Culture
Ablution in Islamic Perspective
Ablution is an integral part of Islamic rituals. Even prayer, which is one of the pillars of Islam, is considered invalid unless it is preceded by a ritual bath (K.5:6).…
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Islam
Christianity
Jerusalem – the Holy City
Written by archimandrite assoc. prof. Pavel Stefanov, Shumen University "Bishop Konstantin Preslavski" - Bulgaria The sight of Jerusalem bathed in a dazzling spiritual light is exciting and unique. Situated among…
International
Erdogan’s visit to an Alevi temple angered the large Sunni community
Conflict has rocked the Alevi community, Turkey's second-largest religious community after Sunnis, though not officially recognized. The occasion was a visit by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to the Alevi…
Environment
Italy: 50 Muslim and Scientologists joined to clean up the main Street of the Great Mosque of Rome
Rome - On Saturday 23 July 2022, more than 50 volunteers from the Islamic Cultural Centre of Italy and Volunteer Ministers of the Church of Scientology cleaned up the stretch…
International
Iran may ban keeping pets as ‘symbols of the West’
Iran's parliament is considering a bill that could introduce a virtual ban on keeping pets in the country, reports the BBC. If it is adopted, it will be possible to…
Africa
The Jeddah Summit Declaration, a new tool for Peace and Development
The final declaration of the Jeddah Security and Development Summit (Jeddah Summit) was issued last July 16th, to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Jordan, Egypt,…
Defense
The Supreme Court of Cassation in Bulgaria returned “Islamic case” back to square one
After more than 6 years of consideration in three instances, the Islamic case is returned in April to the District Court in Pazardzhik and starts from the very beginning -…
Human Rights
State Department: Bulgaria refuses to allow construction of new mosques
The next annual report of the US State Department says that the anti-Semitic rhetoric in our country continues, Nazi symbols are freely sold, and religious door-to-door agitation is banned in…
International
A Turkish mosque in France shelled with Molotov cocktails
The facade of a Turkish mosque in Metz, eastern France, was slightly damaged on Thursday night against Friday during the week by Molotov cocktail incendiary bottles, AFP reported. This caused…
ENTERTAINMENT
Bulgarians, Greeks and Turks celebrate in Edirne, light fires for health
Thousands of Turks, as well as tourists from Bulgaria and Greece, gathered in the border town of Edirne to take part in the spring holiday Kakawa Hadrelles, BTA reports. This…