IQNA: A mosque in France has been a safe haven for many homeless and migrants during the harsh winter days. The Mantes Sud Mosque in the country’s Yvelines department, located some 50 kilometers (31 miles) west of the capital Paris, has put beds inside the mosque for those taking shelter. …
Read More »UK: Muslims find comfort in receiving COVID-19 vaccines at mosques
Al-Abbas Islamic Centre is the first mosque within UK opening its doors for vaccination to take place. In Birmingham, Al-Abbas Islamic Centre vaccinates two people at a time in a multi-purpose hall. The mosque expects to vaccinate up to 500 people in the upcoming weeks.Health workers at the mosque began …
Read More »Vigil Planned for Quebec City Mosque Attack Victims
On Jan. 29, 2017, Canada’s Quebec was rocked by a terrorist attack on the Grand Mosque of Quebec City that took the lives of six Muslims during prayer. The Conseil des Associations Musulmanes de l’Estrie (CAME), with the collaboration of several other organizations in the region, has organized a virtual …
Read More »Attorney General to Challenge Quebec Mosque Shooter Sentence in Canada’s Supreme Court
Quebec’s Attorney General and the Crown prosecutor’s office are taking the sentencing of the man who killed six men in a Quebec City Mosque to the Supreme Court of Canada. In 2019, Alexandre Bissonnette was sentenced to life in prison for the 2017 attack, with no chance of parole before …
Read More »Letter of Ayatollah Arafi to “World Council of Churches” General Secretary and the response
Thanks to the empathy and cooperation of leaders of heavenly religions, I hope the coming year will be full of love, faith, spirituality, peace, justice, humanity, and mercy for all human beings, especially Christians and other followers of the divine religions. Ayatollah Alireza Arafi, Head of Islamic Seminaries in Iran …
Read More »Photos: Protest in Quetta against brutal killing of 11 Shia Muslims by ISIS terrorists
AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Protest was held in Quetta of Pakistan against brutal killing of 11 Shia Muslims by ISIS terrorists
Read More »German Mosque Attacked Twice in 2 Weeks
Fatih Mosque in the town of Sontheim came under attack causing material damage, said Ali Ozdemir, the chairman of the mosque’s foundation.
Read More »Muslim outreach group berated by woman on Islamophobia rant in Vancouver
A local Muslim group trying to clear misconceptions and educate others about bigotry was confronted and verbally attacked by a woman over the weekend
Read More »Pakistan Slams Google, Wikipedia Over Sacrilegious Content, Unauthentic Version of the Quran
Pakistan regulators on Friday decried internet giants Google and Wikipedia for “disseminating sacrilegious content.”
Read More »‘HalalBooking’, Turkey and the Caribbean: Muslim-friendly tourism moving past the pandemic
The travel industry is among the hardest hit by COVID-19 but Muslim-friendly travel bookings are on the rise again,
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