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After IS, French women held in Syria say ready to go home
(AFP) Detained after fleeing the Islamic State group’s crumbling Syrian holdout, two women from France say they are ready to go home — if they are judged fairly. Behind the fence of a camp in Kurdish-held territory, the detainees wore long black face […]
Holidays
Why the mosque loudspeaker request makes little sense
(Toronto Sun) When Bilal ibn Ribah, the very first muezzin, or Islamic prayer caller, recited the now familiar lines of the azaan, early Muslims rushed to the mosque to offer supplication to Allah. Their homes were near enough for them to hear […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Rights group condemns anti-Muslim remarks by 9/11 memorial and museum trustee A trustee of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum board has come under fire by a Muslim rights group for comments she made ahead of the terror attack's 20th anniversary.
(New Arab) A US-based Muslim rights group is calling for the removal of a member of the 9/11 Memorial and Museum trustee board following “numerous Islamophobic statements” made during her participation in a webinar marking the 20th anniversary of the terror attacks. Board member […]