Man Pleads Guilty To Bacon Vandalism Of Tennessee Islamic Center
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla A Tennessee man has pleaded guilty to using strips of bacon and anti-Muslim graffiti to vandalize an Islamic center in his state. Charles […]
First mosque opens on Outer Hebrides in time for Ramadan
Source: The Guardian Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent The first mosque in the Outer Hebrides has opened before the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan next week, after a herculean […]
South Africa probes ‘extremism’ element in mosque attack
Source: Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s elite police unit said Friday it was investigating an “element of extremism” in a mosque attack in which one person died after […]
‘Shocked’ by Attack on Mosque, Nigeria Tightens Security in Northeast
Source: The New York Times By EMMANUEL AKINWOTU and AURELIEN BREEDEN Suicide bombers attacked a market and a mosque on Tuesday in Mubi, Nigeria, killing at least 27 people. CreditEPA, via Shutterstock ABUJA, Nigeria […]
Families push for stacked life sentences for Quebec City mosque shooter
Source: The Globe and Mail INGRID PERITZ SEAN FINE JUSTICE WRITER QUEBEC CITY PUBLISHED APRIL 18, 2018 A woman places flowers near the mosque where a shooting left six people dead, on Jan. 30, 2017 in Quebec City. PAUL CHIASSON/THE CANADIAN PRESS Amir Belkacemi stood in a Quebec City courtroom on […]
Quebec City gunman’s web searches included Donald Trump and mass shooters Dylan Roof, Marc Lepine
Source: National Post Alexandre Bissonnette also visited the website of the city’s main mosque numerous times in the days before the shootings Alexandre Bissonnette is shown in a photo from his Facebook profile page.Handout via Facebook The Canadian Press Stephanie Marin QUEBEC — A search of the computer belonging […]
Quebec City mosque shooter set off by Canada’s open stance on refugees
Source: CBC News Alexandre Bissonnette told interrogator he stormed mosque because he wanted to prevent a terrorist attack A video of Alexandre Bissonnette’s interrogation was played in court during sentencing hearings last Friday.(Court exhibit) The man responsible for killing six Muslims inside a Quebec City mosque had been anxious for […]
In chilling footage of Quebec mosque shooting, a widow finds solace and a testament to her husband’s bravery
Source: The Globe and Mail INGRID PERITZ MONTREAL PUBLISHED APRIL 12, 2018UPDATED 2 DAYS AGO To lawyers, the chilling video of the Quebec City mosque shooting may have been a simple legal document. To Najat Naanaa, it was tangible evidence that her late husband gave his life trying to save […]
‘Greater Jerusalem means no churches and no mosques’
Source: Al Jazeera ‘There can never be peace until the Jerusalem file is satisfactorily resolved,’ says chairman of Jerusalem Endowment. The 9th International Conference on the Holy City of Jerusalem […]
Israel ban Friday call to prayer at West Bank mosque
Source: Aljazeera Israel on Friday prohibited the Azan, the Muslim call to prayer, at the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron, also known as Al-Khalil, according to Palestinian […]
Muslims teach neighbours about their religion during Open Mosque Day
Source: Boston Globe By Cristela Guerra GLOBE STAFF APRIL 09, 2018 Among throngs of people touring the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center on Sunday were two lanky middle school girls who love […]
Outer Hebrides to get its first mosque after crowdsourcing campaign
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood; Religion correspondent Leeds businessman Aihtsham Rashid has raised more than £63,000 to renovate derelict building in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis The Outer Hebrides is to get […]
Afghan Military Strike Kills at Least 70 at Mosque
Source: The New York Times By ROD NORDLAND KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan military helicopters bombed a religious gathering in the northern province of Kunduz on Monday, killing at least 70 people […]
Muslims lament lack of solidarity over German mosque attacks
Source: Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Muslim groups in Germany are asking for greater solidarity from officials and the general public over a series of attacks against mosques. Several recent […]
UK: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Huddersfield South holds Mosque Open Day at Bait-us-Samad Mosque
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Huddersfield South held its Mosque Open Day on Sunday 18th February at Baitus Samad Mosque. By the grace of Allah over 25 guests attended the open day. Some of the Key members were Chief Superintendent of West Yorkshire Police, Steve Cotter, representation of the fire service as […]
South Korea’s efforts to build mobile prayer rooms for Olympics tourists thwarted by anti-Muslim group
Source: The Washington Post By Dara Elasfar February 16 The Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea were supposed to include two mobile prayer rooms, but threats of protests scuttled those plans. (Jean […]
Jeremy Corbyn attacks Islamophobia during mosque visit
Source: The Guardian By Harriet Sherwood, Religion correspondent Labour leader highlights Islamophobia as ‘real problem in our society’ during open day Muslim women are facing routine racist abuse on the streets […]
More than 150 UK mosques hold open day for non-Muslims
More than 150 mosques around the UK will open their doors to non-Muslim visitors this weekend to offer people a better understanding of Islam and the chance to ask questions about the faith. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/03/visit-my-mosque-day-open-day-non-muslims
Giving up control of Brussels mosque, Saudi Arabia sends a signal
Source: Reuters By Alissa de Carbonnel, Stephen Kalin BRUSSELS/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has agreed to give up control of Belgium’s largest mosque in a sign that it is trying to […]
Building A Latino-Muslim Coalition With #TacoTrucksAtEveryMosque
Source: NPR BY GUSTAVO ARELLANO The connection between Middle Eastern and Mexican food goes all the way back to the Moors, and is well-known in culinary circles. Al pastor tacos are […]