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Dr. Awwad Bin Saleh Al-Awwad, Saudi minister of culture and information during the anti-terror quartet (ATQ) meeting in Jeddah on Thursday, SPA

Saudi Arabia Welcomes Qatari Hajj Performers, Condemns Politicizing Islamic Rites

by Said Al-Abyad | Aug 4, 2017 | Middle East

Jeddah- Saudi Arabia’s culture and information minister Dr. Awwad Bin Saleh Al-Awwad welcomed all Qataris looking forward to joining this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Doha’s attempts to politicize the religious rite is a step down the wrong road, said Awwad. Speaking at...

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People attend the Islamic Society of North America annual convention in Chicago on June 30. (Nova Safo/Agence France-Presse via Getty Images)

Study: Discrimination against Muslims is Increasing in US

by Abigail Hauslohner | Jul 27, 2017 | World

Washington- Anti-Muslim discrimination is common and on the rise — and so, too, are expressions of support for Muslims, according to a new study on one of the United States’ fastest-growing religious minorities. The Pew Research Center on Wednesday released the...

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The man tried several times to drive at the worshippers outside the mosque but was prevented by the high pavement and barriers. Photograph: Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters

Man Tries to Drive Car Into Crowd In front of French Mosque

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 30, 2017 | World

A man was arrested after trying to drive a car into a crowd in front of a mosque in the Paris suburb of Creteil, police said, adding that no one was injured. The man’s motives were unclear, and he had failed in reaching the crowd because of barriers in front of...

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An elder demonstrated the call to prayer at a mosque in Brampton, Ontario, Canada.CreditIan Willms for The New York Times

A Battle Over Prayer in Schools Tests Canada’s Multiculturalism

by Dan Levin | Jun 28, 2017 | Features

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — The troubles began over sermons. For nearly two decades, Muslim students in the Peel School District, outside Toronto, had been allowed to pray independently on Fridays, part of a policy in many Canadian provinces to accommodate religious...

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Family of London Mosque Attacker Mourn with Victims’ Families

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 21, 2017 | World

London- The family of Darren Osborne, the 47-year-old man whose vehicle hit people as they were leaving the Finsbury Park Mosque, north London, early on Monday morning, described him on Tuesday as a “troubled” person and expressed sympathy with the victims. His...