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Islamic center in Oslo to hold seminar on “Islam and Today’s Challenges”

Islamic center in Oslo to hold seminar on “Islam and Today’s Challenges”

 The Tauheed Islamic Center in the Norwegian capital of Oslo plans to hold a seminar this weekend on the theme of Islam and Today’s Challenges.   It is slated to be held at the center on Saturday, October 18. The…
World halal expo 2014 to be held in Thailand

World halal expo 2014 to be held in Thailand

The Halal Institute, Prince of Songkla University, in Thailand has invited halal producers nationwide along with buyers and exporters to an international conference and halal product trade fair between October 30 and November 2.   Through the event, the institute…
Sweden appoints first Muslim minister

Sweden appoints first Muslim minister

 A 27-year-old Bosnian Muslim immigrant has been named the new Swedish minister of education, setting a role model for young, active Muslims.   According to reports, the minister, Aida Hadzialic, was named earlier in October in Stefan Löfven new cabinet…
Hollywood star ‘Ben Affleck’ attacked for defending Islam

Hollywood star ‘Ben Affleck’ attacked for defending Islam

 The surprisingly passionate response of Ben Affleck, an Oscar-winning actor and director, to TV host Bill Maher and author Sam Harris’s depictions of Islam as “gross” and “racist” has made him a target of US conservative groups which sarcastically gave…
Course on “theology and Islamic beliefs” to be held in Ghana

Course on “theology and Islamic beliefs” to be held in Ghana

A course on “theology and Islamic beliefs” will be held at the Islamic University of Ghana.    According to reports, study of religion, creation and resurrection, prophet-hood and Imamate will be among the themes of the course. The Islamic University…
Malawi Muslims plan Qur’an Yao translation

Malawi Muslims plan Qur’an Yao translation

The Muslim community in Malawi has rolled off a project to translate the Holy Qur’an into Yao, a language spoken among 99% of Muslims in the secular but diverse southern Africa nation and in neighboring countries.   A member of…
Cuba rejects plans for first mosque

Cuba rejects plans for first mosque

Cuba’s communist government has turned down a plan to open a mosque in the capital Havana.   The leader of Havana’s Muslim community revealed that his efforts to open a mosque in Havana were rejected. He expressed his disappointment at…
Ghadir celebrations planned in Britain and Germany

Ghadir celebrations planned in Britain and Germany

The Eid al-Ghadir festival is planned to be celebrated in Britain and Germany.   A ceremony will be held Sunday October 12th at the Islamic Center of England in London to celebrate the promising occasion. Shia Muslims dedicated to the…
UK court overturns ruling on Bahrain prince immunity

UK court overturns ruling on Bahrain prince immunity

The High Court in the UK has stripped Bahrain’s Prince Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa of immunity from prosecution over allegations of involvement in torturing protesters.   A judge at the London-based court announced the annulment of a previous ruling…
Sri Lanka president says Quran helps Muslims to live in harmony

Sri Lanka president says Quran helps Muslims to live in harmony

Siri Lankan president states, in his Hajj message, that the teachings of the Holy Quran have helped the Muslims of Sri Lanka to live in harmony with other communities in his country through many centuries as they continue to do…
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