Hawzah News Agency
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Police charge Quebec man with advocating genocide of Muslims
The hate crime charges against André Audet, a Boucherville, Que., resident, mark the first time the rarely used genocide law has been applied in the province, police said.
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New rules at Blackburn mosques as they reopen after coronavirus lockdown
There was limited capacity at all the mosques to ensure worshippers practised social distancing.
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TV anchors outrage over Uyghurs in China, but stay quiet about Indian Muslims
China ko Musalmano se itni nafrat kyun hai (Why does China hate Muslims so much)?” asked India TV in the first week of July. The anchor was referring to the atrocities committed by the Chinese Communist Party against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province, China. The question, which has been asked by many TV anchors in the past week, is legitimate, and the answer is a rather harrowing one.
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Israeli court orders closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque gate
In a statement, the Jordan-run Islamic Endowments Authority said it has received a letter from the Israeli Police Directorate informing it of the court’s decision to close the gate.
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New Zealand mosque gunman to represent himself in court
Brenton Tarrant, an Australian white supremacist who carried out the worst massacre in New Zealand's modern history, will be sentenced for murder and terrorism on Aug 24, according to Radio New Zealand.
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EshShefa Medical Center for Covid-19 patients in Maysan to open soon
Project’s manager Engr. Noor EdDeen Elhereery said, “The engineering staff of the Imam Hussain Shrine are continuing to construct this medical center at an increasing rate.”
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According to Iranian Cultural Mission in Kuala Lumpur:
Statement on a crime that should not be left unanswered
According to Public Relations Department of Islamic Culture and Relations organization (ICRO), following the condemnation of the assassination of General Haj Qasem Soleimani by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, appointed by the Human Rights Council, the Consultative Assembly of the Malaysian Islamic Organization on July 9, in a statement condemned the assassination of General Haj Qasem Soleimani and described his killing as an international crime that should not be left unanswered.
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Sheikh Qassem: “Deal of the Century” is rejected because it imposes on Palestinians to Bequeath Land
Addressing “United against the Deal of the Century and the annexation plan” online forum, Sheikh Qassem greeted the people of the region who are fighting the US-Israeli plots in Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Iran.
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Palestine: Prison death spotlights Palestinian plight in Israel
Al-Gharabli, 75, died at Assaf Harofeh medical center last week after his health deteriorated, according to the Handala Center for Detainees and Ex-detainees.
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Hezbollah army deployed on Lebanon’s border to destabilize Israel’s security: Zionist Commander
The foreign diplomats listened to explanations from the Israeli military commanders who aimed at provoking the international community against Hezbollah resistance ahead of the extension of the UNIFIL mandate, calling for expanding the missions of the international forces to guard the border of the entity.
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Palestinian factions call for popular resistance in response to ‘Israeli crimes
In a statement, submitted to local media outlets, factions’ representatives held a meeting in the central West Bank city of Ramallah, in which they asserted that continued Israeli occupation crimes against the Palestinian people are a flagrant violation of international law and relevant United Nations’ resolutions.
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Hagia Sophia to be open for all: Turkish president
In an address to the nation, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered his remarks on the new status of Hagia Sophia — which was used as a museum for the past decades but will serve as a mosque following a recently adopted decree on Friday.
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Ayatollah Khamenei :The U.S. admits the failure of sanctions against Iran
The meeting was held through a video conference according to the guidelines and protocols for preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Medicine, food and social distancing at the mosque doing everything right in UK
With restrictions on places of worship now easing following the Covid-19 pandemic Raza Jamia Masjid, Accrington, has been identified nationally for their proactive response.
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Hezbollah military capabilities dramatically increased since 2006 War: Sheikh Qassem
Sheikh Qassem reiterated that Hezbollah and allies will confront the US pressures which aim at causing a political vacuum in Lebanon, eliminating the possibility of the government resignation.
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UN warns 10 million face acute food shortages in Yemen
The WFP said on Friday it needed $737m to the end of the year to keep its aid program running in the war-torn country, which is gripped by what the UN calls the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
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Hamas expresses support for Ankara’s decision to convert iconic Hagia Sophia into mosque
Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has expressed its support for the Turkish government’s decision to convert Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia into a mosque. “Opening of Hagia Sophia to prayer is a proud moment for all Muslims,” said Hamas in a written statement.
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Bosnian Muslims mourn their dead 25 years after Srebrenica massacre
Bosnian Muslims on Saturday mark 25 years since the Srebrenica massacre, the worst atrocity on European soil since World War II, with the memorial ceremony sharply reduced as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Macron urges Israel to drop West Bank annexation plan
French President Emmanuel Macron has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to drop any plan to annex parts of the West Bank and elsewhere, the French presidency said Friday in a statement.
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Starbucks employee writes ‘ISIS’ on Muslim teen’s cup
The teen, Aishah (who requested not use her last name out of safety concerns), said she went to a Starbucks inside a Target in St. Paul on July 1. The barista allegedly asked her to repeat her name while taking her order. Yet when Aishah received her drink, she saw “ISIS” written on the cup.
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Friday prayers in mosques repeatedly banned in Kyrgyzstan
In connection with the difficult epidemiological situation in the country, the SDMK decided to suspend the Friday prayers.
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Sheikh Qassem: US imposes starvation policy on Lebanon for sake of ‘Israel’
Sheikh Qassem reiterated Hezbollah commitment to preserve Lebanon’s independence, pointing out that the party aims at strengthening the state institutions and the government.
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Imam Khamenei; Iran will do its utmost to eliminate the evil threat of the fraudulent Zionist regime
The Islamic Republic, based on its religious and humane duty and ideological principles, will not spare any effort to support the oppressed people of Palestine, to revive their rights, and to eliminate the evil threat posed by the Zionist regime.
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Statement: “Death of Palestinian detainee not confirmed”
Former political prisoner, researcher and the head of the Studies and Documentation Committee of the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees, has informed the International Middle East Media Center (IMEMC) that the Israeli Prison Service has not informed any party that the detainee, Sa’ad al-Gharabily, 75, has died, and only announced he is in a critical condition, or possibly clinically dead.