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Muslim scholars urge Armenia to withdraw from Karabakh
The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on Saturday urged Armenia to withdraw from occupied territories in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
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Continuing hostile policies against the Iraqi resistance:
The US blocked the official website of al-Nujaba | Official reaction of the movement
In a statement, al-Nujaba reacted to the blocking of a website belonging to the movement’s headquarters by the United States Department of Justice.
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For third consecutive Friday, Israel prevents Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Israeli occupation police have prevented Palestinians from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque and performing Friday prayer for the third consecutive week.
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Freed French humanitarian reveals she is Muslim
A French humanitarian worker who was freed this week in Mali after four years in captivity has revealed she is a Muslim, French media reported on Friday.
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Arts of Islam to be exhibited in Worcester
Museum of Royal Worcester staff are getting set to take the wraps off a new exhibition which reveals the city’s porcelain connections with the Arts of Islam.
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Man who made threats to damage Telford Central Mosque given community sentence
A racist who threatened to damage Telford Central Mosque - and also attacked a woman, made threats to kill another and to stab a third has been released from custody.
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Nobel Laureate slams Macron’s remarks about Islam
A prominent Yemeni human rights activist and Nobel Peace Laureate has slammed statements by French President Emmanuel Macron about Islam.
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Canadian Muslim student association celebrates Islamic history month
This year, the Queen’s University Muslim Student Association (QUMSA) is turning to Zoom to celebrate Islamic History Month.
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Muslims mark Arbaeen as COVID-19 restricts pilgrimage to Karbala
Muslims around the world commemorate Arbaeen, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of the third Shia Imam Hossein (AS) amid coronavirus-related restrictions placed by Iraq on the number of foreign pilgrims.
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Muslim scholars, Palestinian factions condemn normalization deals
Muslim scholars and Palestinian factions have once again strongly condemned the normalization deals between some Arab states and Israel. In an international conference in the Gaza Strip, they also stressed that the deals have not undermined the Palestinians' will to resist against Israeli occupation.
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Hate crimes against Muslims in New Zealand spiked after the mosque attacks
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Dorset 'close mosques' councillor did not breach code
A Conservative councillor accused of making Islamophobic comments on social media did not breach a council's code of conduct, an independent investigation has found.
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Support of US Muslims for Democrats down by 12%
American Muslims' support for the Democratic Party fell by 12% since 2018, while the Republican Party gained 2%, according to a survey by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
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Behind the scenes of meeting with Hezbollah: France expected harsher stance by S. Nasrallah
Paris expected that the stance of Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah on French President Emmaneul Macron’s accusations of ‘betrayal’ would have been harsher, sources told Al-Manar.
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Erdogan: Macron’s remarks on Islam clear provocation
The French president’s recent claims about Islam amount to a dangerous provocation, Turkey’s president said on Tuesday.
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What explains Macron’s obsession with Islam and Muslims?
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the French president’s main policy priority appears to be placing new restrictions on the country’s Muslim community.
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Israeli forces detain Palestinian youths, Hamas official
Israeli forces detained a Palestinian youth in al - Khalil, on Saturday morning, in the southern West Bank and placed road barriers in several places, the Palestinian Information Center reported.
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Katie Hopkins apologises to Finsbury Park Mosque over anti-police violence tweet
The Islamophobic media personality Katie Hopkins has apologise to Finsbury Park Mosque in London after falsely linking the masjid to a violent incident in May.
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Amnesty International urges Saudi king to withdraw charges against senior Hamas official, his son
Amnesty International has called on Saudi Arabia's King Salman to order the withdrawal of charges leveled against a high-ranking official of the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas and his son, saying they have been both subjected to grave violations of human rights.
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AQR announces main motto for last ten days of Safar as “In Blessed Mercy of Imam Reza”
With respect to the problems people are facing and with regard to the continuous emphasis of Leader Ayatollah Khamenei over resorting to Infallible Imams (AS), ‘In Blessed Mercy of Imam Reza’ has been introduced as Astan Quds Razavi’s main motto for the last ten days of Safar, says Mostafa Khaksar Qahroudi, the deputy custodian.
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Israeli settlers assault two Palestinians near Nablus
Two Palestinians were injured, Saturday, after being attacked by illegal Israeli settlers in the village of Huwwara, south of Nablus in the northern occupied West Bank, according to a local official.
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Al-Akhras continues hunger strike for 70th day
The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported, Sunday, that Maher al-Akhras, a political prisoner held by Israel without charges or trial, is ongoing with the hunger strike for the seventieth consecutive day despite his seriously deteriorating health condition.
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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.”