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The Indian national carrier Air India is looking to start a flight service to Iraqi holy city of Najaf from Lucknow in UP via New Delhi, starting early next year.    The Indian national carrier Air India is looking to…

Religious Board of Muslims of Tatarstan announced 2019 the Year of Interpretation of the Quran.   Religious Board of Muslims of Tatarstan announced 2019 the Year of Interpretation of the Quran. Next year 2019, the Presidium of the Religious  Board…

A man was shot dead outside a mosque in Springs in Ekurhuleni, East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa.   A man was shot dead outside a mosque in Springs in Ekurhuleni, East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa. Gauteng…

On the lines of similar initiatives in Iran, Iraq, Turkey, volunteers from the Kashmir chapter of “Who is Hussain?” took the initiative of setting up a “Wall of Kindness” in Srinagar, a first of its kind in the city.  …

Former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage announced his resignation from the right-wing party after 25 years over its anti-Muslim positions.   Former UK Independence Party (UKIP) leader Nigel Farage announced his resignation from the right-wing party after 25…

The Amsterdam police are investigating a video in which a spokesperson for the Nasr mosque in Amsterdam-Oost is threatened with death.   The Amsterdam police are investigating a video in which a spokesperson for the Nasr mosque in Amsterdam-Oost is…

According to a report in The Slovak Spectator, archaeologist Viktória Tittonová led an investigation of an area of a castle located near what is now the Slovakia-Hungary border.    According to a report in The Slovak Spectator, archaeologist Viktória Tittonová…

China’s crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang province has spread to Ningxia, signaling a hardening in Beijing’s management of ethnic and religious groups.   China’s crackdown on Muslims in Xinjiang province has spread to Ningxia, signaling a hardening in Beijing’s management…

British Muslim organizations are urging Theresa May, Jeremy Corbyn and all other party leaders to adopt a newly proposed working definition of Islamophobia in an attempt to put pressure on a reluctant Home Office to follow suit.   British Muslim…

Horst Seehofer said on Wednesday in Berlin that “Muslims belong to Germany,” speaking as he presided over the fourth German Islam Conference (DIK). The comments drew particular attention given Seehofer’s past statement that Islam was not part of Germany.  …