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On Wednesday, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and Sayyid M. B. Kashmiri, Representative of Ayatollah Al-Sistani in the U.S., discussed Pope Francis’s historic visit with Ayatollah Al-Sistani. That visit took place on 6 March, the second day of…

Shaima Dallali, the first hijab wearing Arab Muslim to win the presidency of the City University of London Students’ Union.Dallali said, “Students are already active and engage regarding education and academic issues. Freedom of speech is an important issue for…

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told an emotional memorial service marking two years since the Christchurch mosque attacks that the country had “a duty” to support its Muslim community.Hundreds of people turned out for the service, held amid tight…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, called for more efforts to “provide access to humanitarian aid” in Syria, calling on the UN Security Council to “achieve consensus on this crucial issue.”In a press conference held on the occasion…

Police say a 44-year-old man has been arrested and charged with three hate-motivated attacks on women in Edmonton.Shane Edward Tremblay, who has no fixed address, is facing three counts of uttering threats and three counts of assault.The first attack took…

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has requested Delta Airlines and the US Department of Transportation to investigate an incident related to the religious profiling of a Muslim passenger, due to his middle name Muhammad.CAIR said that the harassment that…

Syed Abbas championed a range of measures aimed at improving the quality of life in the local community during his nearly two years in Madison, Wisconsin.As vice chair of the District Joint Council, Abbas, a Pakistani Muslim immigrant, proposed support…

Health officials in Seminole County, Florida, USA, are launching a mobile center for general vaccination against Corona at the city’s mosque.The health officials announced that eligible citizens may receive the first vaccinations at al-Hay Mosque.The officials also announced that the…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stressed the need to work to combat racism and intolerance against Muslims and minorities in the world.Guterres tweeted on his official Twitter account: “When we allow the denigration of any of us,…

Canadian lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a non-binding motion accusing China of committing genocide against its Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang, further straining ties between the two countries.Though Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his Cabinet abstained from…