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Cape Town Shia community ‘tense’ after KZN mosque attack

Cape Town Shia community ‘tense’ after KZN mosque attack

Cape Town’s Muslim Shia community is “tense”, says Moulana Syed Aftab Haider, after a deadly attack on a Shia mosque in Verulam last week. They are trying to raise money for extra security.    Cape Town’s Muslim Shia community is…
Apparent bomb found at South African Shia mosque days after deadly knife attack

Apparent bomb found at South African Shia mosque days after deadly knife attack

 A South African mosque where Shia Muslim worshippers were stabbed last week in an attack that police said displayed elements of extremism, was Sunday evacuated after a suspected bomb was found inside, police and private security said.      A…
Muslims to make up 8% of Europe population in 2030

Muslims to make up 8% of Europe population in 2030

The Muslim population of Europe will rise to 8 percent and of the United States to 2.1 percent by 2030, according to Global Muslim Diaspora Report released on Saturday.   The Muslim population of Europe will rise to 8 percent…
Exhibit in Philippines showcases replicas of world major mosques

Exhibit in Philippines showcases replicas of world major mosques

At least 2 dozen miniature mosques are now on display in Cotabato City in Maguindanao, the Philippines, as the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) officially launched an exhibit of ‘Mosques Around the World’.   At least 2 dozen miniature…
Armed men slit throats of Shia worshipers at Durban mosque

Armed men slit throats of Shia worshipers at Durban mosque

A terrorist attack has taken place when three men armed with guns and knives slit the throats of three Shia worshipers at Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, mosque near Durban in South Africa and a person was killed, an…
German police registers 1075I crimes in 2017

German police registers 1075I crimes in 2017

German police recorded 1,075 Islamophobic crimes in 2017, according to new government figures announced on Tuesday.   German police recorded 1,075 Islamophobic crimes in 2017, according to new government figures announced on Tuesday. Far-right extremists or groups carried out some…
Seminarians graduate from Imam Sadeq Seminary in Ghana

Seminarians graduate from Imam Sadeq Seminary in Ghana

The first group of students at Imam Sadeq, peace be upon him, Seminary in Kumasi, the capital city of the Ashanti Region in southern Ghana, celebrated their graduation.     The first group of students at Imam Sadeq, peace be…
Sweden allows mosque call to prayer

Sweden allows mosque call to prayer

Swedish police Tuesday granted a mosque permission to hold a weekly call to prayer, triggering divisions among politicians and the public, five months ahead of elections in a country which has taken in waves of asylum seekers in recent years.…
Man arrested in India’s Bengaluru for desecrating Quran

Man arrested in India’s Bengaluru for desecrating Quran

A 21-year-old youth was thrashed by locals in Bengaluru, the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka, after they found him tearing pages of Quran on the footpath outside a mall on Saturday afternoon.     A 21-year-old youth was…
Nonviolence Incorporation Sends Message to New Home Secretary in UK

Nonviolence Incorporation Sends Message to New Home Secretary in UK

Nonviolence International Organization, Free Muslim, has sent a message to Mr. Sajid Javid, the first British Muslim from an Asian background, who has been appointed as the Home Secretary of the United Kingdoms.    Nonviolence International Organization, Free Muslim, has…
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