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The Centre for Islamic Studies commenced training the first batch of volunteers for the mosque tour program in the historic Galle Fort, which is a popular tourist hotspot. The preliminary training session conducted by Asiff Hussein, VP-Outreach of the CIS gave the volunteers an idea of how to conduct a mosque tour for tourists visiting Galle Fort through both presentation and practicals which …

Masjid Al Aqsa, the 3rd Holiest site for the Muslims, have been occupied for many decades by the Jews. Several International Organizations including the United Nations, have held many meetings and several resolutions have been passed, but nothing much seems to have been implemented. The Jews who have occupied the Holy site, have made tunnels under the Masjid Al Aqsa, …

    Saudi Gazette report MAKKAH — Passengers of the Haramain Railway will pay SR20 to travel between Makkah and Jeddah and SR110 between Makkah and Madinah. “This is the lowest fare for passengers using high-speed trains in the world,” said an official at the Saudi Railway Organization. “There is a plan to operate seven trains between Jeddah and Makkah …

WASHINGTON – Acknowledging its notable efforts in offering support for refugees, a leading US Muslim advocacy group has granted Turkey a humanitarian award for opening its doors to millions of refugees every year. “Just to give an example in this regard, during the last cours of the four years, Turkey has taken more refugees (only the number of Syrian refugees) …

  Protesters and counter protesters on open carry, Islam from radical Islam and immigration held rallies separated by a metal barricade at the Henry Ford Centennial Library in Dearborn on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. About a dozen people, some armed with rifles, showed up for an anti-Islam rally this afternoon in Dearborn, outnumbered by two groups of counterprotesters. Waving American …

Istanbul, (IINA) – Following the great Egyptian chemist professor Ahmed Zewail who won the 1999 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, another chemist from another Muslim country won 2015's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, according to OnIslam. Aziz Sancar, a biochemist who has exquisitely mapped part of the DNA repair system in cancer cells, has been honored this year with the Nobel Prize …