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Exhibition in Germany to showcase replica of Imam Hussein Holy Grille
August 29, 2016
Exhibition in Germany to showcase replica of Imam Hussein Holy Grille
The Museum of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine will take part in the Cologne Exhibition, which is slated to be held in Germany’s western city of Cologne this October. The Museum of Imam Hussein Holy Shrine will take part…
Logo of Al-Abbas Holy Shrine fluttering in the sky of the Netherlands
August 29, 2016
Logo of Al-Abbas Holy Shrine fluttering in the sky of the Netherlands
For the first time, the international Iraqi parachutist Captain Shaker Al-Sa’idi has conducted a parachute jump in the Netherlands sky. The parachute had the logo of the Al-Abbas Holy Shrine. For the first time, the international Iraqi parachutist Captain…
Anti-Muslim party making resurgence in Australia
August 28, 2016
Anti-Muslim party making resurgence in Australia
An anti-Muslim party candidate, Pauline Hanson, wants to ban Muslim immigration, install security cameras in mosques and withdraw from the United Nations’ refugee convention. An anti-Muslim party candidate, Pauline Hanson, wants to ban Muslim immigration, install security cameras…
First religious school to open in Nakhchivan
August 28, 2016
First religious school to open in Nakhchivan
The head of the office for Religious Affairs in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic said the first religious school of the Islamic country is planned to be launched in the near future. The head of the office for Religious Affairs…
Minnesota church opens doors for Muslim community
August 28, 2016
Minnesota church opens doors for Muslim community
After an Islamic center burned down in 2013 in one of the largest fires in Winona, the city’s First Congregational Church opened its doors to the Center for prayer services. After an Islamic center burned down in 2013…
Bangladesh ‘cafe attack planner killed’ in police raid
August 27, 2016
Bangladesh ‘cafe attack planner killed’ in police raid
Bangladeshi police say they have stormed a hideout near Dhaka and killed the suspected planner of the cafe attack last month that left 22 people dead. Bangladeshi police say they have stormed a hideout near Dhaka and killed…
Georgia’s Lilburn mosque hopes to break ground next year
August 27, 2016
Georgia’s Lilburn mosque hopes to break ground next year
Five years after federal intervention cleared the way for expansion of a Lilburn mosque; its members are preparing to make the new house of worship a reality. Five years after federal intervention cleared the way for expansion of…
Royal Canadian Mounted Police allows Muslim officers to wear hijab
August 25, 2016
Royal Canadian Mounted Police allows Muslim officers to wear hijab
Muslim women can wear the hijab instead of Mountie headgear, a government spokesman said – a measure to encourage diversity and inclusion in the force. Muslim women can wear the hijab instead of Mountie headgear, a government spokesman…
Islamophobia in England: Racist attack on Muslim families in Birmingham
August 25, 2016
Islamophobia in England: Racist attack on Muslim families in Birmingham
Relatives of a Muslim man murdered by a racist said they have been recent victims of race hate abuse. Relatives of a Muslim man murdered by a racist said they have been recent victims of race hate abuse.…
Myanmar names Kofi Annan to head panel on Rohingya Muslims
August 25, 2016
Myanmar names Kofi Annan to head panel on Rohingya Muslims
Myanmar’s government has set up an advisory panel headed by former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan to find “lasting solutions” to the conflict in Rakhine state, where human rights groups have documented widespread abuses against the minority Rohingya Muslims. …