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Egypt
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Society
3/31/2023 1:55:41 PM
The Islamic Research Academy (AIRA) of Egypt's Al-Azhar – the world's leading Sunni Muslim religious institution – has joined the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in their global Ramadan campaign to provide urgent relief to refugees and forcibly displaced people around the world.
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International
3/29/2023 4:38:47 PM
Investigators said Wednesday they had uncovered no indication a knife attack that left two women dead at a Lisbon Islamic center was terror-related.
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3/29/2023 12:09:08 PM
This year’s holy month of Ramadan coincides with the longest drought on record in Somalia. As the sun sets and Muslims around the world gather to break their daily fasts with generous dinners, Hadiiq Abdulle Mohamed and her family have just water and whatever food might be at hand.
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3/29/2023 11:31:55 AM
Syrian President Bashar Assad replaced several Cabinet ministers Wednesday amid a sharp increase in prices and worsening economic conditions during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, state media reported.
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3/28/2023 12:01:14 AM
A bus ferrying pilgrims to the holy city of Mecca burst into flames after a collision on a bridge on Monday, killing 20 people and injuring more than two dozen others, Saudi state media reported.
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3/27/2023 7:06:55 PM
Scotland’s governing party elected Humza Yousaf as its new leader on Monday, making him the first person of color and the first Muslim to lead the country of 5.5 million people.
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3/27/2023 12:35:03 PM
Scores of Jewish extremists Monday stormed the Muslim holy place, Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, under heavy protection from the Israeli police provoking Muslims observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan, according to the Islamic Waqf department, which is in charge of the Muslim holy places in occupied Jerusalem.
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3/26/2023 11:54:36 PM
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3/26/2023 2:01:48 PM
Israeli settlers guarded by police broke into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied Jerusalem on sunday, shortly after police raided the holy site and forced Muslim worshippers who were staying there for worship out, reported the Islamic Waqf authority.
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Egypt
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Health
3/26/2023 12:43:58 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Health, in cooperation with Dar Al-Ifta, released a guide on Saturday describing which medicines and treatments break the fast of Muslims during Ramadan and which do not.
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3/24/2023 7:14:25 PM
Tens of thousands of worshippers attended Friday prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the first in the holy month of Ramadan, AFP correspondents said, amid heightened tensions in the region.
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World
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3/23/2023 10:22:26 AM
The first daily fast of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan began Thursday, as hundreds of millions of Muslims worldwide enter a four-week period of worship.
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3/20/2023 5:44:13 PM
Islamic banking has become increasingly popular among practicing Muslims who want to adhere to religious principles while conducting financial transactions. Islamic banking is a financial methodology based on Islamic law or Shariah, which operates on the principle of profit and loss sharing.
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3/19/2023 9:46:01 PM
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Egypt
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3/19/2023 3:35:12 PM
Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta, the body responsible for issuing religious edicts, is set to observe the crescent moon of the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the religious authority.
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Egypt
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Society
3/19/2023 3:19:57 PM
Pope Tawadros II, the head of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church, extended on Sunday his blessings to the country's Muslim community ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.
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World
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International
3/16/2023 5:36:11 PM
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres late on Wednesday called for action to stop anti-Muslim hatred on the occasion of International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/15/2023 6:50:05 PM
The Muslim Council of Elders said on Wednesday that Islam is a religion of mercy and peace and that its teachings have taught the world the values of tolerance, coexistence, and human fraternity regardless of background.
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World
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International
3/7/2023 6:28:09 PM
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Tuesday demanded action from Beijing to address "grave concerns" over the human rights situation in China's Xinjiang province.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/7/2023 11:00:17 AM
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayeb announced on Monday that he has given directives to send relief aid to Rohingya Muslim refugees after a devastating fire destroyed their refugee camps in Bangladesh.
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