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Mosques in Britain, Ireland turn into shelters for homeless
March 5, 2018
Mosques in Britain, Ireland turn into shelters for homeless
Several mosques in Britain and Ireland are inviting the homeless for warm food and shelter as the rough sleepers continue to find themselves the most vulnerable in the face-off with the unexpected blizzard. Concerns for the homeless population grew as…
Oldham mosque opens doors for homeless during severe cold
March 3, 2018
Oldham mosque opens doors for homeless during severe cold
A mosque in Oldham, Britain, is operating as an overnight shelter for anyone in need of refuge from the streets during the severe conditions which has hit Greater Manchester since Monday and will last throughout the week. A mosque…
SRW publishes its monthly report
March 3, 2018
SRW publishes its monthly report
Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in February 2017. Shia Rights Watch International Organization published its latest monthly report of the anti-Shia movements in February 2017. The report includes terror attacks…
Buddhists attack mosques, Muslim shops in Sri Lanka
March 1, 2018
Buddhists attack mosques, Muslim shops in Sri Lanka
The tense situation that had prevailed in the Ampara town in eastern Sri Lanka Monday night after a group of Buddhists attacked a Muslim shop and a mosque, has presently been brought under control, police said on Tuesday. The…
Workshop on teaching Quran recitation underway in Hamburg
March 1, 2018
Workshop on teaching Quran recitation underway in Hamburg
A workshop on teaching Quran recitation has been organized in Hamburg, Germany. A workshop on teaching Quran recitation has been organized in Hamburg, Germany. According to the Dar-ol-Quran Center of Germany, prominent Iranian Qari Rahim Khaki teaches the principles…
Special permit approved for mosque in Indiana Town
March 1, 2018
Special permit approved for mosque in Indiana Town
The board of zoning appeals in Carmel, US state of Indiana, approved a special use permit for the Al Salam Foundation to build an Islamic Life Center and Mosque at their board meeting Monday evening. The board of zoning…
Anti-Muslim hate crimes in London soared by 40% in a year
March 1, 2018
Anti-Muslim hate crimes in London soared by 40% in a year
The number of Islamophobic hate crimes in London has soared by almost 40 per cent in the past year, figures have revealed. The number of Islamophobic hate crimes in London has soared by almost 40 per cent in…
Arbaeen Int’l Exhibition to be held in Netherlands
February 28, 2018
Arbaeen Int’l Exhibition to be held in Netherlands
The Arbaeen Association of Europe plans to hold the first international photo and film exhibition on Arbaeen (the 40th day after Ashura) in Leiden, the Netherlands. The Arbaeen Association of Europe plans to hold the first international photo and…
HRW: China fuels crackdown in minority region
February 28, 2018
HRW: China fuels crackdown in minority region
Chinese authorities are building and deploying a predictive policing program based on big data analysis in Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. Chinese authorities are building and deploying a predictive policing program based on big data analysis in…
UN chief calls for ‘unfettered humanitarian access’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine hit by crackdown
February 28, 2018
UN chief calls for ‘unfettered humanitarian access’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine hit by crackdown
The United Nations has called on Myanmar authorities to “ensure unfettered humanitarian access” in Rakhine state, where state-sponsored violence has forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. The United Nations has called on Myanmar…