Employment
Ramadan guidelines issued to UK employers for staff with religious obligations (LINK ONLY)
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Ramadan
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Oklahoma Democrats, Council on American-Islamic Relations denounce state GOP pick for chair
(Public Radio Tulsa) The Oklahoma Democratic Party and state chapter of a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group strongly disapprove of the Oklahoma Republican Party’s new leader. Former state representative John Bennett was elected state GOP chair this weekend. As a lawmaker, […]
Government & Politics
Biden, first lady send ‘warmest greetings’ to Muslims for Ramadan
(Hill) President Biden and first lady Jill Biden marked the start of Ramadan on Monday, sending their “warmest greetings and best wishes to Muslim communities in the United States and around the world.” “As many of our fellow Americans begin fasting tomorrow, […]
Government & Politics
Pushing back against the amplified call to prayer
The English city of Peterborough is the latest stop in the ongoing debate over a symbol of Islam’s growing footprint in the West: the amplified call to prayer (adhan). Last fall, Masjid Ghousia requested permission to broadcast three daily prayer calls using […]
Crime
Muslim groups mourn and raise money for Colorado shooting victims As further details about the suspect began to emerge, many expressed concern and fear over ramped-up Islamophobia.
(Religion News) Muslim organizations are mourning and raising money for the 10 people killed in the mass shooting on Monday (March 22) at a King Soopers grocery store in Boulder, Colorado. The Colorado Muslim Leadership Council on Tuesday released a statement in solidarity […]
Fasting
Some U.S. Muslim groups try to spread the word that getting a Covid shot won’t break the Ramadan fast
(NY Times) With Ramadan less than a month away, some Muslim organizations in the United States have begun addressing a critical question: whether the dawn-to-dusk Ramadan fast prohibits Muslims from receiving vaccine injections during daylight hours. The executive director of the Islamic […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Workplace habits may make Muslim colleagues uncomfortable, says report (LINK ONLY)
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Marriage
CAIR domestic violence and terror Accusations of physical and mental abuse from the wife of Muslim leader Hassan Shibly.
(FrontPage) According to his bio on CAIR-Florida’s website, Hassan Shibly “is blissfully married,” but that all depends on which wife CAIR is talking about. On December 29th, Imane Sadrati, the legal wife of CAIR representative Hassan Shibly — as opposed to his […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
More than one-third of Muslim Labour members and supporters have witnessed Islamophobia in the party, report finds
(ITV) More than one-third of the Labour Party’s Muslim members and supporters have witnessed Islamophobia within the party, according to a new report. The report, conducted by the Labour Muslim Network (LMN), is set to be published this weekend and has been […]
Government & Politics
As terrorism trial unfolds in Paris, France confronts its problem with Islamist extremism Muslim hardliners trying to capitalize on alienation many young Muslims feel
(CBC) “This is our separatism.” Separatism — a word that has weight in many countries, notably Canada. Here the speaker was French, in fact it was French President Emmanuel Macron. The separatism he was talking about, in a major and long-delayed speech […]
Alcohol & Drugs
Muslim woman trashes liquor section of French supermarket for a second time
(Breitbart) A Muslim woman in the French city of Reims ransacked the liquor area of a supermarket for the second time in under a month, causing even more property damage than the first incident. The first attack took place on September 16th […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
After an inmate reported discrimination, the Waukesha County Jail made religious texts and halal foods more accessible, ACLU says
(Journal Sentinel) The Waukesha County Jail has made religious texts more accessible, and contracted a new food service to meet constitutional standards that protect religious freedom, following a Muslim inmate’s report of religious discrimination, said an attorney with the American Civil Liberties […]
Government & Politics
Anger as ‘shockingly short notice’ of new restrictions disrupt Eid celebrations (LINK ONLY)
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Mosques
Columbus-area mosque begins outdoor broadcasting of prayer call A central Ohio mosque will broadcast the call to prayer for the first time.
(Columbus Dispatch) A central Ohio mosque is trying to pull the community together while making history at the same time. For what is believed to be the first time in Ohio, a call to prayer, also known as Adhan, began being publicly […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Reports Melbourne coronavirus cluster originated at Eid party could stoke Islamophobia, Muslim leaders say (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
How family who broke public health restrictions by celebrating the end of Ramadan caused one of Victoria’s biggest COVID-19 clusters (LINK ONLY)
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Deradicalization
Reading killings: Suspect Khairi Saadallah was on anti-terror programme (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Reading stabbings: Suspect’s mother says he should have been admitted to mental health unit (LINK ONLY)
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Legal
Alleged ISIS recruiter is ‘don’ of Ottawa jail, inmate alleges
(Global News) Alleged ISIS recruiter Awso Peshdary has become the “don” of his Ottawa jail and was behind the assault of another inmate, according to allegations contained in court records obtained by Global News. The allegations surfaced in court after Peshdary, arrested […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
MPs fear rise in Islamophobia as mosques in England reopen (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Alleged illegal Ramadan party blamed for hundreds of new coronavirus infections
(Breitbart) The German city of Göttingen in Lower Saxony has seen a fresh wave of hundreds of Chinese coronavirus infections, with some blaming them on an alleged illegal party to mark the end of Ramadan. At least 200 people have been infected with […]
Gender Separation
Muslim women renew calls for more inclusive programs as mosques reopen As the coronavirus pandemic offers time to step back, Muslim Americans rethink how mosques can be more welcoming to women and adapt financially.
