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Construction on new mosque in Jersey City now underway to meet needs of growing community

Construction on new mosque in Jersey City now underway to meet needs of growing community

A new place of worship is rising in the heart of Jersey City.The Muslim Federation of New Jersey, a Jersey City-based Islamic nonprofit, broke ground on a new mosque last month at its McGinley Square headquarters.The new, roughly 17,000 square-foot…
School Board in Ontario adds Ashura and Arbaeen to religious holidays

School Board in Ontario adds Ashura and Arbaeen to religious holidays

A school board in Canada has added Ashura and Ashura as religious holidays.The Waterloo Region District School Board is the first school board in Ontario, Canada that now allows its Shia teachers to take time off to perform Ziyarahs during…
Shia youths present idea of establishing ‘Imam Hussein Chair for Studies’ in American universities

Shia youths present idea of establishing ‘Imam Hussein Chair for Studies’ in American universities

A number of Shia youth of Iraqi origins are seeking to establish the ‘Imam Hussein Chair for Academic Studies and Researches’ in American universities, to introduce the Husseini renaissance, as they started the first steps of the project.One of the…
Protests in Nepal denouncing the violations against Uighur Muslims

Protests in Nepal denouncing the violations against Uighur Muslims

A group of Nepalese Muslims organized protests march to denounce China’s violations against Uighur Muslims, in the East Turkestan region.According to press reports, a group of Nepalese Muslims gathered in the city of Pokhara, in a protest march to condemn…
Uganda to establish modern Quranic school in one of its mosques

Uganda to establish modern Quranic school in one of its mosques

Press reports revealed that a modern Quranic school and medical center will be established in the main mosque in the Ugandan city of Zigoti.According to reports, the mosque, which was built with the donation of philanthropists and Muslims in the…
French places of worship reopen with limits

French places of worship reopen with limits

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,…
Church in Germany calls for the unity of Muslims and Christians

Church in Germany calls for the unity of Muslims and Christians

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…
Exhibition introducing Islamic art in Brunei

Exhibition introducing Islamic art in Brunei

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…
Sayyed al-Shuhada Committee distributes financial aid and food baskets to the poor in East Africa

Sayyed al-Shuhada Committee distributes financial aid and food baskets to the poor in East Africa

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…
Martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa commemorated in Sweden

Martyrdom anniversary of Sayyeda Fatima al-Zahraa commemorated in Sweden

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…
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