The imam of Dunedin’s mosque has resigned, prompting an urgent community meeting ”to present what has led to this development”. Sheikh Asrarul Haque Obaidullah was the imam of Masjid Al-Huda but resigned on June 16 and had his last day in the role on June 20. A statement from the Otago Muslim Association following the… Continue reading Dunedin mosque imam’s resignation prompts urgent meeting
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Muslims don’t want March 15 memorial service: ‘We want to move on’
Muslims celebrate victories, not defeats. According to these Canterbury Muslims, they don’t want a March 15 memorial service. They celebrate the conquest of Medina and Mecca, and various battles. They are out in force to celebrate 911, and they still are out in Auckland domain to celebrate the defeat of the Allies at Gallipoli each… Continue reading Muslims don’t want March 15 memorial service: ‘We want to move on’
Dunedin Muslim family vanishes
A swarm of flies try to flee a fridge before it is closed, taped up and thrown on a skip. Soon, two skips are filled with trash from inside the abandoned Dunedin home. Hamish McNeilly/Stuff The home on Dunedin’s Portobello Rd sold in a mortgagee auction earlier this year. “There is a real story to be told… Continue reading Dunedin Muslim family vanishes