A unique black sand brick from Mecca adorned with golden verses from the Quran has arrived in India to mark the foundation laying ceremony of the Ayodhya Mosque. The mosque aims to promote communal harmony and provide free medical care, education, and food to people of all faiths and backgrounds.
Mixed messages from scholars in Egypt and Saudi Arabia reflect efforts to manage public outrage at Israel’s ongoing massacre of civilians with their role as supporters of authoritarian states