Tag: Islam
Syria’s Assad grants amnesties before presidential election
DAMASCUS, Syria — Syrian President Bashar Assad issued a decree Sunday granting amnesty and reducing sentences for several categories of crime committed before May...
‘The Captain’ challenges impoverished youth to love France
PIERREFITTE-SUR-SEINE, France — The man they call “the Captain” runs a tight ship, reaching into his years of military service to inculcate confidence, courage...
Despite 3-week lockdown, many remain on the move in Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish security forces on Friday patrolled main streets and set up checkpoints at entry and exits points of cities, to enforce...
North Macedonia looks to Chinese vaccine to revive program
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — North Macedonia received a shipment Friday of 200,000 doses of the Chinese-made Sinopharm vaccine following major delays in the country’s...
Hamas rejects idea of postponing Palestinian elections
JERUSALEM — The Islamic militant group Hamas has rejected the idea of postponing Palestinian elections ahead of a leadership meeting Thursday in which President...
Turks leave cities, fill shops in preparation for lockdown
ANKARA, Turkey — People in Turkey stocked up on groceries, filled markets and left cities for their hometowns or the southern coast Thursday as...
Turkish lockdown to slow virus before Champions League final
NYON, Switzerland — The Champions League final in Istanbul on May 29 should not be affected by a near three-week lockdown in Turkey to...
Burkinabe fighters seek protection with spiritual traditions
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Antoine Ouedraogo didn’t run when Islamic extremist fighters killed his colleagues only feet away from him in northern Burkina Faso....
Man accused of vandalizing Minnesota mosque says it was joke
MOORHEAD, Minn. — A man accused of spray-painting hate messages on a Minnesota mosque told police he meant it as a joke, according to...
A halal taco truck helps vaccinate Orange County Muslims
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — When Rida Hamida approached a mosque with the idea of breaking Ramadan fast with a taco truck, she faced a...