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Apr 10 2024
News
Photos: Southland celebrates Eid al-Fitr
Muslim communities ended the holy month of Ramadan on Wednesday and celebrated the holiday Eid al-Fitr.
Ramadan is the month on the Islamic lunar calendar during which Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset, focusing on worship, charity and good deeds.
The Islamic Society of West Valley celebrated its Eid al-Fitr, which means feasting, festival or breaking the fast, at Pierce
Los Angeles TimesApr 08 2024
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Brittany Blankenship worships during Ramadan evening prayers
Brittany Blankenship looks upon her son, Jack, as he caresses her face Thursday, April 4, 2024 at the Islamic Community Center of Tempe. Jose R. Gonzalez/The Republic Brittany Blankenship worships during Ramadan evening prayers Thursday, April 4, 2024 at the Islamic Community Center of Tempe. Jose R. Gonzalez/The Republic Brittany Blankenship worships during Ramadan evening prayers Thursday,
AZ CentralApr 15 2024
Opinion
Iran’s missiles were shot down – but they still delivered what Tehran was hoping for
Earlier this month, after an Israeli airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus killed several military commanders, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, used his sermon to mark Eid al-Fitr to equate Israel’s attack on the diplomatic facility to an attack on Iranian soil, and vowed that Israel’s “mistake” would be punished. At just that moment, the broadcast of the sermon cut to a
The GuardianApr 16 2024
News
U.S.C. Cancels Valedictorian’s Speech After Claims of Antisemitism
The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a Muslim civil rights organization, issued a statement condemning the decision to cancel the speech as “cowardly” and demanded that U.S.C. reverse it. The university announced on April 5 that Ms. Tabassum, who is from Chino Hills, Calif., would be the 2024 valedictorian. She was selected from among more than 200 students who met the academic
New York Times (News)Apr 10 2024
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Michigan Muslims mark Eid, some with subdued celebrations due to Gaza death toll
Muslims across Michigan and around the world celebrated Wednesday one of their most important holidays with prayers and warm greetings, but the occasion was more subdued this year in remembrance of victims of war in Gaza and other parts of the world. At the Islamic Center of Detroit, thousands packed the Tireman Avenue mosque, spilling over into the parking lot, where worshippers lined up at
Detroit Free PressMay 17 2023
News
Arson at Islamic center in St. Paul under investigation
Arson is suspected at an Islamic center in St. Paul that was being renovated, the fire department said Wednesday. No one was injured in the fire at Oromo American Twhid Islamic Center at Dale Street and University Avenue. Firefighters received a report about 8:45 a.m. Wednesday of flames seen at the back of the building, and crews extinguished the fire. A fire investigator “immediately
Pioneer PressApr 16 2024
News
Turkey's Erdogan Calls to 'Immediately Restrain Israel' After Iran Assault
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Monday it was “vital” to “immediately restrain Israel” in response to Iran’s unprecedented missile assault on the Israeli homeland on April 13. Erdogan’s office published a readout of the conversation on Monday in which the Islamist leader reportedly “stressed that the Islamic world should increase its
Breitbart NewsOct 15 2023
News
Boy, mother stabbed in Plainfield Twp. were targeted because of their Islamic faith: Police
A Plainfield Township landlord who fatally stabbed a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounded his mother targeted them because of their Islamic faith and the Israel-Hamas war, according to authorities. Joseph Czuba, 71, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and two counts of a hate crime, the Will County Sheriff's Office said
NBC 5 ChicagoApr 15 2024
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Video Purporting to Show Iranian Attack on Israel Is Actually a Ukraine Strike on Crimea
Analysts have used geolocation to show that the video was taken in Sevastopol. On Saturday and Sunday, Iranian forces launched approximately 350 missiles and drones toward Israel in retaliation for an alleged strike by Israeli forces on an Islamic Revolutionary Guard leader in Syria earlier this month. Israeli and allied air defense systems intercepted almost all of the missiles and drones.
The DispatchApr 15 2024
News
Iran Claims 99% Failed Missile Attack Penetrated Israeli Air Defenses
Iran’s state-controlled PressTV on Monday quoted officials from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) who claimed they launched “hypersonic missiles” at Israel on Saturday night and that the fast-moving weapons were able to evade Israel, the U.S., and all of their allies to strike their targets in Israel. PressTV claimed Iran is “among the few countries that possess the technology to
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