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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…
A Sunni hardliner jailed after bullying & beating pupils in over 100 physical assaults during Islamic studies
July 10, 2018
A Sunni hardliner jailed after bullying & beating pupils in over 100 physical assaults during Islamic studies
A Sunni hardliner and seminary teacher who beat his pupils “until it became normalized” has been jailed for 17 months after CCTV footage revealed up to 109 assaults on children attending his Islamic study classes in a Rochdale mosque. …
German author sues random house for not releasing Anti-Islam book
July 10, 2018
German author sues random house for not releasing Anti-Islam book
A controversial German author is taking Random House to court over the publishing house’s decision not to release his latest book on Islam. A controversial German author is taking Random House to court over the publishing house’s decision…
Islamophobia in Belgium: Muslim groups condemn racist attacks
July 9, 2018
Islamophobia in Belgium: Muslim groups condemn racist attacks
Belgium’s Muslim groups on Friday strongly condemned a recent Islamophobic attack in the country. Belgium’s Muslim groups on Friday strongly condemned a recent Islamophobic attack in the country. In a joint statement, the Belgian Muslim Executive Body (EMB)…
Mosques integral to Islam: India’s supreme court told
July 8, 2018
Mosques integral to Islam: India’s supreme court told
Stressing the importance of a mosque in Islam, senior advocate Rajiv Dhavan on Friday told India’s Supreme Court during the hearing on the Babri Masjid-Ram temple land dispute case that the religion will suffer if prayer in mosques is not…