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Jordan: Suspension of work in 68 Quranic centers provokes anger

Jordan: Suspension of work in 68 Quranic centers provokes anger

The Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs in Jordan issued a decision suspending 68 Quranic centers from operation. A campaign was launched in rejection of the decision of the Jordanian Minister of Endowments, Muhammad Al-Khalayleh, to stop 68 Quranic centers,…
Minnesota: After years of opposition, Muslim cemetery gets final approval

Minnesota: After years of opposition, Muslim cemetery gets final approval

After years of opposition and legal battles, a Muslim cemetery in Dakota County, Minnesota, can now start to perform traditional ceremonies on the property. The Castle Rock Township board of supervisors approved a conditional use permit Tuesday, eight years after…
Georgian Prime Minister visits mosque to congratulate Muslims

Georgian Prime Minister visits mosque to congratulate Muslims

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili visited the Jumah Mosque in the capital Tbilisi to congratulate Muslims on Eid al-Adha. In the mosque, Garibashvili met with a number of clerics and citizens, as well as representatives of several embassies, including Turkish…
Halal Restaurant Week being celebrated in Wisconsin, USA

Halal Restaurant Week being celebrated in Wisconsin, USA

Milwaukee, the most populous city in the US state of Wisconsin, is hosting the Halal Restaurant Week for the first time in its history. Halal in Arabic means “permissible” and generally refers to what foods Muslims can eat based on…
Netherlands admits role in Srebrenica Genocide, apologizes to victims

Netherlands admits role in Srebrenica Genocide, apologizes to victims

Amsterdam has admitted the role that Dutch peacekeepers played in massacre of 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica, offering apologies for this failure. The Netherlands offered its “deepest apologies” for the role played by Dutch peacekeepers in the Srebrenica genocide during the…
Ahlulbayt Center in Madagascar organizes special activities during Eid al-Adha

Ahlulbayt Center in Madagascar organizes special activities during Eid al-Adha

 The Ahlulbayt Center, which is one of the centers affiliated with the Office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Husseini in Majunga, Madagascar, has carried out special religious activities and practices for Eid al-Adha.  On the great day of Arafah, the…
Eid al-Adha Prayers at Imam Ali Center in Virginia, USA

Eid al-Adha Prayers at Imam Ali Center in Virginia, USA

The Imam Ali Center in Springfield, Virginia, held the Eid al-Adha congregational prayer on the morning of Eid al-Adha. The prayer was led by Sheikh Mustafa Akhound and was followed by a lecture on the virtues of the blessed day.…
Unveiling Webb space telescope’s first full-color image of distant galaxies

Unveiling Webb space telescope’s first full-color image of distant galaxies

 U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday released the debut photo from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope – an image of a galaxy cluster revealing the most detailed glimpse of the early universe ever seen. The sneak peek of Webb’s first…
Veiled woman assaulted in Berlin, others racially abused

Veiled woman assaulted in Berlin, others racially abused

In yet another incident of anti-Muslim violence in Germany, a woman wearing a headscarf was physically attacked in the capital Berlin, local media reported Saturday. According to the daily Der Tagesspiegel, a 37-year-old attacker tore off the 39-year-old victim’s head…
Hilliard becomes first Ohio school district to recognize Muslim holiday of Eid

Hilliard becomes first Ohio school district to recognize Muslim holiday of Eid

A petition drive by a group of Muslim students in Hilliard resulted in the first school district in Ohio to recognize the Muslim holiday of Eid. As a result, the district will change the school calendar to reflect a district…
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