A mosque in south-west Melbourne has been forced to close its doors after a complaint from local residents.Key points:The mosque, in a suburb of Port Phillip, has closed its doors for the last time in a week, the mosque’s local Muslim community saysThe mosque’s Imam says it has not received a response from the community’s
Muslim Americans have long been targeted by hate groups and the government.But a group of young American Muslims is challenging the mainstream narrative and demanding an end to the targeting.In an open letter to President Donald Trump, the Muslim American National Council, or MASCA, said Trump and the White House are not Islamophobic.The group is
St. Petersburg, Pennsylvania (CNN) The Rev. Pete Turchin said he’s had many prayers for his wife, Mary, but this one was different.It was the last prayer of the week.When Turchim left church to pray, he said, “I’m a little stunned.I’m like, what the hell?She’s not even here?”He was shocked when he found out that he
Posted September 01, 2018 12:03:38When a small-scale mosque bombing targeted the Somali community of Twin Falls in Minnesota, people in the community reacted in ways you wouldn’t expect.The attacks targeted the mosque, killing three people, injuring dozens more and raising fears about the threat of radical Islamism.“We are in a time where there are very
The country is grappling with an influx of immigrants with religious and ethnic ties to Europe.It has faced calls to ban the construction of a mosque tower, amid fears that it could promote extremism.Italy’s Interior Minister has said that he has asked the country’s parliament to vote on whether to ban a mosque built on