Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development in Singapore, praised the Muslim community’s commitment during the Covid-19 pandemic, stressing that religious leaders contributed to raising awareness of the importance of precautionary measures.
An independent study found that British press coverage during the COVID-19 crisis spread Islamophobia and asserted negative and racist concepts and prejudice against Muslims through biased coverage which relied on inaccurate or deliberately misleading information.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken praised America’s Muslim frontline workers and said that their contributions and sacrifices during Covid-19 pandemic reflected the true spirit of Eid Al-Adha, expressing his sincere gratitude and appreciation for their work. https://twitter.com/secblinken/status/1423693603466010630?s=21
After restricting performing Hajj to the residents of KSA, Muslims in Maharashtra, India announced they will spend the money they saved to perform Hajj in charitable works, like helping Covid-19 victims and the unemployed, providing food and supporting hospitals.
Media outlets commended India’s mosques for their role in combating Covid-19 as some became care facilities to aid patients amid a staggering surge in infections. Others became centers for raising awareness of the virus's seriousness and ways to deal with it.
WHO has issued a set of recommendations that it urged to be observed during the performance of Ramadan rites for 2021, in light of the Covid-19 pandemic, lest religious gatherings lead to a new wave of infection with the new variants that are spreading worldwide.
Singapore's PM expressed appreciation for the great role Singaporean Muslims play in their country’s progress, revealing his cabinet's deliberations on allowing Muslim nurses to wear the tudung (hijab) at work as part of their right to practise their faith freely.
Sawt Alhikma Center of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation commended the efforts exerted by a number of leaders of Muslim communities in countries of the Western world, to confront the rumors that have spread recently about Covid-19 vaccines, which claimed that the vaccines do not suit Muslims or are forbidden under Islamic law.
Representatives of the Muslim community in Cambodia welcomed PM Hun Sen’s decision to exempt Muslims from the mandatory order to cremate the bodies of COVID-19 victims. Muslims will be allowed to bury their victims according to their own traditions and customs.
Media outlets reported that the terrorist groups in ... Read More
The Muslim Rights Concern in Nigeria said female ... Read More
India has launched a new forced eviction drive ... Read More
International media said that EU officials are working ... Read More
