Federal authorities are suing Stafford County in northern Virginia in a response to the country prohibiting the build of an Islamic cemetery. The All Muslim Association of America (AMAA) was prohibited by Virgina’s Stafford County to build an Islamic cemetery…
Immigrant Muslim families struggle as traditional Islamic burials are not possible across Europe
With borders closed across the globe, immigrants can no longer be laid to rest in their home lands with their religious rites. Traditionally, first generation immigrants, in Europe, have preferred to be buried in their homelands.Large populations of Moroccans and…
Muslim cemetery in India waives all fees for COVID-19 Victims
This week The Mahim Kabrastan Trust from Mumbai announced that they will be offering free burials for COVID-19 deceased Muslims. The Mahim Kabrastan is one of the 15 cemeteries in Mumbai which will be taking bodies of those who passed…
Outcry in Sri Lanka as the government mandates cremation only for COVID-19 victims
Amnesty International calls out the Sri Lanka government for forcing Muslim COVID-19 victims to be cremated against families’ wishes. On March 31st the Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health issued COVID-19 guidelines saying the standard procedure of disposing bodies should be…
Initiative to built Western-Europe’s largest Islamic cemetery well on its way
Over the past decades the numbers of Muslims in Western-Europe has rapidly increased and with that the need for Islamic burial sites. A fundraising initiative in the Netherlands has collected half of the needed €410,000 ($447,521) needed for the new…
