The Imam of Terrassa and the anti-Islamic film

14 September 2012 The Imam of the Grand Mosque in Catalunya, the Badr de Terrassa Mosque, Mr. Taoufik Cheddadai in his Jutba (sermon) on Friday considered that the production and dissemination of the anti-Islamic film that denigrates the Prophet and Messenger Muhammad has obviously been an insult to the entire Muslim world, in the figure…

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Vandals shoot paintballs at OKC mosque

The Grand Mosque of Oklahoma City was fired upon by paintballs early Sunday, and the vandals fled the scene before they were apprehended. About 2:45 a.m., the vandals pulled into the parking lot of the Grand Mosque, 3201 NW 48, and fired upon the building’s doors, Hassan Ahmed, the mosque’s imam and director said. “A…

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French mayor revokes suspension of fasting Muslims

News Agencies  – August 1, 2012   A French mayor has revoked the suspension of four Muslim camp counselors following an uproar after he said they could not work properly because they might be weakened by their all-day fasting for Ramadan. Muslim groups threatened to sue the Paris suburb of Gennevilliers for discrimination for recalling…

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Marseille mega-mosque gets go-ahead

News Agencies – June 19, 2012   A French appeals court has approved the construction of a large mosque in the city of Marseille, home to an estimated 250,000 Muslims. The mosque, seen as a symbol of Islam’s growing presence in France, has attracted national controversy. The court overturned an October ruling by Marseille’s administrative…

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New stamp to mark 90th anniversary of Paris Mosque

News Agencies – February 10, 2012 The French postal service will mark the 90th anniversary of the completion of the Paris Grand Mosque with a new stamp. The stamp will be launched with a ceremony at the Grand Mosque. A temporary post office will be set up at the mosque to sell the first day…

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