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An initiative presented by the far-right Dutch Freedom Party has sparked widespread controversy, after it called for the establishment of a new ministry to take over the task of eliminating the “Islamic presence” and closing Islamic schools in the country.The…

The directorates of the Yemeni province of al-Hodeidah organized protests to denounce the escalation of the Saudi coalition in the province and the violation of the Sweden agreement.The participants condemned the continued escalation, siege, and the continuous violations by the…

Press reports have confirmed today that what was circulated regarding permitting the circumambulation (Tawaf) of the Grand Mosque, for non-pilgrims, is incorrect.The Saudi newspaper Okaz quoted sources as saying that the decision to allow is old and was taken with…

The number of Muslims living in Japan, though small, has more than doubled in the past decade, from 110,000 in 2010 to 230,000 at the end of 2019 (including as many as 50,000 Japanese converts), according to Tanada Hirofumi of…

Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani said the war in his country has killed only 98 Americans since 2015, while over 40,000 Afghan civilians and troops have been killed in the same period.“Since I have been President – since 2015 – the…

The Imam Hussein Association, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority, in the city of Segou, Mali, continues to organize many different religious, cultural and charitable activities.The association stated in a statement, “It is through the efforts of a group of…

Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony said efforts are going to be made to establish an international Quran academy in the country.Highlighting the position of the Holy Quran in Pakistan, Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said the academy will be…

The Ethiopian government vowed Monday to restore the partially damaged Al Nejashi Mosque in the country’s northern Tigray region.The iconic mosque, located in the Kilte Awulaelo woreda, or district, was struck by heavy weapons at multiple points including its minarets…

Brushing aside pressure from various Muslim countries to stop cremating Muslim bodies, Sri Lanka on Thursday declared that it will continue to cremate all the bodies that have died of COVID-19.Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi told the Parliament on Thursday, stressing…

Protests denouncing the killing of several Shia Hazara workers have entered the seventh day and it is possible that they will continue until at least mid-January.Opposition parties, civil groups, and Shia religious groups are demanding action regarding the ISIS-claimed attack…