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Shutting its doors for communal prayers, the Masjid Ibrahim and Islamic Centre in east London is leading truly remarkable efforts to help the community during this time of grief and hardship due to Covid pandemic.Armed with a team of…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sznIwFim_x0 From: Al Jazeera World A filmmaker goes on a road trip to explore her Spanish heritage and learn about Moriscos, Christian Spaniards of Muslim origin. When Spanish director Paula Palacios…

For four years, thousands of Muslims have been locked out of the United States as a result of Donald Trump’s executive order banning immigrants from six Muslim majority countries.Dreaming of a better future, many Muslims paid a lot of…

22 January 2021Mushfig Bayram, Forum 18 After repeatedly defending Muslims’ freedom of religion and belief, including demonstrating outside President Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s residence, Tulkun Astanov has been jailed for five years. A state…

BY ANADOLU AGENCYPARIS EUROPE JAN 22, 2021 Mohammed Moussaoui (center L), president of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), hands over to Paris’ Great Mosque rector Chems-Eddine Hafiz the “charter of principles” after signing…

Bill introduced by French president to fight so-called Islamist separatism Alaattin Dogru |24.01.2021 PARIS A special commission in the French National Assembly approved the “charter of republican values” which was announced earlier by…

Muslim imams across the United Kingdom are leading efforts to dispel coronavirus disinformation, amid report showing high mistrust of coronavirus vaccines among ethnic minorities.“We are confident that the two vaccines that have been used…

Making use of its central location, a local mosque has opened its doors to become Stoke-on-Trent’s first religious venue to offer mass COVID-19 testing.The City Central Masjid in Hanley is open on Wednesdays where people of all faiths are…

Losing someone to death is a terrible experience for families, filling them with anguish as they try to cope with their loss.At the time of COVID-19, the feelings of grief are accompanied by fear of failing to hold proper funerals as many…

American Muslims have applauded President’s Joe Biden decision to reverse multiple immigration policies that formed the cornerstone of his predecessor’s time in the White House, including the so-called Muslim travel ban imposed in 2017 on…

Debbie Almontaser is set to make history Thursday as the first Muslim American woman to offer a prayer at the traditional presidential inauguration service.Almontaser, a community activist of Yemeni descent, shared the news on Twitter…

Federal asylum centres must do more to protect asylum seekers from violence and improve training for security personnel, says a government advisory group. During monitoring visits in 2019 and 2020, the National Commission for the…

As Swiss voters prepare for March 7 referendum on full face/niqab ban, the government urged people to reject the proposal, saying the move would hurt tourism.“Very few people in Switzerland wear a full facial covering,” the government said…

Muslims in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, are leading efforts to fight ‘fake news’ about COVID-19 vaccine, sharing health messages at Friday prayers.“With the vaccination being rolled out, we hope and pray that in due course this will…

The [email protected]@thelocalfrance19 January 2021 ANALYSIS: Has Macron succeeded in creating an ‘Islam for France’?French president Emmanuel Macron. Photo: AFP Three months ago, President Emmanuel Macron made a speech in the Paris…