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Massachusetts’ first Muslim mayor elected in Cambridge
January 9, 2020
Massachusetts’ first Muslim mayor elected in Cambridge
Siddiqui, in her second term on the council, became Massachusetts’ first Muslim mayor, according to Jetpac Inc. — a nonprofit that works on getting American Muslims elected. Siddiqui, in her second term on the council, became Massachusetts’ first Muslim mayor,…
Amnesty International condemns the Bahraini court’s decision to execute two activists
January 9, 2020
Amnesty International condemns the Bahraini court’s decision to execute two activists
Amnesty International condemned a Bahraini court’s decision to uphold the death sentence of opposition activists for allegedly killing a policeman in a bombing in 2014. Amnesty International condemned a Bahraini court’s decision to uphold the death sentence of opposition activists…
Military cordon and raid on neighborhoods in the city of Qatif, Saudi Arabia
January 8, 2020
Military cordon and raid on neighborhoods in the city of Qatif, Saudi Arabia
Activists on social media said that the Saudi State Security Presidency forces imposed a military cordon on neighborhoods in the eastern province of Al-Qatif. Activists on social media said that the Saudi State Security Presidency forces imposed a military cordon…
Setting Grounds for Violence: Saudi Influence in Malaysia
January 8, 2020
Setting Grounds for Violence: Saudi Influence in Malaysia
Shia Rights Watch condemns violence-inciting speech at the Pertubuhan Ilmuan Malaysia Convention in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in early January of 2020. Communication with both Malaysian and Shia Rights Watch condemns violence-inciting speech at the Pertubuhan Ilmuan Malaysia Convention in Kuala…
Another mosque attack in Germany
January 7, 2020
Another mosque attack in Germany
Unidentified assailants attacked a mosque late Saturday in the Bavarian town of Munchberg in Germany, where Muslims have been exposed to increasing anti-Muslim acts. Unidentified assailants attacked a mosque late Saturday in the Bavarian town of Munchberg in Germany, where…
More than 350,000 Afghans displaced in 2019: UN report
January 7, 2020
More than 350,000 Afghans displaced in 2019: UN report
The continuous conflict in Afghanistan has displaced more than 350,000 people throughout the war-torn country since January 1, 2019 according to data by the United Nations Office for Coordination of The continuous conflict in Afghanistan has displaced more than 350,000…
Australia bushfire: Muslims, Christians pray together for rain
January 6, 2020
Australia bushfire: Muslims, Christians pray together for rain
According to the Daily Mail, more than 50 men, women and children gathered at Bonython Park in the city of Adelaide in Southern Australia to pray for rain to be sent to Australia’s bushfire victims and According to the Daily…
Course to introduce the principles of Islam in Britain
January 6, 2020
Course to introduce the principles of Islam in Britain
The Islamic Center in the British capital, London, hosted a course to introduce the principles of Islam under the title “The New Muslim Circle”. The Islamic Center in the British capital, London, hosted a course to introduce the principles of…
12 Taliban terrorists killed in eastern Afghanistan
January 6, 2020
12 Taliban terrorists killed in eastern Afghanistan
Eight Taliban terrorists were killed in an air strike by the Afghan army in the east of the country. Eight Taliban terrorists were killed in an air strike by the Afghan army in the east of the country. According…
ISIS militant arrested in southern Mosul
January 6, 2020
ISIS militant arrested in southern Mosul
The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced today, Monday, the arrest of ISIS terrorist in the checkpoint of Baghdad, south of the city of Mosul. The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced today, Monday, the arrest of ISIS terrorist in the checkpoint…