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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. …
Two bombs explode in southern Thailand, killing one and injuring at least 29
August 25, 2016
Two bombs explode in southern Thailand, killing one and injuring at least 29
One person was killed and at least 29 were wounded in Thailand after two bombs exploded in Pattani, a Muslim-dominated southernmost province, which is also the scene of an ongoing separatist conflict. One person was killed and at…
German teachers stand up for Muslim student banned from wearing niqab at school
August 24, 2016
German teachers stand up for Muslim student banned from wearing niqab at school
The German Education and Science Workers’ Union (GEW) has criticized a court decision that forbid a student in the city of Osnabruck from attending classes dressed in a niqab – veiled headwear attached to a full body covering. …
Boko Haram militants kill 10, abduct 13 in Nigerian village
August 24, 2016
Boko Haram militants kill 10, abduct 13 in Nigerian village
The Takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group has invaded a village in Nigeria, killing at least ten people and abducting 13 others before burning down the entire village. The Takfiri Boko Haram terrorist group has invaded a village in…
UK mosque sets up permanent food bank for homeless
August 24, 2016
UK mosque sets up permanent food bank for homeless
Achieving huge success of the Christmas soup kitchen, a British Muslim charity cooperated with Birmingham Central Mosque to set up a permanent food bank to help the city homeless all year around. Achieving huge success of the…