(HuffPost) As the coronavirus outbreak spread, mosques, like many houses of worship, were required to close their doors even during the holy month of Ramadan in compliance with statewide shutdowns. American Muslims across the country were forced to celebrate at home. With […]
Government & Politics
American Islamists again embrace Erdogan’s authoritarianism
(IPT) Leaders of American Islamist groups celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the end of Ramadan, this week by heaping praise on Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey who aims to be a leader of the Sunni world. “[P]rofound human rights violations against hundreds […]
Government & Politics
For Iman Jodeh, being Muslim and a progressive Democrat go hand in hand
(Arab News) In the 1980s and 1990s, Colorado’s Muslim community was made up of fewer than 30,000 people, and there were only five mosques in the entire state. “It was really small, but we were happy,” said Iman Jodeh, the Democratic nominee […]
Health & Medicine
Mosque shut after virus breaks out in local community
(NL Times) At least 21 members of The Hague’s Muslim community have tested positive for Covid-19 after an outbreak at the Al Madinah Mosque, sources told Omroep West on Saturday, with one elderly member succumbing to the disease. The mosque, which is […]
Government & Politics
Coronavirus: Blackburn Eid street prayers a ‘serious lockdown breach’
(BBC) A gathering of worshippers on a street to observe prayers during Eid was a “serious breach” of lockdown measures, a council has said. Footage of the gathering shared online showed a group of men praying in Whalley Range, Blackburn, on Sunday. […]
Health & Medicine
Muslim group Cage’s apocalyptic online ads are banned (LINK ONLY)
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Holidays
Norway TV flooded with complaints after Eid broadcast
(Local) Norway’s broadcasting ombudsman has received close to a hundred complaints this week after state broadcaster NRK gave the Muslim Eid celebrations the sort of coverage normally given to Christmas. According to Erik Skarrud, the ombudsman’s secretary, the organisation received 93 reports […]
Health & Medicine
Coronavirus: German Ikea car park used for mass Eid prayer
(BBC) An Ikea store near Frankfurt in west Germany handed over its car park to a local mosque for socially-distanced mass prayers and won praise online. Around 800 Muslims prayed in the large outdoor space to mark the end of the holy […]
Government & Politics
Mosques across Britain could sound the call to prayer through loudspeakers (LINK ONLY)
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Health & Medicine
Mosques adapt to coronavirus shutdown by sharing the call to prayer. In Culver City, neighbors said it was too loud
(LA Times) The call to prayer rang out at 7:49 on a Saturday evening as the sky glowed pink from the setting sun. Women in hijabs and masks gazed up at the mosque as the Arabic hymn floated down: Allah is the […]
Christians
Muslims pray in Berlin church to comply with social distancing rules
(Reuters) A Berlin church is hosting Muslims who are unable to fit into their mosque for Friday prayers because of social distancing guidelines. The Dar Assalam mosque in the Neukölln district normally welcomes hundreds of Muslims to its Friday services. But it […]
Government & Politics
Call to prayer played by mosques for the first time in Birmingham (LINK ONLY)
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Demonstrations
British government to prosecute Hezbollah flag wavers at online protests Supporting the organisation in the UK carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail
(National-UAE) The British government warned it will prosecute protesters who break the law if Hezbollah flags are displayed in online demonstrations. In a change of policy in response to the coronavirus outbreak, the Home Office announced to the National that it will […]
Discrimination & “Islamophobia”
Coronavirus: British Muslims call out ‘double standard’ over government Eid warnings The UK government has come under fire for publishing adverts online urging Muslims to stay home during Eid — despite them adhering to lockdown measures
(Middle East Eye) Adverts posted by the UK government online urging British Muslims to stay home and observe the religious festival of Eid at home have been criticised as a display of “double standards” in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. With […]
Arts & Entertainment
British charity regulator investigates charity that funded Peace TV Channels handed back broadcasting licences ahead of fines for content
(National-UAE) An investigation has been launched into a UK charity that funded television channels which have been fined by the country’s media regulator. The Charity Commission is to examine the operations of the Islamic Research Foundation International, which is run by Indian-born […]
Health & Medicine
Islamic call to prayer being heard for the first time across Canada
(Canadian Press) The Al Rashid Mosque has stood in Edmonton since 1938, but no one there today can remember ever hearing the daily call to prayer ring out through the loudspeakers. Usually, the musical chant that ushers Muslims into their house of […]
