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No Muslim-only cemeteries in New York, Muslims have to pay $9,500 to bury their loved ones

No Muslim-only cemeteries in New York, Muslims have to pay $9,500 to bury their loved ones

According to a report recently released by the Middle East Eye, New York has over one million Muslims, but no Muslim-only cemetery. There are cemeteries that provide plots for Muslims. But after the Covid-19 pandemic, the costs of cemetery plots…
New York sprucing up more school cafeterias, offering more halal meals

New York sprucing up more school cafeterias, offering more halal meals

New York will spend $50 million to spruce up 90 middle and high school cafeterias by the end of the year, with grab-and-go options and new kinds of seating. Along with expanding halal meal options, officials say it’s a way…
New Jersey senator sponsors bill to mark January as Muslim Heritage Month

New Jersey senator sponsors bill to mark January as Muslim Heritage Month

Lawmakers in the US state of New Jersey are considering naming January “Muslim Heritage Month”. The bill was sponsored by Senator Joe Pennacchio and advanced by the State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee. With the resolution, SJR-105, Pennacchio…
Famous Iranian designer of holy shrines passes away in America

Famous Iranian designer of holy shrines passes away in America

The famous Iranian architect Iraj Etisam passed away at the age of 92, after a journey full of giving and achievements. According to information obtained by Shia Waves News Agency, “the architect and urban planner, Iraj Etisam, died yesterday evening,…
Int’l Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, condemns threats aimed at Canadian journalists

Int’l Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, condemns threats aimed at Canadian journalists

The International Nonviolence Organization (Free Muslim) condemned the threats against journalists in Canada, calling on the authorities to shoulder their legal responsibilities by addressing those who launched hate speech.  The organization said in a statement that it had seen reports…
International Nonviolence Organization releases statement on International Migrants Day

International Nonviolence Organization releases statement on International Migrants Day

On the eighteenth of December, the international body and human rights organizations are busy commemorating the International Day of Migrants, in an expression that includes sympathy and solidarity in order to address the negative aspects of this phenomenon that has…
St. Paul Public Schools, Fairfield School add Eid al-Fitr to school calendar

St. Paul Public Schools, Fairfield School add Eid al-Fitr to school calendar

Last week, the St. Paul school board in Minnesota voted to add Eid al-Fitr to the district’s academic calendar. Students will not have class on any of the dates. Also last week, the Board of Education of Fairfield, Conn., decided…
Participation of the Taliban government and the Myanmar Military Council not allowed in the United Nations at the present time

Participation of the Taliban government and the Myanmar Military Council not allowed in the United Nations at the present time

A report issued by the United Nations Credentials Committee confirmed that a decision on whether the Taliban government and the military junta in Myanmar could send a UN ambassador to New York for the second time was postponed, but the…
Free Muslim calls on the governments of Islamic countries to stop the tragedy of children in Syria and Yemen

Free Muslim calls on the governments of Islamic countries to stop the tragedy of children in Syria and Yemen

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, has expressed, with great pain, the catastrophe that children in Syria and Yemen are exposed to and the killing of tens of thousands of them, calling on all Islamic governments to unite efforts to…
Expanding Halal Options to Meet Student Needs

Expanding Halal Options to Meet Student Needs

By 2040, the Muslim population in the United States is projected to become the nation’s second largest religious group, according to the Pew Research Center. Muslim students often have trouble accessing culturally relevant halal options in public schools. But community-led…
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