Covid-19
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Republicans grill Biden judicial pick for upholding COVID-19 religious service curbs
Republicans accused Lee of treating houses of worship unfavorably by upholding Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker’s March 2020 order, which limited gatherings to no more than 10 people at churches and other establishments to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
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Crown drops 24 fines against B.C. pastors for violating COVID-19 orders
The justice centre says in a news release that police began ticketing churches for ignoring health orders to hold services starting December 2020.
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Trump White House overrode Covid guidance for churches, emails show
CDC planned to suggest in 2020 that religious communities hold services online but key passages were struck out.
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Being ‘properly informed’ on COVID-19 vaccines is a ‘human right’
“To be properly informed, to be helped to understand situations based on scientific data and not fake news, is a human right,” Pope Francis said.
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Saudi Arabia extends foreign pilgrims’ stay to 30 days
Saudi Arabia has relaxed anti-virus curbs, allowing life to return to normal. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah said that the 30-day stay is allowed.
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Ramadan 2020 vs Ramadan 2021: What's changed in a year dominated by Covid?
Just a day after England went into the second stage of the government roadmap, the first day of Ramadan began - and it's very different from how Ramadan looked like in 2020.
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Sabah in Malaysia allows religious activities in mosque, surau from tomorrow
State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Masidi Manjun said the permission was in line with the implementation of the Conditional Movement Control Order (CMCO) in the state.
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Nigerian authorities silent on health of Sheikh Zakzaky wife
The statement came after the IMN called for the release of Mallimah Zeenat after her son announced she has tested positive for Covid-19.
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COVID-19 hits Kaduna prison, Sheikh Zakzaky wife tested Positive
After a visit to the Kaduna State prison by my parent’s doctors, my mother complained of fatigue, fever, and a complete loss of the ability to smell. The doctors decided to carry out several standard tests.
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Under pressure from rights groups, Israel to vaccinate Palestinian prisoners against COVID-19
The Israeli regime says it will begin vaccinating Palestinian prisoners against the COVID-19 as pressure mounts on Tel Aviv from human rights groups.
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Sri Lanka stokes Muslim and Christian ire with COVID burial rules
As the country's death toll from the pandemic inches toward 200, the government of the hawkish President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is sticking to a policy backed by hard-line allies from the majority Sinhala-Buddhists
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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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Mosques in Palestinian refugee camp closed to prevent spread of COVID-19
A medical team from Hamshari Hospital of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society also conducted a PCR sampling campaign among all the contacts at the headquarters of the Joint Palestinian Authority.
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Dealing with Corona in Qom province, empathy is the key factor
Qom was a province that faced this crisis in a very special situation in which less than 48 hours two important elections were about to run without any chance for prevention.
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Eid al-Adha at a distance: Muslims in Vancouver find new ways to mark occasion amid COVID-19
In Vancouver, the Al Masjid Al Jamia mosque is limited to 50 people inside, with a few spilling onto the front sidewalk area. Hand sanitizer and masks are available for anyone who wants to pray inside.
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Israeli Supreme Court rules: Palestinian prisoners have no right to social distancing protection against COVID-19
The Israeli Supreme Court ruled late on Thursday, 23 July 2020, that Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons have no right to social distancing protection against the COVID-19 virus.
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COVID19 and the God of the gaps
From the secular point of view, God is the God of the gaps. In the sense that wherever there is a shortage in the world and the empirical science of human cannot justify it, he turns to God.
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In Scotland Friday prayers held after months
Restrictions to guard against the spread of the coronavirus are in place, including limiting the number of attendees to 50, taking contact details and wearing masks. At the Baitur Rahman Mosque in Haugh Road, Glasgow, numbers have been further limited to 25 initially and temperatures were taken before entry.
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Turkmenistan closes mosques temporarily
Mosques will remain closed until July 23, arzuw.news reported with reference to Turkmenistan's Mufti Office.
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Mosque near Mumbai serves as free Oxygen centre for COVID patients
The facility was set up by the local chapter of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH), Movement for Peace and Justice as well as Shanti Nagar Trust at Makkah Masjid in Shanti Nagar area in East Bhiwandi, which has recently seen a spike in COVID cases. The facility currently has five beds with oxygen cylinders attached with them to assist the patients facing difficulty in breathing. Additionally, JIH has also started a free-of-cost service to provide oxygen cylinders to patients at their homes.
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Some mosques in Belgium reopen for worship
As the country entered its third stage of normalization, many mosques opened their doors for morning prayers.
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Iraq Shia leader calls to ban large gatherings over COVID-19
Al-Sadr’s call came after protests in the southern governorates of Diwaniyah, Dhi Qar, Muthanna and Najaf grew demanding the departure of provincial officials over financial and administrative corruption, poor management of state institutions and lack of services.
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Tributes pour in for Muslim community leader who died from Covid-19
Dr Shaukat was a well-known and much-loved activist for Waltham Forest’s Muslim community.
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Ontario churches, mosques and synagogues open for drive-in worship this weekend amid COVID-19
Roger Berg, executive associate pastor of Church on the Queensway, says they've been live streaming since in-person services were put on hold in late March. But with a parking lot designed for 900 cars, he says it made sense to roll out a drive-in service.
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Africa's Muslims celebrate Eid in the shadow of COVID-19
Instead of heading to the mosque this morning, he prayed on a terrace at home with the few family members he lives with. Their lunch of rice and couscous with bissap juice was more modest than the plates of meats they would normally enjoy with a group of some 30 family and friends.
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COVID-19: Mosques, churches in Greece resume services
Most mosques reopened Saturday night for prayers, performed during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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COVID ‘harassment’ against Muslims in India unfortunate
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, Sam Brownback, said this while briefing reporters during a conference call on the impact of COVID-19 on religious minorities throughout the world.
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Shia Youth Foundation in India distribute food among needy + photos
The outbreak of the new coronavirus, millions of poor and needy workers who survive on daily wages are in a critical situation.
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International Institute for culture and civilization started a COVID19 scanning
Institute advises that by attending this scanning, people will have the chance to grow both learning-wise and teaching-wise.
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Media reflection of the Volunteer works of Iranian clergy
Media reflection of the Volunteer works of Iranian clergy for the funeral of the COVID-19 victims at le Monde, Laif, China HPZH, A Romanian Newsagency, and even an Al-Saud-affiliated news media.