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Companies may ban Muslim employees from wearing a headscarf under certain conditions, the European Union’s top court said on Thursday in a ruling on two cases brought by women in Germany who were suspended from their jobs for wearing one.The…

In a telegram sent through Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, Pope Francis expresses his spiritual closeness to all affected by a fire at a Covid isolation ward of al-Hussein hospital in Nasiriyah, Iraq.Pope Francis has expressed his sadness over…

The government of Tamil Nadu, one of the major Indian states, has appointed Shia Islamic jurisprudence scholars, Sohail Haider Khan and Muhammad Abdul Rahman, as members of the state’s endowment board.The appointment of the Shia researchers, according to what was…

The Australian Shia Forum has announced that it has completed the transfer of ownership of the building adjacent to the Ahlulbayt Mosque in Melbourne, in order to expand its activities for the benefit of the followers of the Ahlulbayt, peace…

A Canadian man attacked a Muslim woman and her daughter yesterday and threatened to kill them in Hamilton, Ontario.According to a statement issued by the city police, a car started heading towards the veiled mother and daughter as they were…

Thousands of people in Bosnia and Herzegovina have gathered to commemorate the 1995 Srebrenica massacre against Muslims, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II, and bury 19 newly identified victims.The execution by Serb forces of more than 8,000 Muslim…

The Bavarian State Parliament decided on Tuesday evening to introduce the compulsory elective subject “Islamic teaching, but critics complain that the constitutional prerequisites for this are lacking and are taking action before the Constitutional Court.Only one day after the state…

With the COVID-19 pandemic in Myanmar worsening, many are struggling as the country experiences shortages in medical supplies.Located in the southeastern part of Yangon, the Nwe Aye Sunni Jame Mosque has been helping out its community by supplying oxygen to…

The “Discover Islam in New Zealand Project” team has organized a number of awareness tours with the aim of correcting common misconceptions about Islam and Muslims, as part of New Zealand Muslims’ attempts to strengthen the bonds of trust and…

Indian police are investigating an unsettling harassment campaign where more than 80 Muslim women were offered up for sale in online “auctions” without their knowledge or consent.The images of the outspoken Indian Muslim women were posted to the open software…