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French churches, mosques and synagogues can open their doors again to worshippers, but only a few of them, as France cautiously starts reopening after a second virus lockdown.Some churches may defy the 30-person limit which they believe is too unreasonable,…

The Catholic Church in Germany called for the unity of Muslims and Christians in the face of Islamophobia.In a statement entitled, “No to Hate, the Union of Muslims and Christians to Confront Islamophobia”, the church called on Muslims and Christians…

The Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports in Brunei organized an exhibition on Islamic art and calligraphy, in conjunction with the International Day of Islamic Art, at the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Islamic Arts Calligraphy Centre yesterday.The ministry had…

The International Committee of Sayyed al-Shuhada, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Kuwait, has distributed large quantities of food baskets to the poor families in the countries of eastern Africa.This comes within the committee’s long-term project, which is being…

Husseiniyat Khadamat Khuddam al-Hussain, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Sweden, held a mourning ceremony on the occasion of the martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa, peace be upon her.The ceremony was attended by a group of followers of…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the Sri Lankan authorities to stop the work of cremating Muslim Covid-19 victims, demanding that the bodies be handed over to their families after medical and scientific evidence has proven that there…

India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party has approved legislation in the country’s most populous state that lays out a prison term of up to 10 years for anyone found guilty of using marriage to force someone to change religion.The decree for…

The British Islamic Council announced the third annual conference of British Muslims, under the title “Our Mosque, Our Future”, to be held from the November 27 to 29.Press sources quoted the council saying that the conference will be held to…

The American New York Times reported that the French police raided the homes of 4 Muslim families and treated the children as terrorists, because they expressed their refusal of last month’s offensive cartoons of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him…

For the first time, Pope Francis described the Uighur Muslims in China as “persecuted”, something human rights activists have been urging him to do for years.In his book entitled, “Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future,” Francis listed…