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Saudi authorities have arrested a man after he performed Umrah for Queen Elizabeth II
Egypt
September 13, 2022
Saudi authorities have arrested a man after he performed Umrah for Queen Elizabeth II
The spokesman for the Mecca Police in Saudi Arabia announced the arrest of a Yemeni resident after he performed…
Al-Azhar grand Sheikh along with Protestant Community head both reject homosexuality
Egypt
April 29, 2022
Al-Azhar grand Sheikh along with Protestant Community head both reject homosexuality
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and head of the Protestant Community of Egypt Andrea Zaki reiterated in a joint statement…
Sri Lanka Muslims brave militant threats for Friday prayers
World
April 27, 2019
Sri Lanka Muslims brave militant threats for Friday prayers
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — At 12:10 p.m. Friday, men and boys in a Muslim neighborhood in Sri Lanka’s capital…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa warns against April Fool’s Day
Egypt
April 1, 2019
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa warns against April Fool’s Day
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa, the government’s principal Islamic legal institution for issuing fatwas (religious edicts), warned on Monday against April Fool’s…
American families of missing Uighurs speak out at DC event
Middle East
February 25, 2019
American families of missing Uighurs speak out at DC event
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two years after the Chinese government began to detain members of Muslim minority groups like the…
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
World
February 8, 2019
India election, politics enters world’s biggest religious festival
PRAYAGRAJ, India (Reuters) – At the world’s biggest religious festival, the Hindu Kumbh Mela in northern India’s Uttar Pradesh state,…
The race for Nigeria presidency in 2019
World
February 7, 2019
The race for Nigeria presidency in 2019
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerians will on Feb. 16 choose between two septuagenarians to lead Africa’s largest democracy: Nigeria’s President Muhammadu…
Muezzin muscled out: Israeli mosque fires bodybuilder
Middle East
January 31, 2019
Muezzin muscled out: Israeli mosque fires bodybuilder
Ibrahim Masri has been the muezzin calling Muslims to prayer for nearly 15 years in an Israeli city but his…
Bill to omit mention of religion on national ID card: MP
Egypt
November 11, 2018
Bill to omit mention of religion on national ID card: MP
Egyptian MP Ismail Nasr al-Din stated on Sunday that he would submit a bill to omit the mention of religion…
Minnesota, Michigan send first Muslim women to US Congress
World
November 7, 2018
Minnesota, Michigan send first Muslim women to US Congress
Voters in Minnesota and Michigan on Tuesday elected the first two Muslim women to serve in the US Congress,…