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Cuba to build its first mosque
February 22, 2017
Cuba to build its first mosque
Despite being a predominantly Catholic state and having a generally chilly relationship with religion, Cuba might soon see its first mosque rise in Havana. Despite being a predominantly Catholic state and having a generally chilly relationship with religion, Cuba…
New York marchers say ‘I am a Muslim too’
February 21, 2017
New York marchers say ‘I am a Muslim too’
More than 1,000 people marched for freedom of faith and expression and filled New York’s Times Square on Sunday, waving American flags and holding signs saying “No Muslim Ban.” More than 1,000 people marched for freedom of faith and…
Roadside bomb kills 12 Afghans including children, UN says
February 19, 2017
Roadside bomb kills 12 Afghans including children, UN says
The UN has condemned the killing of 12 Afghans, including eight children returning from school, by a roadside bomb in the country’s volatile east, the latest in a growing number of civilian casualties. The UN has condemned the…
Pope Francis denies the existence of so-called ‘Islamic terrorism’
February 19, 2017
Pope Francis denies the existence of so-called ‘Islamic terrorism’
In an impassioned defense of all faiths, the leader of the Catholic Church argued religion promotes peace and the danger of radicalization exists in all religious beliefs. In an impassioned defense of all faiths, the leader of the…
South Australia pulls funding for Islamic school
February 18, 2017
South Australia pulls funding for Islamic school
Islamic Foundation of South Australia has submitted a document of 166 pages to have the so-called Islamic College of South Australia funding revoked. Islamic Foundation of South Australia has submitted a document of 166 pages to have the…
In Mosul orphanage, ISIS groomed child soldiers
February 18, 2017
In Mosul orphanage, ISIS groomed child soldiers
Children, aged from three to 16 and mostly Shia Muslims or minority Yazidis kidnapped during ISIS invasion to Mosul, were brainwashed and began referring to their own families as apostates after they were schooled in hard-line Sunni schools by the…
Saudi Arabia ‘purchasing offensive weapons’
February 18, 2017
Saudi Arabia ‘purchasing offensive weapons’
Military analysts at IHS Jane’s have revealed that Saudi Arabia and several other Western-backed Saudi-led Gulf countries are purchasing weapons suited for a more offensive military program in distant locations. Military analysts at IHS Jane’s have revealed that…
Ayatollah Shirazi representative visits Islamic centers in the Netherlands
February 18, 2017
Ayatollah Shirazi representative visits Islamic centers in the Netherlands
Sheikh Mahdi Ma’ash, a representative of Ayatollah Shirazi, has traveled to the Netherlands to visit the Islamic centers in the European country. Sheikh Mahdi Ma’ash, a representative of Ayatollah Shirazi, has traveled to the Netherlands to visit the Islamic…
Islamic dress business is growing – despite growing calls to ban the burqa
February 16, 2017
Islamic dress business is growing – despite growing calls to ban the burqa
An Australian hijab maker says business is growing despite negative publicity from politicians calling for a ban on the burqa. An Australian hijab maker says business is growing despite negative publicity from politicians calling for a ban on the…
Human Rights Watch urges investigations over Saudi-airstrike on Yemeni school
February 16, 2017
Human Rights Watch urges investigations over Saudi-airstrike on Yemeni school
An unlawful attack, on Yemeni school, reinforces the urgent need for an international investigation into alleged laws-of-war violations in Yemen, an end to arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and the return of the coalition to the United Nations secretary-general’s “list…