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400 Taliban Fighters Surrender to Government Forces
February 5, 2020
400 Taliban Fighters Surrender to Government Forces
As many as 400 Taliban fighters have surrendered to Afghan security forces in the central and western parts of the country, the country’s defense ministry said. As many as 400 Taliban fighters have surrendered to Afghan security forces in the…
South Carolina Mosque Vandalized Twice in Two Weeks
February 5, 2020
South Carolina Mosque Vandalized Twice in Two Weeks
Police investigators in Charleston, US state of South Carolina, are still looking for three people after the Islamic Center of Charleston was vandalized twice in two weeks. Police investigators in Charleston, US state of South Carolina, are still looking for…
Sattowal Sikhs preserve pre-partition era mosque
February 4, 2020
Sattowal Sikhs preserve pre-partition era mosque
In another example of communal harmony, the Sikh community has preserved a mosque of the pre-partition era even when not a single Muslim family lives in Sattowal village in Raikot. In another example of communal harmony, the Sikh community…
Canada’s Quebec City gets its first Muslim cemetery
February 4, 2020
Canada’s Quebec City gets its first Muslim cemetery
In the past, Muslim residents of Quebec City had to transport their dead for more than 160 miles if they wanted an Islamic burial, despite the city having its first mosque since the late 1970s. In the past, Muslim residents…
Half of Malaysia’s Banking Assets to be Islamic in Next Decade
February 4, 2020
Half of Malaysia’s Banking Assets to be Islamic in Next Decade
Malaysia can expect half of its banking assets to be Islamic by 2030 as the industry’s growth outpaces conventional banking, according to a lenders’ association. Malaysia can expect half of its banking assets to be Islamic by 2030 as the…
Slovenia’s 1st Mosque Opens After 50 Years
February 4, 2020
Slovenia’s 1st Mosque Opens After 50 Years
Slovenia’s first mosque opened in the capital Ljubljana on Monday after surmounting financial hurdles and right-wing opposition, 50 years after the initial request to build was made. Slovenia’s first mosque opened in the capital Ljubljana on Monday after surmounting financial…
Commemorating the third anniversary of the martyrs of the Quebec City Mosque in cooperation with the Imam Shirazi International Center
February 4, 2020
Commemorating the third anniversary of the martyrs of the Quebec City Mosque in cooperation with the Imam Shirazi International Center
The Islamic Association, in cooperation with the Imam Al-Shirazi International Center in Montreal, held the third anniversary for the martyrs of the terrorist crime that targeted Muslims at the Quebec Mosque in Canada. The Islamic Association, in cooperation with the…
Three civilians injured in an explosion in southern Afghanistan
February 3, 2020
Three civilians injured in an explosion in southern Afghanistan
Afghan media reported Sunday that three people were injured in an explosion in Uruzgan province, south of the country. Afghan media reported Sunday that three people were injured in an explosion in Uruzgan province, south of the country. A state…
International organizations call to halt death sentences in Bahrain
February 3, 2020
International organizations call to halt death sentences in Bahrain
International demands of the Bahraini regime to stop unfair death sentences on political backgrounds are repeated, while the regime continues to issue life sentences to human rights appeals and International demands of the Bahraini regime to stop unfair death sentences…
Challenging Islamophobia Conference Planned in Minnesota
February 3, 2020
Challenging Islamophobia Conference Planned in Minnesota
The imam of Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, will be a keynote speaker at an international conference on Islamaphobia. The imam of Al Noor Mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, will be a keynote speaker at an international conference…