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Denmark minister calls Ramadan fasting ‘dangerous’
May 23, 2018
Denmark minister calls Ramadan fasting ‘dangerous’
Denmark’s immigration minister, who last year celebrated the country’s increasingly strict entry laws by posting a Facebook picture of herself with a cake, has suggested that Muslims fasting for Ramadan should stay home from work “to avoid negative consequences for…
Vienna hosts Quranic program
May 23, 2018
Vienna hosts Quranic program
A Quranic program titled “A Night with Quran” was held at the Imam Ali Islamic Center in Vienna, Austria, earlier this week. A Quranic program titled “A Night with Quran” was held at the Imam Ali Islamic Center in…
All mosques in China should raise national flag
May 23, 2018
All mosques in China should raise national flag
Flags should be hung in a “prominent position” in all mosque courtyards for the places of worship to become “a solid platform for the study of the party and the country’s laws and policies,” the China Islamic Association said. …
A school in southern Thailand lifts hijab ban
May 22, 2018
A school in southern Thailand lifts hijab ban
Thailand’s Ministry of Education has defused a dress-code row at a school in Pattani province by giving the green light for Muslim students there to wear the hijab and long trousers in line with their religious rules. Thailand’s…
Pakistan heatwave kills 65 people in Karachi – welfare organization
May 22, 2018
Pakistan heatwave kills 65 people in Karachi – welfare organization
A heatwave has killed 65 people in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi over the past three days, a social welfare organization said on Tuesday, amid fears the death toll could climb as the high temperatures persist. A heatwave…
Man detained for weaving knife at Amsterdam Mosque
May 22, 2018
Man detained for weaving knife at Amsterdam Mosque
The police responded to al-Nour mosque on Witte de Withstraat in Amsterdam West, Netherlands, on Sunday night to deal with a man waving a knife at the mosque, the police said on Facebook. The police responded to al-Nour…
Bahrain upholds death sentences against two activists, nine others see their citizenship revoked
May 22, 2018
Bahrain upholds death sentences against two activists, nine others see their citizenship revoked
Bahrain has upheld death sentences against two activists as the ruling Al Khalifah regime intensifies its crackdown against political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the tiny Gulf kingdom. Bahrain has upheld death sentences against two activists as the…
Imam Hussein Media Group announces broadcast dates of Quranic recitations
May 22, 2018
Imam Hussein Media Group announces broadcast dates of Quranic recitations
Coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, Imam Hussein Media Group announced its direct broadcast of the Quranic sessions and the recitation of an entire part (Juzu’) of the Holy Quran at the holy sites. Coinciding with the holy…
Yemen: 11 Saudi-led air strikes hit Saada
May 21, 2018
Yemen: 11 Saudi-led air strikes hit Saada
The Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Monday launched eleven airstrikes on Saada Northern Province of Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition warplanes on Monday launched eleven airstrikes on Saada Northern Province of Yemen. The air strikes were waged on Kitaf district,…
Thumbnail size copy of Holy Quran discovered in Canterbury, England
May 21, 2018
Thumbnail size copy of Holy Quran discovered in Canterbury, England
A copy of the Quran the size of a thumbnail and believed to be around 120 years old has been discovered. A copy of the Quran the size of a thumbnail and believed to be around 120 years…