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Muslims around the world marked the start of Eid al-Adha today amid the global pandemic which has affected nearly every aspect of the religious rites. The four-day Feast of the Sacrifice coincides with the last days of the Hajj in Saudi Arabia, which has been drastically scaled back because of the coronavirus crisis. Animals are … Read more
Muslim pilgrims will today begin a dramatically downsized hajj as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. Pilgrims will be required to wear masks and worship at a social distance as they complete one of the five pillars of Islam – which is usually one of the world’s largest … Read more
Dawn breaks in the crowded prison cell. Not everyone is asleep — conditions are so cramped in the 70-square-yard space that 15 of the 60 inmates have to stand to give others their turn to lie down. The lack of privacy is absolute. Toilet breaks are rationed — two minutes at a time — and … Read more
Dawn breaks in the crowded prison cell. Not everyone is asleep — conditions are so cramped in the 70-square-yard space that 15 of the 60 inmates have to stand to give others their turn to lie down. The lack of privacy is absolute. Toilet breaks are rationed — two minutes at a time — and … Read more
China’s ambassador to the UK today insisted Uighur Muslims live in ‘peace and harmony’ despite being confronted with video appearing to show shackled prisoners being herded onto trains. Appearing on the Andrew Marr Show, Liu Xiaoming denied reports that China is carrying out a programme of sterilisation of Uighur women in the western Xinjiang region. Reports have … Read more
An Australian gunman who murdered 51 Muslims during the Christchurch mosque massacre has sacked his lawyers and will represent himself. Brenton Tarrant, 29, announced the shocking move on Monday, just over a month before his sentencing hearing over the two attacks at Masjid Al Noor and Linwood Islamic Centre on March 15 last year. Tarrant … Read more
Saudi Arabia has banned Muslims from outside the kingdom from performing the annual hajj pilgrimage this year in an attempt to control the spread of coronavirus. The nation has seen 161,005 cases of COVID-19, with 1,307 confirmed deaths, the biggest outbreak in the Gulf region. But the pilgrimage ban marks the first time in Saudi Arabia’s recent … Read more
An IKEA in Germany gave hundreds of people from the local Muslim community permission to use its car park for socially distanced prayers over the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday, millions of Muslims around the globe celebrated Eid, the end of the holy month of Ramadan, but social distancing measures in place due to the … Read more
Muslims around the world on Sunday began celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a normally festive holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan, with millions under strict stay-at-home orders and many fearing renewed coronavirus outbreaks. The three-day holiday is usually a time of travel, family get-togethers and lavish daytime feasts after weeks of dawn-to-dusk fasting. … Read more
Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate Eid under the shadow of a coronavirus resurgence in the Middle East and warnings of a ‘catastrophe’ in Yemen. The three-day Eid al-Fitr celebrations begin on May 23, marking the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for 1.8 billion Muslims worldwide. But this year the … Read more