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Saudi Arabia to admit Iranian diplomat
August 6, 2018 By Faith Matters

Saudi Arabia to admit Iranian diplomat

Saudi Arabia has agreed to admit an Iranian diplomat to head an office representing Iranian interests in the kingdom, the official Iranian news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, in a rare move after the rivals broke off relations in 2016. “An informed diplomatic source said Sunday that Saudi Arabia had agreed to grant a visa […]

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Hezbollah uses drones against IS in Syria – Hezbollah-run media
August 22, 2017 By Faith Matters

Hezbollah uses drones against IS in Syria – Hezbollah-run media

Lebanon’s Hezbollah used drones to strike Islamic State in Syria close to the border with Lebanon, a military media unit it runs said on Monday, their first public declaration that they had used such a weapon. Hezbollah deployed the drones to hit Islamic State positions, bunkers and fortifications in the Western Qalamoun area near the […]

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From “caliph” to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi’s new life on the run
June 13, 2017 By Faith Matters

From “caliph” to fugitive: IS leader Baghdadi’s new life on the run

Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is on the brink of losing the two main centres of his ‘caliphate’ but even though he is on the run, it may take years to capture or kill him, officials and experts said. Islamic State fighters are close to defeat in the twin capitals of the group’s territory, […]

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Iraq’s Mosul residents feel relief, anxiety as ‘liberation’ nears
August 8, 2016 By Faith Matters

Iraq’s Mosul residents feel relief, anxiety as ‘liberation’ nears

As Iraqi forces prepare to attack Islamic State in its de facto capital of Mosul, residents inside the city and others who have managed to escape expressed relief at the prospect their home could be liberated from the extremist group’s harsh rule. But they also warned that if the assault is successful, the city’s Sunni-majority […]

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Developing Diversity Directory
June 7, 2010 By Faith Matters

Developing Diversity Directory

The Developing Diversity Directory has been developed by Faith Matters over the last year and through contact and consultation with over 480 mosques in England. Faith Matters undertook focus groups with Muslim women in England around 5 key areas they wanted to see within mosques in terms of core service delivery and each of the […]

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