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The Ministry of Hajj and Umrah says that only vaccinated pilgrims will be allowed access to Mecca's Great Mosque during Ramadan.
2021-04-5

Jordan bans public worship at mosques during Ramadan, and will not allow evening prayers, as a precaution to fight the virus.
2020-04-14

A truce brokered by the United Nations due to last for the remainder of Ramadan is broken within an hour with both sides exchanging blame.
2015-07-11

Malaysia says that Muslim women are joining IS as "prostitutes" which is contrary to the teachings of Islam.
2014-09-19

Thousands of demonstrators rally in Banda Aceh, the capital of Indonesia's Aceh province, in support of local leaders' bid to adopt a separatist flag as the staunchly Islamic province's official emblem.
2013-04-4

Muslims celebrate Eid ul-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan, the month of fasting. In Indonesia, however, the government rules that the end of Ramadan should be delayed one day.
2011-08-30

Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a leading Islamic preacher associated with the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, is to lead public prayers in Cairo's Tahrir Square for the first time in thirty years.
2011-02-18

25 prisoners, including Islamic militants, escape from a prison in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-asia-pacific-11057127 (BBC)] [http:--www.bangkokpost.com-news-asia-192514-25-militants-escape-prison-in-tajikistan ("Bangkok Post")]date=August 2019 [http:--itar-tass.com-eng-level2.html?NewsID=15424966 (ITAR-TASS)]date=August 2019
2010-08-23

Libya releases 214 Islamist inmates in what is described as "a historic event".
2010-03-23

52 unmarried couples in Malaysia face charges of sexual misconduct and possible imprisonment after being caught alone in hotel rooms by the country's Islamic morality police. [http:--news.bbc.co.uk-1-hi-world-asia-pacific-8439899.stm (BBC)][http:--www.lasvegassun.com-news-2010-jan-04-52-malaysia-couples-face-jail-for-hotel-liaisons- (Las Vegas Sun)]date=August 2019
2010-01-4