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Hate Crime Investigation Underway After Man Grabs Woman’s Hijab At UMBC

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — University of Maryland Baltimore County Police are investigating a reported hate-bias crime, the school confirmed to WJZ. A student reported that a stranger tried to pull off her…

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Prince Charles urges students to ‘remember what we have in common’ in Egyptian mosque visit

The Prince of Wales has urged young people studying in an Egyptian mosque to remember all “we have in common, not what divides us”. The Prince, visiting the Al Alzar mosque in Cairo, told students…

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Dinar – a gold coin mentioned in the Quran

In the Middle Ages, the dinar was an international currency, writes Khalil Sahillioglu for İslam Ansiklopedisi. The word “dinar” comes from the name of the Roman silver coin dēnārius. In pre-Islamic…

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What is the inspiration behind the color of the Sri Lanka Red Mosque?

If you ask the locals how to find the Jami Ul Alfar Mosque, you will most likely meet with bewilderment. But if you ask a question about the Red Mosque (Rathu…

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Rabat became the cultural capital of the islamic world in 2022

The Islamic Education, Science and Culture Organization has declared the Moroccan capital Rabat the “Cultural Capital of the Islamic World 2022”, according to the GZT website. The Islamic Organization for…

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Liverpool bomb: Muslim people already suffering hatred, says MP

Muslim people are already suffering racial hatred after Sunday’s terrorist incident at Liverpool Women’s Hospital, one of the city’s MPs has revealed. Labour’s Kim Johnson said her team “had been…

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Christchurch Mosque Shooter Sacks Lawyer

Lawyer Tony Ellis was preparing to represent convicted murderer Brenton Tarrant at the coroner’s hearing into the deaths but on Wednesday Ellis confirmed Tarrant had dismissed him. Professional ethical rules…

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10 Muslim scientists who contributed to the development of mathematics

Islamic scholars who have made outstanding contributions to mathematics have inspired thinkers such as Isaac Newton, Evangelista Torricelli, Galileo Galilei. The Fikriyat website lists 10 mathematicians from the Islamic world who…

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World’s largest mosque in Makkah could lead green charge under solar power plan

Greenpeace report says that installing solar panels at places of worship such as Masjid Al Haram could help protect planet Installing solar panels at 10 major mosques in the Middle…

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The US city run by Muslim Americans

A walk down the main street in Hamtramck, Michigan, feels like a tour around the world. A Polish sausage store and an Eastern European bakery sit alongside a Yemeni department…