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At least 47 killed in ISIS Afghan attack
June 27, 2016
At least 47 killed in ISIS Afghan attack
At least 47 people, including civilians and Afghan security forces personnel have been killed in an ISIS attack targeting a residential area in eastern Afghanistan. At least 47 people, including civilians and Afghan security forces personnel have been…
Halal ingredients worth billions worldwide
June 26, 2016
Halal ingredients worth billions worldwide
Halal ingredients are now worth $245 billion in the global market, a new report has revealed. Halal ingredients are now worth $245 billion in the global market, a new report has revealed. According to the report by Thomson…
Prominent Pakistani Shia escapes assassination attempt in Karachi
June 26, 2016
Prominent Pakistani Shia escapes assassination attempt in Karachi
The prominent Shia noha, or reciter of eulogies, Mullah Farhan Ali Waris escaped an assassination attempt in Karachi. The prominent Shia noha, or reciter of eulogies, Mullah Farhan Ali Waris escaped an assassination attempt in Karachi. Farhan was…
Saudi forces kill Shia civilian in Awamiyah
June 26, 2016
Saudi forces kill Shia civilian in Awamiyah
Saudi forces have killed a Shia citizen after raiding his home in the country’s Eastern Province. Saudi forces have killed a Shia citizen after raiding his home in the country’s Eastern Province. Abdulrahim Ali al-Faraj was shot to…
Separate bomb attacks kill at least 22 in Afghanistan
June 21, 2016
Separate bomb attacks kill at least 22 in Afghanistan
More than 20 people were killed in separate bomb attacks in Afghanistan on Monday, including at least 14 when a suicide bomber struck a minibus carrying Nepali security contractors in the capital Kabul, officials said. More than 20…
Srinagar: School tenders apology after sacking teacher for wearing Abaya
June 21, 2016
Srinagar: School tenders apology after sacking teacher for wearing Abaya
Following an uproar after a prominent school in Srinagar sacked a teacher for wearing Abaya, the school management has now tendered an apology for “unintentionally” hurting the sentiments of people on Sunday. Following an uproar after a prominent…
Iraqi Embassy attacked over alleged calls for Shiitization in Algiers
June 21, 2016
Iraqi Embassy attacked over alleged calls for Shiitization in Algiers
Algerian activists severely criticized the Iraqi embassy for “facilitating religious visits to Iraq” through an electronic site and special office to grant visas for those “wishing to have religious visits to Iraq”. Algerian activists severely criticized the Iraqi…
Egypt sentences ex-President Morsi to life on espionage charges
June 20, 2016
Egypt sentences ex-President Morsi to life on espionage charges
Egypt’s deposed President Mohammed Morsi has been sentenced to 40 years in prison on charges of leaking secret state documents to Qatar. Egypt’s deposed President Mohammed Morsi has been sentenced to 40 years in prison on charges of…
Muslim villagers donate money to build church for Christian community in Pakistan
June 20, 2016
Muslim villagers donate money to build church for Christian community in Pakistan
Muslim villagers in Pakistan are helping to fund a new church for their neighbors in a show of religious solidarity six years after the Christian community was attacked by mobs in the area. Muslim villagers in Pakistan are…
Bahrain sentences eight protestors to 15 years in prison and revokes their citizenships
June 19, 2016
Bahrain sentences eight protestors to 15 years in prison and revokes their citizenships
The Bahraini court sentenced on Thursday, June 16, eight Shiite defendants to 15 years in prison and revoked their Bahraini citizenships, over charges of “establishing and raising donations to fund a terror organization,” a judicial source said. The…