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ABUJA - Following the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), a group of young Nigerian Muslims have launched a campaign to promote the message of Islam through contributions to their society.“[The ...

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LUCKNOW - Shattering the dreams of performing the spiritual journey of hajj for poor Muslims, India's Supreme Court has barred the government from giving subsidies to pilgrims going to holy city of Makkah. We have to study ...

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ABUJA - Following the footsteps of Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessing be upon him), a group of young Nigerian Muslims have launched a campaign to promote the message of Islam through contributions to their society.“[The ...

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CAIRO - Seeking more political clout ahead of the country's election to pick up a new president, the Muslim community in California is engaging with legislators to promote their civil and electoral engagement. As a communi ...

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28 February 2012 Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashed Al Maktoum has launched the world's ...

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07 April 2012 Some of the world's most recognized and renowned authorites in Islamic Law and Islamic Legal Theory are meeting i ...

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13 February 2012 The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is to hold a media workshop in Brussels on Feb 15 to 16 pertaini ...

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OCCUPIED JERUSALEM - Egypt's decision to scrap a gas export deal with Israel has sent shockwaves into the Jewish state, amid worries about the move's impact on a peace treaty between the two countries.“I see this as very s ...

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CAIRO - Premier League Muslim superstar Yaya Toure has turned down a “man-of-the-match” alcohol bottle prize for being banned under his Islamic faith.“I don't drink because I am a Muslim,” Toure said.The Manchester City ...

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Washington: The Muslims are the fastest growing religious community in the United States of America as after the 9/11 attacks in 2001 on World Trade Centre, the number of the Muslims in the US have soared by 67 percent. By Farhan Iqbal

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PARIS - The election of Socialist candidate Francois Hollande as France's new president has sparked deep concern across Europe on challenging austerity policies to head off the eurozone financial crisis.Here are select ...

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CAIRO - The Interior Minister of Germany's western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) has blamed a far-right group that displayed lampooning cartoons of Prophet Mohammed (peace and blessing be upon him) outside mosques for ...

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CAIRO - The rise of Socialist candidate Francois Hollande to the helm of power in France casts a shadow over the austerity trend across Europe, marking a new shift in monetary policies on the rich continent.“Austerity need ...

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AMMAN - Seeing the Olympic games as an opportunity for Muslim athletes to shine and prove themselves, FIFA vice president for Asia Prince Ali of Jordan called for allowing Islamic headscarf in the coming London Olympics to ga ...

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NEW DELHI - A new controversy is heating in India over a fatwa by the country's most influential Muslim religious seminary against polygamy, a practice allowed in Islam, Bikya Masr website reported on Monday, May 7.“Islam ...

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14 March 2012 A bitter dispute between siblings came before the ACT Supreme Court in Canberra last week, when a daughter of a d ...

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06 May 2012 Hussein al-Kharsan, a 25-year-old Iraqi, aims to writie the longest copy of the Qur'an in the world. Kharsan says t ...

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28 March 2012 Islamic bonds (sukuk) have staged a massive comeback since 2011, after several gloomy years in which even Muslim ...

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11 March 2012 The World Day of Muslim Culture, Peace, Dialogue and Film was observed on 11 March in various countries around th ...

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28 April 2012 Islamic associations and mosques in Belgium have ended a dispute over prayer timings in the country and have an a ...