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Belgium: Thousands denounce university headscarf ban ruling in Brussels
July 7, 2020
Belgium: Thousands denounce university headscarf ban ruling in Brussels
Some 1,000 people took the streets in the Belgian capital on Sunday to advocate for the right to wear headscarves at universities. Some 1,000 people took the streets in the Belgian capital on Sunday to advocate for the right…
UK imposes sanctions on 20 Saudi human rights abusers
July 7, 2020
UK imposes sanctions on 20 Saudi human rights abusers
British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the UK’s new and independent sanctions system on Monday, targeting around 50 human rights abusers in Saudi Arabia, Russia, Myanmar, and North Korea. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced the UK’s new and independent…
Nazi cell plan to attack mosque in Germany thwarted
July 5, 2020
Nazi cell plan to attack mosque in Germany thwarted
Houses of the neo-Nazi group Free Forces Prignitz were searched in several federal states in Germany. Those affected are said to have planned an arson attack on a mosque. Houses of the neo-Nazi group Free Forces Prignitz were searched in…
Greece orders Muslim prayer hall to shut down near Athens
July 5, 2020
Greece orders Muslim prayer hall to shut down near Athens
Greece has ordered one of the oldest Muslim prayer halls in the greater Athens metropolitan area to shut down. Greece has ordered one of the oldest Muslim prayer halls in the greater Athens metropolitan area to shut down. Saying the…
Myanmar: More than 160 killed in jade mine landslide
July 4, 2020
Myanmar: More than 160 killed in jade mine landslide
A landslide at a jade mine in northern Myanmar has killed at least 162 people and wounded another 54, officials say, in one of the worst-ever accidents to hit the treacherous industry. A landslide at a jade mine in northern…
Opening of Imam Zain al-Abidin Mosque in Niger
July 4, 2020
Opening of Imam Zain al-Abidin Mosque in Niger
The Mouradi region in the Republic of Niger witnessed the opening of the Imam Ali Zain al-Abidin Mosque, peace be upon him. The Mouradi region in the Republic of Niger witnessed the opening of the Imam Ali Zain al-Abidin…
Indonesia: Three motives behind the escalation of the “Islamophobia” phenomenon in the West
July 4, 2020
Indonesia: Three motives behind the escalation of the “Islamophobia” phenomenon in the West
Indonesian experts, academics and thinkers attributed the causes of the rise of the “Islamophobia” phenomenon to three reasons, the most prominent of which was the persistence of the Western media misleading about Islam. Indonesian experts, academics and thinkers…
Coronavirus: UN Security Council finally calls for global ceasefire after US and China delay talks
July 4, 2020
Coronavirus: UN Security Council finally calls for global ceasefire after US and China delay talks
In the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic in late March, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, issued a call for a global ceasefire. He described it as the most challenging crisis since the second world war. In the early…
Cairo’s historical Al Hussein Mosque closed for COVID-19 restriction violations
July 4, 2020
Cairo’s historical Al Hussein Mosque closed for COVID-19 restriction violations
The Egyptian Ministry of Endowment on Thursday closed the historical and sacred Al Hussein Mosque in the capital, Cairo, days after mosques have been allowed to open amid the coronavirus crisis. The Egyptian Ministry of Endowment on Thursday closed the…
Italian police seize over $1 billion of ‘ISIS-made’ Captagon amphetamines
July 2, 2020
Italian police seize over $1 billion of ‘ISIS-made’ Captagon amphetamines
Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US tons) of amphetamines which they say was produced by ISIS in Syria. Police in Italy have confiscated a huge shipment of 14 metric tonnes (15.4 US…