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What is Hajj and why are there so many deaths during the Muslim pilgrimage?

At least 550 pilgrims have reportedly died this year in Mecca, Islam's holiest city, but the annual ritual remains vital for Muslims — here’s why

Evening Standard

France's Muslim Voters Fear Far-right Election Win

Muslim voters are increasingly worried about the prospect of a far-right victory less than two weeks before France's snap parliamentary elections, fearing the possible restrictions that could follow.

International Business Times

Loved Ones Search For Missing Pilgrims After Hajj Heat Deaths

Friends and family of missing hajj pilgrims searched hospitals and pleaded online for news on Wednesday, fearing the worst after hundreds died during the annual rites in Saudi Arabia.

International Business Times

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Bombay HC allows Hamare Baarah release after changes

The Bombay High Court has allowed the makers of the film Hamare Baarah to release it on Friday once they change certain portions that were allegedly derogatory to Islam and the Muslim community, LiveLaw reported.

Newslaundry

Is Gaza conflict now a religious war?

Hamas and right-wing Zionism offer conflicting religious narratives — with little room for compromise

Salon

Media 'obsessed with Nigel Farage mainstreamed anti-Muslim hate', Humza Yousaf says

THE UK media is “obsessed” with platforming Nigel Farage and its complacency in doing so without challenging “anti-Muslim hatred” has…

The National (Scotland)

Muslim pilgrims warp up Hajj with final symbolic stoning of the devil and final circling of Kaaba

Muslim pilgrims are wrapping up the Hajj, or pilgrimage, in the deadly summer heat with the third day of the symbolic stoning of the devil, and the last circumambulation around the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, in the city of Mecca

The Independent UK

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I was the first Muslim leader of a western democracy. And I say Islamophobia has poisoned our politics

The mainstreaming of anti-Muslim sentiment is so acceptable now that politicians barely bother disguising it, says former first minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf

The Guardian - UK

Hajj Pilgrims 'Stone The Devil' As Muslims Mark Eid Al-Adha

Pilgrims on Sunday performed the last major ritual of the hajj, the "stoning of the devil", in western Saudi Arabia as Muslims the world over celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday.

International Business Times

Pilgrims commence the final rites of Hajj as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha

Masses of pilgrims have embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia, marking the final days of Hajj pilgrimage and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for Muslims around the world

The Independent UK

Khorasan: why many Afghanistan citizens are pushing back against the term’s association with terrorism

Gunmen attacked Moscow’s Crocus City Hall concert venue in March, killing 137 people. The four suspects were purportedly aligned to the militant terrorist organisation Islamic State-Khorasan (IS-K).

The Conversation

Mourning Their Dead, Gazans Take Solace In Hajj Pilgrimage

Months after losing her husband and children in the horrors of the Gaza war, Douaa al-Massarii is doing her best to find peace in the ancient rituals of the hajj.

International Business Times

Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah: ‘A group is hard to keep together – people get jealous’

The celebrated MC takes your questions on losing his brothers to muscular dystrophy, converting to Islam and making an album no one can listen to

The Guardian - UK

Million-plus Begin Hajj Pilgrimage Under Shadow Of Gaza War

More than a million Muslim pilgrims were in Mecca Friday for the start of a hajj pilgrimage held against the grim backdrop of the Gaza war and in exhausting summer heat.

International Business Times

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The Independent UK

Masses of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia circle the Kaaba ahead of the official beginning of the Hajj

Muslim pilgrims in Mecca in Saudi Arabia are circling the Kaaba, Islam’s holiest site, as they prepare for the official start of the Hajj

Newslaundry

Days after Karnataka ban, SC suspends screening of Hamare Baarah

The Supreme Court has stayed the release of the movie Hamare Baarah and asked the Bombay High Court to take an expeditious decision on a petition alleging that the film was derogatory to Islam and married Muslim women, Bar and Bench reported.

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Understanding The Significance Of Hajj For Muslims

Learn about the significance of Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, and the rituals and spiritual experiences associated with it.

The Conversation

We are Lady Parts: how the show continues the legacy of Muslim punk genre taqwacore

I recently binged the first season We Are Lady Parts, a Channel 4 comedy about an all-female Muslim punk band which is back for its second season. The American punk (and Muslim), Michael Muhammad Knight, could not have imagined what he was calling into existence when he came up with…

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The Independent UK

What's Hajj, the Islamic pilgrimage, and why is it significant for Muslims?

Once a year, Muslims coming to Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam

The Guardian - UK

Hamas: The Quest for Power review – the men behind the masks

Beverley Milton-Edwards and Stephen Farrell’s update of their 2010 survey of the Islamist movement argues that violent struggle with Israel is a major part of its identity, but not its only goal

The Independent UK

In secular France, chaplains prepare to provide Olympians with spiritual support during the Games

More than 120 faith leaders are preparing for an Olympic challenge — how to spiritually support some 14,000 athletes and their staff who will take part in the Paris Games

The Conversation

Between witchcraft and terrorism: how social fears in coastal Kenya impact religious expression

Kenya’s coastal region has, since about 2011, grappled with terrorist attacks carried out by the Somalia-based Islamic terrorist organisation Al-Shabaab.

Al Jazeera

Thousands of Israelis march through Jerusalem, some attacking Palestinians

Islamic authorities say more than 1,100 Israelis encroached on Al-Aqsa Mosque compound during provocative annual parade.

The Independent UK

Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ during march through Palestinian area of Jerusalem

The police said the march would not enter the sprawling Al-Aqsa mosque compound, the third holiest site in Islam

The Independent UK

German authorities see Islamic extremist motive in Mannheim knife attack

German authorities say they have uncovered evidence of an Islamic extremist motive in last week’s knife attack in the southwestern city of Mannheim in which a police officer was fatally injured

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