Islam
Pilgrims scale Mount Arafat for climax of biggest COVID-era hajj
Huge crowds of Muslim pilgrims prayed on Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on July 8, the high point of the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic forced drastic cuts in numbers for two years in a row.
In Kashmir, ‘conscious music’ tests India’s limits on speech
Sarfaraz Javaid thumps his chest rhythmically in the music video, swaying to the guitar and letting his throaty voice ring out through the forest: "What kind of soot has shrouded the sky? It has turned my world dark. Why has the home been entrusted to strangers?"
In Impoverished North Albania, a Muslim’s Path to Radicalism
They accuse him of using a Facebook account to issue a series of posts promoting the Islamic State and its late leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and calling for a holy war in the Middle East and Africa.
El Salih was released on June 11 after an Appeals Court rejected a prosecution request to keep him in custody until trial.
Victims of Sivas Massacre remembered on 29th anniversary
The Sivas Massacre, an arson attack staged on mostly Alevi intellectuals inside the Madımak Hotel that killed 33 intellectuals and two hotel personnel, was commemorated on its 29th anniversary on July 2 in the central Anatolian province of Sivas.
Secret Power wins Türkiye’s most prestigious horse race
Jockey Özcan Yıldırım won Türkiye's most prestigious horse race on June 26 with racehorse Secret Power.
A total of 22 horses competed in the Gazi Race held on a 2,400-meter grass track.
Secret Power, owned by Emrah Karamazı, came first at 2:31:04 in the 96th Gazi Race, winning a price of 3.85 million Turkish Liras ($230,000).
Hadid sisters to come to Bodrum for business trip
The world's leading top models, Bella Hadid and Gigi Hadid, also known as the "Hadid sisters," will be making a business trip to the Aegean tourism hub Bodrum in August.
According to local reports, world-renowned French luxury fashion house Chanel has invited the Hadid sisters to participate in the launching assembly of the brand's Bodrum branch.
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Will Erdogan back off on veto of Sweden, Finland NATO membership at summit?
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he will present documents at tomorrow's NATO summit regarding his claim that Sweden and Finland are harbouring "terrorists", which is why he has threatened to veto their accession.
Erdoğan attends funeral service of İsmailağa Jamia leader
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has attended the funeral service of Mahmut Ustaosmanoğlu, the leader of the İsmailağa Jamia of the Naqshbandi-Khalidiyya Ṭarīqah, who died early on June 23 at the age of 93.
Niece of FETÖ leader nabbed fleeing to Greece
Security units in the northwestern province of Edirne have detained 10 suspects trying to sneak into Greece, including Sümeyye Gülen, niece of Fethulah Gülen, the leader of FETÖ.
"Five of the suspects were FETÖ members," the İhlas News Agency reported on June 23.
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Israel uncovers a rare early mosque in Negev
Israeli archaeologists on June 22 unveiled a rare ancient mosque in the country's south that the antiquities officials said sheds light on the region's transition from Christianity to Islam.
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