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Myanmar imposes 2-child limit for Muslims
YANGON, Myanmar — Authorities in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families, a policy that doesn’t apply to Buddhists and comes amid accusations of ethnic cleansing in the aftermath of sectarian violence.
Bayern Munich Build Mosque for Muslims
MUNICH – Helping their players to fulfil their religious duties, German football giants Bayern Munich have decided to build a mosque to help Muslim footballers to perform their prayers.
The German football club agreed to a request to build a mosque in the Allianz Arena stadium to serve its Muslim players and fans.
Madinah: Proposal to solve housing crunch
MADINAH — Realtors and specialists called for allowing multiple-floor residential buildings in the neighbourhoods between Madinah’s second and third ring roads.
UN health agency to assist Saudi Arabia before Haj
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Saturday it would help Saudi Arabia dig deeper into deadly outbreaks of a new SARS-like virus to draw up advice ahead of the annual Haj.
Turkey: Harsher alcohol restrictions
Turkey's parliament has passed legislation to ban all advertising of alcohol and tighten restrictions on sales in the mainly Muslim but secular country. The legislation, adopted on Friday, bans the sale of alcoholic drinks between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. It also prohibits alcohol sales anywhere close to mosques and educational centres.
Bookstore survives turmoil in Afghanistan
Hajji Shah Mohammad has been running a bookstore in Afghanistan since the 1960s.