In Minneapolis, Muslim calls to prayer will be heard over the loudspeakers: this is the only US city that has allowed this

The Minneapolis authorities will allow the adhan to be broadcast over a loudspeaker at any time of the day. It will be the first major US city where mosque muezzins will be allowed to call the azan over loudspeakers five times a day at any time of the year, Voice of America reports. City Council…

What is known about the person who committed the terrorist attack in New Zealand

On the eve of the shooting in two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, Australian Brenon Tarrant posted a 74-page manifesto on social networks, where he explained the motives of the planned attack. The terrorist grew up in an ordinary family, worked as a fitness trainer, traveled - and adhered to the radical right views, wanting to "create an atmosphere of fear." On the arms of Tarrant and more ...

Shooting in New Zealand mosques: terrorists killed at least 49 people

At least 49 people have died in an armed attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. Dozens were seriously injured. The BBC Russian service has collected everything that is currently known about the incident. When and how did this happen? In the east of New Zealand, ...

The first Muslim women elected to the US Congress: who are they?

The results of the midterm elections in the United States this year can be called a turning point in American politics: for the first time Muslim women will come to Capitol Hill, one of whom intends to wear a hijab to congress meetings. Rashida Tlaib and Ilkhan Omar were candidates from the Democratic ...

Former British Foreign Minister got into scandal because of a joke about Muslim women

Former London Mayor and former British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, in his column for the Daily Telegraph, commented on the recently enacted ban on wearing face-covering in Denmark. On this blog, he made an insulting joke about Muslim women, after which ...

A Florida resident threatens to burn down a house if a Muslim family buys it

The court sentenced 59-year-old David Howard from Tampa, Florida to eight months in prison and two years on probation after release, and also demanded the payment of $ 30 in restitution to the victims. The man pleaded guilty to threatening his family on February 000, ...

New York will pay 180 thousand dollars to three Muslim women for removing the hijab

New York will have to pay $ 180 to three Muslim women after being forced to remove their hijabs while photographing for a police database. Three lawsuits were settled Monday, February 000, in federal court in Brooklyn, citing NYPD policy on ...

How many Muslims are in the USA

The recent political debate about Muslim immigration has led many to wonder how many Muslims actually live in the United States. It is not easy to get an answer to this question, in part because the US Census Bureau does not ask questions about religion, that is, there is no official ...

How Trump's immigration decree took effect

Last week, the US Supreme Court gave Donald Trump a victory by overturning the federal lower courts' ban on enforcing a presidential decree to temporarily halt US travel from Libya, Syria, Iran, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. How his ...

In Texas, it is proposed to ban the adoption of children to Jews, Muslims and gays

People wishing to adopt children in Texas may soon be denied this if they are Jewish, Muslim, gay, single, or spouses of different religions. The corresponding bill was submitted by the Republicans to the state legislature, writes CBS. Five other states have adopted similar ...

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