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Hundreds of people gather for Owen Sound vigil in support of the Muslim community
Breadcrumb Links New Local News Author of the article: Denis langlois Imam Hafeez Motorwala of the Owen Sound Muslim Association addresses the large crowd that gathered at City Hall on Friday evening for a…
‘These acts are becoming much more common,’ laments the Muslim community of Simcoe…
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Five days after a Muslim family from London, Ontario. was hit and killed by a van because of their faith, the Muslims of Oro-Medonte gathered to mourn and pray.
Under recently eased COVID-19…
Muslim community urges government to turn words into action
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A day after thousands of people held a vigil outside London's Muslim mosque, expressions of sympathy joined calls to action to end Islamophobia.
After imploring Londoners to become…
Canada: a list of attacks against the Muslim community
A Pakistani-Canadian family was recently the victim of another hate crime against Muslims in Canada. Here is a list of some historic attacks on the country's largely peaceful Muslim community.
Five members of a Muslim family have become…
Friday vigil in Owen Sound to show solidarity with the Muslim community
Content of the article The evening after four members of a Canadian Muslim family were killed in a hate-motivated attack while walking in London, Ont., Waleed Aslam said he returned home to see his young family returning of a visit to…
Windsor Muslim community “horrified and troubled” by truck attack in London, Ontario.
News that four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont. Were killed in what police believe is a targeted hit and run has sparked outrage and grief in Windsor. The Windsor Islamic Association said in a statement that the Muslim community…
Anti-Muslim hatred ‘normalized’ for too long, many in Muslim community mourning deadly…
As an exhausted Muslim community mourns the tragic loss of a family over what police consider an act of hate, it calls for more concrete action against Islamophobia. On Sunday June 6, the Afzaal family took an evening stroll through their…
Sask. Muslim community “shocked and horrified” after London bombing
Breadcrumb Links Local News âWhat is happening in our Canadian society that motivates, encourages, corrupts some people to engage in such heinous acts? Author of the article: Matt Olson…
‘People are afraid’: attack changes ground for London’s Muslim community
Breadcrumb Links Local News London's Muslim community has always felt relatively safe, even as they watched and mourned violent attacks on people of their faith around the world and in other parts of Canada, community…
Manitoba Muslim community plans vigil Thursday for victims of London bombing
Autumn Crossman-Serb wonders what it will take to stop the kind of hatred that allegedly motivated an attack on a Muslim family that killed four people in London, Ont. "I can talk until I'm blue in the face about how I am a person, but if…
“We share the pain”: Sask. Muslim community mourns after Ontario family killed in vehicle attack
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Members of the Muslim community in Saskatchewan express their shock and sadness at the murder of four members of the same family in London, Ontario. in an attack, according to investigators, was…
‘Sadness and shock’: Muslim community in Windsor mourns victims of fatal vehicle attack
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The Muslim community of Windsor mourns the four victims who were killed in a vehicle attack in London, Ontario. "The Muslim community of Windsor received with great sadness and shock the news…
Muslim community reacts with horror after 4 deaths in what police call “premeditated”…
TORONTO - The Muslim community has reacted with horror and shock to police investigating a hate-motivated car attack in London, Ont. On Sunday night that killed four family members and injured a young boy .
Advocates…
Supreme Court to hear case over FBI surveillance of Muslim community
Washington - The Supreme Court said Monday it would hear an FBI offer regarding post-9/11 surveillance of three Muslim men in California who allege the federal government secretly gathered information about them on the basis of their…
Austrian minister defends ‘map of Islam’, risking Muslim community
Austrian Integration Minister Susanne Raab on Tuesday defended the controversial "map of Islam", which details 620 mosques and Islamic associations, including names and locations, amid growing criticism within the…
“Two Gods” Review: A Powerful Documentary Study on the Black Muslim Community
Islam and Christianity are the two denominations mentioned in the title of "Two Gods", but they are not opposed to each other, or even compared at all. Zeshawn Ali's calm and compassionate documentary may center on a black Muslim…
German police downplay Muslim community’s anti-Semitism, experts say following latest outburst…
Police arrest a person after riots at a demonstration in support of Palestinians in Berlin, Germany, May 9, 2021. REUTERS / Christian Mang.
Anti-Semitic acts by Muslims or left-wing activists are under-represented in German police records,…
North Akatsi Muslim community encouraged to educate children
Akatsi North District Chief Executive (DCE) Dr Prince Sodoke Amuzu said there should be no justification for the Muslim community (Zongo) in the district to prevent their children from going to school.He said the Zongo has produced many…
North Texas Muslim Community Must Talk To Youth About Mental Health
At ten days of the holy month of Ramadan, the Muslim community was rocked by the murder-suicide of six family members in Allen. This family was part of the close-knit Bangladeshi community. Two brothers are said to have committed…
RCA: Muslim community in Gomoko village dedicates Ramadan to Fulani family fleeing violence
It is 7:00 a.m. local time in the village of Gomoko, a locality in the Central African Republic's plateau region. Sylvain Ndoukoussou, the Chef of Gomoko sets up for a special day.…
Mayor of Bolingbrook hosts Iftar dinner in honor of Muslim community
Muslims around the world, including Chicago and other major cities in the United States, recently observed Ramadan, one of their biggest religious months.
