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McDonald’s intentionally sold Muslim family bacon
June 4, 2022
McDonald’s intentionally sold Muslim family bacon
A civil rights group says workers at a McDonald’s restaurant in Massachusetts intentionally put bacon on a fish sandwich that a Muslim woman had ordered for one of her children. The Council on American-Islamic Relations announced Wednesday that it had…
United Nations: Ukraine war ‘aggravating’ existing global food crisis
June 4, 2022
United Nations: Ukraine war ‘aggravating’ existing global food crisis
As the cost of food soars around the world, the United Nations warns that the war in Ukraine risks aggravating inflating prices and causing a full-on global food crisis. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) food price index, a…
France: Bank accounts of four people from one family close after donating to a mosque
June 4, 2022
France: Bank accounts of four people from one family close after donating to a mosque
The dean of the Villeurbanne mosque, Azzedine Kasi, said that a French bank closed the account of citizens of Moroccan origin because they donated ten euros to a mosque under construction in Lyon, in the Rhône-Alpes province in southeastern France.…
Over 1,000 anti-Muslim attacks reported in Austria in 2021
June 4, 2022
Over 1,000 anti-Muslim attacks reported in Austria in 2021
Austria saw 1,061 incidents of anti-Muslim racism and Islamophobia last year, according to a new report released on Thursday. According to the 2021 Report on Anti-Muslim Racism released by the Austrian Documentation and Counseling Center for Muslims (Dokustelle Osterreich), the…
British MP launches petition to demand the release of Al-Singace and prisoners of conscience in Bahrain
June 2, 2022
British MP launches petition to demand the release of Al-Singace and prisoners of conscience in Bahrain
British MP Wendy Chamberlain called on the UK government to urgently intervene and pressure the Bahraini government to release the detained academic Abdul Jalil Al-Singace, after more than 320 days of hunger strike. The MP said during a parliamentary petition…
Shia Rights Watch issues monthly report on human rights violations against Shia Muslims
June 2, 2022
Shia Rights Watch issues monthly report on human rights violations against Shia Muslims
Shia Rights Watch released its monthly report on the most prominent human rights violations committed against Shia Muslims in May 2022.The report reviewed many of the terrorist operations carried out by terrorists against Shia Muslims, as well as the repression…
Hindu teacher in Bangladesh donates land for mosque construction
June 2, 2022
Hindu teacher in Bangladesh donates land for mosque construction
A Hindu teacher in Bangladesh has donated a piece of land to the Muslim community for mosque construction. The teacher, Pranab Kumar Ghosh, at Kazi Azhar Ali College, has donated 35 decimal of land (around 1400 square meters) near Fakirhat…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi visits the Holy Shrine of Lady Masouma, peace be upon her, on her birth anniversary
June 2, 2022
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi visits the Holy Shrine of Lady Masouma, peace be upon her, on her birth anniversary
As usual, in commemorating the occasions of the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, left his honorable house in the holy city of Qom to the Holy Shrine of Lady Fatima…
French restaurant denies entry to Muslim woman wearing hijab
June 2, 2022
French restaurant denies entry to Muslim woman wearing hijab
A restaurant in France did not allow a Muslim woman wearing headscarf in because of her Islamic attire. According to media reports, the incident took place on Sunday when a resident of France’s Hendaye city, wanted to take his mother…
First Rwanda deportation flight to leave UK on 14 June
June 2, 2022
First Rwanda deportation flight to leave UK on 14 June
The first deportation flight to Rwanda carrying people who arrived in the UK without authorisation is scheduled to leave on 14 June, Home Secretary of the UK Priti Patel has announced. A group of asylum seekers has been sent formal…