Government & Politics
London mosque to broadcast nightly call to prayer It’s a symbolic gesture to ‘bring comfort to the community’
(CBC) The local Muslim community has been granted permission by the city to broadcast the nightly sunset call to prayer from the London Muslim Mosque for the remainder of Ramadan. Muslims are unable to congregate at the mosque because of physical distancing […]
Health & Medicine
Mosques broadcast call to prayer over loudspeakers to boost morale during Ramadan City approved move that mosques hope will raise spirits during Ramadan despite COVID-19 distancing
(CBC) Some Calgary mosques have begun broadcasting a call to prayer over loudspeakers for the first time, to boost morale over Ramadan since large gatherings have been cancelled due to COVID-19. The Al Madinah Calgary Islamic Assembly was the first to do so from […]
Health & Medicine
Vancouver’s oldest mosque to broadcast call to prayer for first time in its history Adhan will be broadcast at sunset for remainder of Ramadan to offer sense of community
(CBC) For the first time in its history, the oldest mosque in Vancouver will begin broadcasting its evening call to prayer over loudspeakers for the remainder of Ramadan, in order to provide a sense of community during the pandemic. The azan, or adhan — […]
Government & Politics
City distributes 550,000 additional halal meals for Ramadan amid coronavirus crisis
(NY1) Hundreds waited in the rain in Jamaica, Queens — careful to keep an appropriate distance from each other — in a line that stretched for almost two blocks. One man picking up food was almost in tears when asked how his […]
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 […]
Academics & Education
Mayor criticized over lack of halal meals Grab-and-go food given out at schools during holy month of Ramadan at issue
(Queens Chronicle) Only a little more than a month after Mayor de Blasio took heat from the Ozone Park community over his lack of outreach to the neighborhood’s Bangladeshi population about the COVID-19 shutdown, he is back in hot water with the […]
Government & Politics
Mosque loudspeaker saga continues
(Toronto Sun) Last week when I wrote about a single mosque in Toronto using four loudspeakers to declare “Allah is the Greatest” and that there is “No God, but Allah,” I thought it was the case of one mosque, a few zealots […]
Academics & Education
‘Disturbing, Islamophobic’ tweet about call to prayer prompts firing of Peel school council chair Ravi Hooda says his tweet was 'misinterpreted'; has now also been fired from Remax Canada
(CBC) A “disturbing, [Islamophobic] tweet” on the city of Brampton’s decision to allow mosques to broadcast the call to prayer has prompted the Peel District School Board to remove one of its school council chairs and launch an investigation into comments it […]
Health & Medicine
Windsor Mosque broadcasts call to prayer over loudspeaker for first time, due to COVID-19 pandemic The Islamic call to prayer will be recited live over a loudspeaker around 8:37 p.m. on Tuesday
(CBC) For the first time in its history, the Windsor Islamic Association broadcast the Adhan, or Muslim call to prayer, at sunset over a loudspeaker on the roof of the Windsor Mosque. Mirza Baig, president of the Windsor Islamic Association, said a […]
Government & Politics
Merkel’s party backs public Islamic prayer broadcasts during Ramadan
(Breitbart) Several German parties, including the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Chancellor Angela Merkel, have expressed support for allowing public broadcasts of the Islamic call to prayer during Ramadan across Germany. The CDU, Social Democrats (SPD), and Greens have all welcomed granting […]
Government & Politics
Australian city allows Muslim call to prayer in mosques Mosques in Melbourne make gesture of support for Muslims observing Ramadan during COVID-19 pandemic
(Anadolu) The Islamic call to prayer will ring out from two mosques in Melbourne, Australia, throughout Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting. The municipalities of Hume and Dandenong, both home to large Turkish communities, have allowed the call to prayer, or […]
Government & Politics
Mosques get noise exemption for call to prayer during Ramadan Daily broadcast is a short recitation that reminds Muslims to worship God
(CBC) The City of Ottawa is exempting mosques from local noise bylaws during Ramadan to allow them to play a five-minute call to prayer at sundown, as the pandemic prevents people from gathering and hearing it inside. Luqman Ahmed, an imam with Ahmadiyya Muslim […]
Government & Politics
Toronto mosques to broadcast call to prayer during Ramadan amid COVID-19 restrictions City grants permission for 1st time to mosques to put call to prayer over loudspeaker
(CBC) Ramadan is looking a lot different for Muslims across the globe due to physical distancing restrictions placed upon the holy month by the COVID-19 pandemic. And things are no different for the nearly half a million people who follow Islam in […]