This year's Ramadan began on Monday April 12 and ended on…
Muslim community celebrates Ramadan on campus – The Campus
Ramadan is a time of year when Muslims around the world participate in a month-long fast from sunrise to sunset from food and water. The last 10 days of this month have religious significance, as they observe when the Islamic scriptures…
Ramadan 2021: How Bristol’s Muslim Community Observes Holy Month During Coronavirus Pandemic
Tens of thousands of Muslims around Bristol mark the second Ramadan to be affected by the coronavirus. Restrictions due to the pandemic this year are relaxed more than they were in 2020, when the holy month began just weeks after the first!-->…
Kyrie Irving is fasting to be part of the Muslim community
TEHRAN (IQNA) — Brooklyn Nets star player Kyrie Irving has said he is fasting during the holy month of Ramadan to be part of the Muslim community.
"...I participate in Ramadan with many of my Muslim brothers and sisters. It's been an…
Muslim community commits to free diabetes screening
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On April 10, the private Islamic hospital of Bamarea hosted the free screening campaign of the Amicale pour la Solidarité…
Seattle U Muslim community calls for religious freedom – the Spectator
The French Senate voted on March 30 to approve an amendment of President Emmanuel Macron "anti-separatism" law which effectively prohibits Muslim women under the age of 18 from wearing a hijab or headscarf, in public or at school,…
COVID-19 Vaccine: Morton Grove Muslim Community Center hosts Cook County Vaccination Clinic; nearly…
MORTON GROVE, Ill. (WLS) — With his parents pressing, it's vaccination day for 16-year-old Shayan Frahim."Both of them actually wanted me to get shot as soon as possible. I'm just glad we did it," Frahim said.The high school student is one…
LA’s Muslim community celebrates pandemic Ramadan with drive-in Iftars and Zoom gatherings
This week marks the start of Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam. For the second year in a row, most of the world's 1.6 billion Muslims are observing it during a global pandemic, providing even more time to recharge and reflect.
The…
Arab and Muslim community expresses sympathy for victims of Colorado shooting
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Arab and Muslim community leaders in Colorado on Tuesday expressed sympathy to the families of the 10 victims of a mass shooting and sentenced the suspect, identified as a 21-year-old Syrian American immigrant…
New Zealand has a duty to support the Muslim community: Ardern
Published on: 03/13/2021 - 06:16
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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said at a moving memorial service marking…
‘Lots of uncertainty’: Imams fight Covid disinformation in Australian Muslim community |…
Whenever Imam Alaa Elzokm stumbles upon conspiracy theories - whether in person or online - he holds back on their poor supply."This always from people who say âpeople say this, people say that,â but…
French government bans nine masajid in desperate attempt to punish Muslim community
The French government has closed nine masajids since early December 2020, when President Emmanuel Macron and senior Cabinet officials announced an investigation into nearly 100 masajids across the French Republic.
Al Araby reports that of…
Vigil for Dolal Idd in Tukwila shows solidarity with Somali Muslim community and demands change
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More than a week after Dolal Idd was shot dead by police in Minneapolis, around 150 people gathered outside the Tukwila Library on Sunday January 10 to honor the life of the Somali man and call for a change…
Joplin Islamic Society Raises Funds for Sister Noel Muslim Community After Mosque Burns | KSNF /…
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The disturbing effects of freedom of expression and secularism on the Muslim community in France
France has struggled with a terrorism problem for many years, just look Charlie Hebdo attack to see that. More recently, three people were killed in an attack on a church in Nice, and one history teacher was…
French president’s anti-Islamic attack angers local Muslim community
The Lajpaal Foundation led a peaceful march from the Gray Street Mosque after Jumma Salah (prayers) to City Hall last Friday. A memorandum was submitted to the town hall by the president of the foundation.
The protest came after French…
‘Borat 2’ posters removed from buses amid criticism from Muslim community
A number of Borat 2 posters were taken from buses across Paris following criticism from the Muslim community.
The removal of the spreads, which see Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy character wearing a surgical mask in lieu of a mankini…
Slovenian officials and Muslim community express solidarity with Austria after Vienna bombings
STA, November 3, 2020 - Slovenian officials condemned Monday's terrorist attack in Vienna and expressed solidarity with Austria. Prime Minister Janez JanÅ¡a called for "zero tolerance against radical Islam", while President…
The Muslim community in France uncomfortable with the pressures after the attacks |
PARIS - The pressure mounts with each macabre attack. After three to five weeks, Muslims in France feel cramped.
