February, 2023

• 2 February

  Saudi Arabia starts issuing Stop-over Transit Visa from Monday

  4-day stay with a 3-month duration for visa  The visa is free of cost and it will be issued instantly along with the flight ticket, the Saudi Press Agency reported quoting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sources. Saudi Gazette Report RIYADH — Saudi Arabia launched the service of issuing electronic Stop-over Transit Visa for arrivals in the Kingdom by air for …

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• 1 February

  Türkiye Diyanet FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP 2023/2024 (Fully Funded)

  

  Türkiye Diyanet FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP  DEADLINE :  28th February, 2023 Area of study : Bachelor’s/Masters/PhD Countries/ nationalities : List attached  Scholarship type : full  available: not specified Host Country: Türkiye The Türkiye Diyanet Foundation was established with the mission of training professionals who are aware of our rich cultural history, concerned about the needs of the ummah, and self-confident. The Türkiye Diyanet Foundation …

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• 1 February

  Australia’s first Islamic bank granted a licence

  

  For many Australian Muslims like Reem and Fouad Alameddine, the dream of home ownership has been beyond reach.  Paying or receiving interest is prohibited in Islam, so taking out a mortgage is off the table.  With no other option, the couple face the prospect of becoming lifelong renters. “The hardest thing is the uncertainty of [renting],” Ms Alameddine said.  “And also not being …

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January, 2023

• 30 January

  LASTING REMINDERS OF THE OTTOMAN-MOOR RELATIONS OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS

  

  These priceless photographs show Honourable Abdul Majeed, Turkish Consul General and his wife and two daughters Fathima (Mrs. Mohommed) and Zubaida Sofie (Mrs. M L. Abdul Azeez) Hon. Abdul Majeed’s father, Hassan Lebbe Avdu Candu Lebbe Marikkar was the first Ceylonese Consul for the Imperial Ottoman Empire as may be seen in the plaque in his memory in the third …

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• 29 January

  What Islam says about responding to haters

  As Europe is plagued by anti-Muslim hatred and acts of Quran-burning aren’t punished by law, we spoke to Islamic scholars about what Islam says about tackling hatred. “Who spend in the way of Allah both in plenty and hardship, who restrain their anger, and who forgive others. Allah loves such good-doers,” the Quran, Surah Ali ‘Imran, verse 134.  For practising …

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• 27 January

  Arabs, Moors, and Muslims: Sri Lankan Muslim ethnicity in regional perspective by Dennis B. McGilvray

  

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• 25 January

  UN body condemns Quran burning in Sweden

    Protesters hold copies of the Quran as they demonstrate in front of the Swedish consulate in Istanbul on January 23, 2023, after Rasmus Paludan, leader of the Danish far-right political party Hard Line, burned a copy of the Muslim holy book near the Turkish embassy in Stockholm [Umit Bektas/Reuters] Alliance of Civilizations and several Muslim-majority countries denounce stunt by …

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