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The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) on Saturday decried a French government request for mosque imams to recommend same-sex marriage as a double standard against Islam.In a Facebook post addressed to French Minister of Citizenship, Marlène Schiappa, IUMS Secretary-General…

Muslims in Scotland have expressed their hope to ease restrictions imposed to confront the outbreak of the Coronavirus in the upcoming great month of Ramadan so that they can perform their rituals in mosques.The pandemic crisis began before last year’s…

A Turkish mosque and a culture center in Germany’s Kassel were attacked on Saturday.Vandals wrote insulting and threatening words on the walls of Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu Culture Center and Yunus Emre Mosque.According to the Kassel police force, the examination of the…

The Canadian Ambassador to Iraq, Ulric Shannon, and his accompanying delegation, had the honor to visit the Mosque of Imam Ali’s Step, peace be upon him, in Basra.The Canadian Ambassador to Iraq said in a tweet on Twitter, “We had…

In coordination with the International Media Center, a delegation consisting of 16 Turkish senior Sunni scholars visited Imam Hussain Holy Shrine with the aim of rapprochement between sects, rejecting sectarianism, and examining the heritage and intellectual landmarks of the Ahlulbayt,…

Millions of pilgrims revived, in the holy city of Karbala yesterday evening and dawn today, the birth anniversary of the Awaited Imam al-Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance.The Holy Province of Karbala has witnessed, since days, intensive security, service and…

The University of Notre Dame and the ERC Project “The European Quran” organized an online international workshop on the Holy Quran and Bible.The workshop was held via Zoom on March 22-26, according to euqu.eu website.It explored the changing ways in…

A Catholic cathedral in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province was rocked by a suicide bombing on Sunday, police said.The blast, in the city of Makassar, wounded 14 people including church workers and worshippers, officials said.They added that two suicide bombers were…

The Australian Ambassador to Iraq, Paula Elizabeth Kanley, visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, expressing her admiration and respect for the holy shrine.Head of the Public Relations Department, Ali al-Ameri, gave a brief explanation of…

The Director of Imam Hussein Media Group, Sheikh Mustafa al-Muhammadi, received the commander of the Third Division of Saraya al-Salam, led by the Middle Euphrates Operations of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), Engineer Haider Radi al-Khaz’ali.The two parties discussed the…