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Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, and four Muslim clerics have called for a day of prayer on Tuesday 23 March, a national day of reflection marking the anniversary of the first national lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic.Sheikh Muhammad Shahid…

The United States, the European Union, Britain and Canada each announced sanctions against China over human rights abuses in Xinjiang, a coordinated effort aimed at holding Beijing accountable for a years-long campaign against Uyghurs and other minority groups in the…

The local council of the English city of Blackburn approved a project to build the largest mosque in the northwest region of the country.The council approved a project to build a large mosque in the city after the project was…

Nationwide protests continued in France Sunday, with demonstrators marching against Islamophobia and a controversial bill that has been criticized for targeting Muslims.Demonstrators took to the streets in the capital Paris, Marseille, Lille, Strasbourg, Bordeaux and Lyon. Chanting slogans against Islamophobia,…

Fatima Kabiru Ahmed, daughter of the martyr Kabiru Ahmed, who was killed by the Nigerian police on January 26, filed a lawsuit against the Inspector General of Police, Muhammad Adamu, who ordered the shooting of peaceful protesters and caused the…

On Wednesday, Cardinal Wilton Gregory, Archbishop of Washington, D.C., and Sayyid M. B. Kashmiri, Representative of Ayatollah Al-Sistani in the U.S., discussed Pope Francis’s historic visit with Ayatollah Al-Sistani. That visit took place on 6 March, the second day of…

The World Federation of Sufi Orders, and the Sheikh of the Azmiyya Order, celebrated the birth anniversary of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, at the headquarters of the Azmiyya Sheikhdom in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.In conjunction with the event,…

Shaima Dallali, the first hijab wearing Arab Muslim to win the presidency of the City University of London Students’ Union.Dallali said, “Students are already active and engage regarding education and academic issues. Freedom of speech is an important issue for…

The activities of the Imam of Life Blood Donation Campaign were launched in Germany through the efforts of a group of followers of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in conjunction with the birth anniversary of…

Ahlulbayt followers in Madagascar revived the birth anniversary of al-Abbas ibn Ali, peace be upon him.The Ahlulbayt Center, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority, in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, held a joyful celebration on the occasion.The celebration was attended…