A spotlight of suspicion was once again on them even before the latest acts of extremist violence, including two beheadings.…
French President Macron seeks to ease tensions with Muslim community
French President Emmanuel Macron participates in a video conference at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, October 29, 2020. AFP / Pool / Thibault Camus / FilesPARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he…
Amritsar: members of the Muslim community organize a demonstration “Boycott France” on…
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French government uses tragedy to attack Muslim community – Workers World
On October 16, Samuel Paty, a teacher in France, was brutally killed as he left school. Paty had just completed a nationally compulsory course on âfreedom of speechâ in connection with the Charlie Hebdo…
An old protest video of the Muslim community in Paris relaunched after the murder of a French…
French teacher Samuel Paty was recently beheaded in Paris by 18-year-old Abdulakh Anzorov. Paty had shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad during a course on freedom of expression, in connection with the Charlie Hebdo affair which…
Islamberg: Three plead guilty to conspiring against New York’s Muslim community | News on…
Investigators uncovered the plan and arrested the three men in January after a student reported a suspicious comment.Three young men accused of conspiring to attack a Muslim community in upstate New York with homemade explosives have…
North Austin Muslim Community Center Holds Active Shooter Training
In response to the horrific New Zealand shootings that killed 50 people at two different mosques, action is being taken right here in central Texas.
AUSTIN, Texas - It's been just over a week since the horrific…
UK launches ‘Tartuffe’ in Birmingham’s Pakistani Muslim community : NPR
In a new version of Molière Tartuffe, the original production's "dangerous priest" villain is now portrayed as a manipulative imam who preys on a Muslim family.
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Czech Republic’s small Muslim community prone to hatred | News on Islamophobia
Prague, Czech Republic - Walking through the idyllic streets of Prague a few blocks from famous Wenceslas Square, Palestinian-born Raed Shaikh, 38, stopped to point out a halal grocery store that he and the city's handful of other Muslim…
Members of Quebec’s Muslim community say the unit grew out of the tragic shooting at the…
Six were killed in the shooting.Through EMILY SHAPIRO and REX SAKAMOTOJanuary 30, 2017, 23:11⢠5 minutes to readShare on FacebookShare on twitterEmail this article?? - Members of Quebec's Muslim community are…
French government wants new start with Muslim community after Burkini Row
Demonstrators demonstrate against France's ban on the burkini outside the French embassy in London on August 25. The French government is trying to forge a new relationship with Muslim communities.
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France seeks to…
France seeks a new start with the Muslim community
The French Interior Minister met with senior Muslim officials and agreed that efforts to foster good relations will include the establishment of an Islamic…
The Muslim community refuses to bury the jihadists who massacred Father Jacques Hamel
The leaders of the COMMUNITY refused to bury one of the terrorists responsible for the murder of a Catholic priest in France.
They said they did not want to "taint" Islam by having ties to Abdel Kermiche, the 19-year-old extremist who…
Attack on a church in Normandy: the Muslim community refuses to bury the French killer priest Adel…
Muslims in the hometown of Adel Kermiche, one of the teenage attackers who slaughtered an elderly priest in a church in France, refused to bury him.The 19-year-old, accompanied by Abdel Malik Petitjean, also 19, took six people hostage in…
Muslim community fights prejudice as jihadist cell ties to city – The Hollywood Reporter
Thirty-seven years ago, at the age of 32, Mustapha Dali quit show business. Originally from Algeria, he had started to build an acting career in France but had had enough of his Parisian agents telling him that he should change his…
“We will not solve our problems by considering the Muslim community as the enemy”
When did you decide to express yourself?
Mourad Benchellali: I wrote a book in 2006 and I came into contact with many young people as part of the promotion of the book. I realized that they identified with my story and, above all, that…
After the Paris attacks, France and the Muslim community must meet new challenges
Paris - On Sunday November 15, two days after the murderous rampage at the Bataclan theater and the attacks in the 10th and 11th arrondissements here, Cardinal André Vingt Trois, Archbishop of Paris, presided over a late afternoon mass…
Terror in Paris: the fate of the Muslim community in France
(Getty/Jeff J. Mitchell) In Paris, France, members of the public sit on the sidewalk in front of the main entrance to the Bataclan concert hall as French police lift the cordon following the attacks terrorists of…
Don’t Blame Greece or the Muslim Community for the Paris Attacks
It was on November 14, 2015 that news broke that one (if not two) of the Paris attackers had transited through Greece, as a “refugee” with a Syrian passport. The Paris attacks, tragically, left 129 dead and 352 injured, and widespread…
Angela Merkel joins Muslim community rally in Berlin | Germany
Angela Merkel has joined a Muslim community rally in Berlin to promote tolerance, condemn the Paris attacks and send a rebuke to the growing anti-Islamic movement in Germany.“Hate, racism and extremism have no place in this country,” she…
Luc Besson Addresses France’s Muslim Community in Open Letter – The Hollywood Reporter
Director Luc Besson addressed the terror tragedy in an open letter to young Muslims as millions marched in Paris and across France over the weekend.
In an open letter published in the newspaper The worldthe French director…
In the Muslim community of France, stories of heroism and fear : Parallels : NPR
A man walks past a makeshift memorial to French Muslim policeman…
Panic grips France’s Muslim community as mosques face reprisals
PARIS - French Muslims are bracing for a backlash after terrorists shouting Islamist slogans killed 12 people in Paris on Wednesday.Community leaders are urging Muslims to remain vigilant and calm as fears of reprisals grow following…