories of a unity declaration to rise up to the challenge posed by the recrudescence of sectarian conflict in Pakistan.
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Al-Manar documentary shows friday Sayyed Nasrallah in person addressing fighters on eve of Qusseir Battle
Al-Manar Episodic Documentary, Second Liberation Secrets, is going to display during Friday’s episode the footage of the direct meeting between Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah and the Resistance fighters on the eve of Qusseir battle in 2013.