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Free Muslim Organization calls on the Egyptian authorities to stop the executions
December 3, 2020
Free Muslim Organization calls on the Egyptian authorities to stop the executions
The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, expressed its sadness and frustration about the turbulent political conditions facing Egypt during this period, and the negative repercussions of these problems on the human rights file and public and private freedoms.The organization said…
2000 Muslims in Mühlhausen face discrimination and lack of recognition
December 3, 2020
2000 Muslims in Mühlhausen face discrimination and lack of recognition
While the Muslim community has been growing in the German city of Mühlhausen, specifically since 2015, it suffers from discrimination and lack of recognition as well, especially for Muslim women because of the headscarf.“The growth of Muslims in Mühlhausen is…
Three police officers wounded in explosion northeast of Baqubah
December 3, 2020
Three police officers wounded in explosion northeast of Baqubah
A government official in Diyala said that three police officers were wounded when an explosive device exploded in the Kubba area, northeast of Baqubah.“An explosive device exploded on an agricultural road near the Kubba area, on a police patrol, resulting…
French government shuts down anti-racist group
December 3, 2020
French government shuts down anti-racist group
French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin on Wednesday announced the dissolution of anti-racist group Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF).“In accordance with the instructions of the President of the Republic, the CCIF was dissolved in the Council of Ministers. For several…
Unprecedented campaign against mosques in France
December 3, 2020
Unprecedented campaign against mosques in France
The French government is preparing for an unprecedented move against the country’s mosques.France will be inspecting 76 mosques in the coming days in a “massive and unprecedented” operation against separatism, the country’s interior minister said Wednesday.Gerald Darmanin said state services…
The United Nations welcomes progress in the Doha negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban
December 3, 2020
The United Nations welcomes progress in the Doha negotiations between Kabul and the Taliban
The United Nations welcomed the progress made in the ongoing negotiations between the delegations of the Afghan government and the Taliban terrorist movement in the Qatari capital, Doha.According to a statement published by the United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan…
Construction on new mosque in Jersey City now underway to meet needs of growing community
December 2, 2020
Construction on new mosque in Jersey City now underway to meet needs of growing community
A new place of worship is rising in the heart of Jersey City.The Muslim Federation of New Jersey, a Jersey City-based Islamic nonprofit, broke ground on a new mosque last month at its McGinley Square headquarters.The new, roughly 17,000 square-foot…
School Board in Ontario adds Ashura and Arbaeen to religious holidays
December 2, 2020
School Board in Ontario adds Ashura and Arbaeen to religious holidays
A school board in Canada has added Ashura and Ashura as religious holidays.The Waterloo Region District School Board is the first school board in Ontario, Canada that now allows its Shia teachers to take time off to perform Ziyarahs during…
U.S. arms sales to UAE draw fire from 29 rights groups
December 2, 2020
U.S. arms sales to UAE draw fire from 29 rights groups
Twenty-nine arms control and human rights organizations have signed a letter opposing the sale of $23 billion worth of missiles, fighter jets and drones to the United Arab Emirates and asking the U.S. Congress to block the deal.“The hope is…
Nonviolence organization calls for addressing the causes of persistent forms of slavery around the world
December 2, 2020
Nonviolence organization calls for addressing the causes of persistent forms of slavery around the world
On the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, the International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called to address the causes of the persistence of forms of slavery around the world.The organization stated in a statement, “As the international community commemorates…