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Muslims in the Russian capital Moscow have been denied the right to celebrate the upcoming Eid al-Adhu (Feast of the Sacrifice) Islamic holiday after local authorities ban ned them from carrying out the traditional slaughter ritual.
News ID: 1456849    Publish Date : 2014/10/04

A sports official in Oman has called on Muslim countries to protest collectively against the ban on Hijab in some sports events.
News ID: 1456286    Publish Date : 2014/10/01

A ruling by a Kenyan court to ban hijab in a school has outraged Muslim parents and scholars, who deemed the ruling a setback for the freedom of worship in the Eastern African country.
News ID: 1455091    Publish Date : 2014/09/29

Turkey has lifted a decades-long ban on wearing hijab in high schools, marking a historic move that is expected to anger the country’s secularists, Anadolu Agency reported on Tuesday, September 23.
News ID: 1453166    Publish Date : 2014/09/23

Taking a new turn in its fight against the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the German government announced on Friday, September 12, an official ban on the group, its activities and even symbol inside the western European country.
News ID: 1449290    Publish Date : 2014/09/13

The popularity of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has risen in the war-torn Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank following 50 days of Israeli bombardment on the coastal enclave.
News ID: 1446010    Publish Date : 2014/09/03

Pursuing their dream of being professional Basketball players, two female Muslim have called International Basketball Federation (FIBA) to revoke the imposed hijab ban during match, a similar request has been raised to allow tur ban s worn by Sikh players.
News ID: 1441870    Publish Date : 2014/08/23

An Alabama nursing home faces a lawsuit for allegedly refusing to allow a Muslim employee to wear a hijab.
News ID: 1436659    Publish Date : 2014/08/06

The Religious Administration of Muslims of Crimea has called on Muslims living in the disputed Black Sea peninsula to destroy books and material that is on the Russian black list.
News ID: 1436290    Publish Date : 2014/08/06

As a part of its role to protect pilgrims during Hajj, Saudi Arabia has announced a ban on Muslims from the West African countries that have been stricken with Ebola from performing Hajj this year over infection fears.
News ID: 1436242    Publish Date : 2014/08/05

Following the ban on fasting during Ramadan imposed by the Chinese government on Muslims in the province of Xinjiang, Uyghur Muslims defied the authorities and started observing Ramadan and regularly performing their prayers, stating defiantly that “the restrictions have backfired.”
News ID: 1426441    Publish Date : 2014/07/06

Morocco's King Mohammed VI has issued a decree ban ning the country's imams and prayer leaders from political activities.
News ID: 1426173    Publish Date : 2014/07/06

The Union of Muslim Women in Russia and Tatarstan has called on the Russian Education Ministry to remove the headscarf ban in schools in the Republic of Tataristan.
News ID: 1414801    Publish Date : 2014/06/07

Social media website Twitter has blocked a number of accounts in Pakistan after the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) complained that they were "blasphemous" and "unethical".
News ID: 1409932    Publish Date : 2014/05/24

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is urging leaders of the troubled Central African Republic to heed the lessons of Rwanda and do more to stop what he called "ethno-religious cleansing."
News ID: 1391233    Publish Date : 2014/04/07

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern at the latest upsurge in violence in the Central African Republic (CAR), and reminded all those involved that they will be held accountable for their actions and brought to justice.
News ID: 1390213    Publish Date : 2014/04/01

A proposal by Britain's leading vet to ban halal and kosher slaughter in UK has sparked angry condemnations from the Muslim and Jewish communities, arguing that any such ban would endanger their religious freedoms.
News ID: 1385371    Publish Date : 2014/03/10

The movie Noah [AS] has been ban ned in three Muslim countries of the Persian Gulf.
News ID: 1384789    Publish Date : 2014/03/09

Muslims in France have been urged to take part in a gathering in Paris to protest against the ban on Hijab.
News ID: 1383286    Publish Date : 2014/03/05

Muslim women footballers will be able to sport the headscarf during games, after FIFA decided to lift a ban on head covers for religious reasons, following a meeting of the International Football Association Board (IFAB) in Zurich.
News ID: 1381705    Publish Date : 2014/03/02