Muslim NGO scores a major victory against “strip search” body scanners

4 February 2013   UK based Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) finally succeeded in its campaign against “strip search” body scanners that are expected to be introduced in the UK airports. It was a government measure to prevent a terrorist strike similar to 9/11; the scanner was thought to be more efficient in detecting explosive…

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Pro-Islamic adverts taken down from London railway stations

12 January 2012 Muslim charity The Qur’an Project was displaying pro-Islamic posters in five major London Railway Stations – Waterloo, Victoria, Liverpool St, Marylebone and St Pancras International during the period 10 – 24 December 2012. The project aimed to tackle Islamophobia by educating people about Islam. The places had been reserved and they had…

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Quebec monitors lamb sacrifices during Eid

CBC – October 26, 2012 Quebec’s Agricultural Ministry ieyed many farms as thousands of Muslims took part in traditional lamb sacrifices to celebrate the Eid al-Adha. The Muslim Canadian Congress said it is pleased with the government’s decision to ensure regulations are respected during the religious celebration. Mayor of Mont-Saint-Grégoire Suzanne Boulais, a town about…

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Cergy Mosque inaugurated with capacity for 1,500

News Agencies – July 6, 2012   At 2,000 square metres, it has capacity for 1,500 people and cost 3.75 million euros to build. The town of Cergy pitched in by guaranteeing half of a 2.2 million loan taken out by the Cergy Muslim Federation, and by leasing the land at a nominal price for…

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Muslims call for more Muslim cemeteries in Spain to avoid repatriating bodies

25 June 2012 The president of the Union of Islamic Communities of Spain (UCIDE) Riay Tatary, has claimed more Muslim cemeteries in Spain – they have twelve in the country – to avoid having to repatriate the bodies, which is very expensive, more in this time of crisis, as the cost can amount to 6,000…

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