Tag Archives: ISLAMIC ISSUES
Saudi Arabia prepares hundreds of mosques for Eid Al-Adha prayer
:: Nearly 470 mosques have been prepared for the Eid Al-Adha prayer, Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Daawah and Guidance in Madinah announced Sheikh Fahad bin Sulaiman al-Tuwaijri, Director-General of the ministry in Madinah, said that 469 mosques and
Muslims in Europe, identity questions and failure of discourse
By : Fahad Suleiman Shoqiran :: The European media, in all its versions, advertise some gatherings of Muslims residing in Europe, who want to evaluate the European experience, and perhaps aspire to change its regime to establish the desired model
‘Islam’ looms large in the French presidential elections
By : Talmiz Ahmad On February 20, Marine Le Pen, the presidential candidate of the far-right National Front, paid a two-day visit to Lebanon. In Beirut, Le Pen had formal meetings with Lebanese political leaders, but her principal engagement was
Florida man jailed for 30 years for mosque fire
A Florida man pleaded no contest and was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in prison for setting fire last year to the mosque where Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen once worshipped, court officials said. Joseph Schreiber, 32, caused more
Turkey allows Muslim policewomen to wear headscarf
Turkey has for the first time allowed policewomen to wear the Islamic headscarf as part of their uniform, according to a ruling published in the official gazette Saturday. Women serving in the police force “will be able to cover their
Turkish scholars arrested over ‘terror propaganda’ charges
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency says a court in Istanbul has charged three academics with making terrorist propaganda and ordered them arrested pending the outcome of a trial. Their arrests late on Tuesday came a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Trump’s proposal is unconstitutional say legal experts
Donald Trump’s call to block all Muslims from entering the United States is not only unconstitutional but also impossible to carry out, legal experts said Tuesday. Trump’s proposed ban, announced to cheers at a rally in South Carolina on Monday,
Philippines’ Aquino urges lawmakers to pass Muslim autonomy measure
Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday urged Congress to pass a bill giving greater autonomy to a Muslim minority in the country’s south, ending a 45-year conflict that has killed more than 120,000 people and displaced 2 million. The appeal,
Rotterdam’s Muslim mayor calls for ‘total destruction’ of ISIS
Rotterdam’s outspoken Muslim mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb on Monday called for the “total destruction” of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group in the wake of the weekend’s deadly Paris attacks. “We must completely destroy IS. These barbaric acts
British diplomat: MB activities ‘compromise UK national security’
The Muslim Brotherhood is linked to activities that compromise British national security, according to a UK government spokesman in the Middle East and North Africa. Edwin Samuel said the Islamist political group has recently engaged in activities “which to us
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