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750,000 internally displaced Syrians returned home in first half of 2018, UNHCR says
July 22, 2018
750,000 internally displaced Syrians returned home in first half of 2018, UNHCR says
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says an estimated 750,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Syria returned to their homes in the first half of the current year, adding that the figure equals the amount for all of last…
Man convicted of hate crime for burning Texas mosque
July 19, 2018
Man convicted of hate crime for burning Texas mosque
A man accused of torching a South Texas mosque last year has been convicted of a hate crime charge along with charges of federal arson and possessing unregistered explosives. A jury in Victoria, Texas, deliberated about three hours before convicting…
UK’s first access course in Islamic education launched at Warwick
July 18, 2018
UK’s first access course in Islamic education launched at Warwick
The UK’s first access course in Islamic education has been launched by the Centre for Education Studies at the University of Warwick. The UK’s first access course in Islamic education has been launched by the Centre for Education Studies…
Hui Muslims: China seeking to eradicate Islam
July 17, 2018
Hui Muslims: China seeking to eradicate Islam
Green-domed mosques still dominate the skyline of China’s “Little Mecca”, but they have undergone a profound change — no longer do boys flit through their stone courtyards en route to classes and prayers. Green-domed mosques still dominate the…
Council in UK bans unstunned halal meat for schools.
July 16, 2018
Council in UK bans unstunned halal meat for schools.
Lancashire council in the UK has voted to stop supplying schools with halal meat from animals killed without being stunned, in a move described as “discriminatory and Islamophobic” by Muslim leaders. Lancashire council in the UK has voted to…
President Macron promises to reform practice of Islam in France
July 12, 2018
President Macron promises to reform practice of Islam in France
French President Emmanuel Macron said Sunday night that work on the “framework and rules” would start in the coming months to ensure that Islam “will be practiced everywhere in accordance with the laws of the republic.” French President…
Disputed mosque opens in Laingsburg, South Africa
July 12, 2018
Disputed mosque opens in Laingsburg, South Africa
A mosque has opened its doors in Laingsburg, a town in the Western Cape province in South Africa, following a battle with the Friends of Christian Community Church, who objected to the construction of the mosque. They argued that the…
Hudaydah residents in critical condition: UN health agency
July 11, 2018
Hudaydah residents in critical condition: UN health agency
The UN health agency has warned about the “critical” conditions of civilians in Yemen’s Hudaydah, which has been subject to a Saudi-led offensive for weeks, saying military operations in the key port city threaten over 70 percent of the population…
Muslims cycling from Macedonia to Mecca for Hajj
July 11, 2018
Muslims cycling from Macedonia to Mecca for Hajj
Two Muslim Albanian men from Tetova city, the capital of the Albanian province in Slavic Macedonia (FYROM), are now filming their lifetime journey of Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca by bicycles. Two Muslim Albanian men from Tetova city, the…
South Texas mosque fire: trial of suspected arsonist begins
July 11, 2018
South Texas mosque fire: trial of suspected arsonist begins
The trial in South Texas Mosque fire has begun with the main suspect in the hands of the justice at the federal courthouse in Victoria before Judge John D. Rainey. The trial in South Texas Mosque fire has begun…