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China shuts down 3 mosques belonging to Hui Muslims
January 3, 2019
China shuts down 3 mosques belonging to Hui Muslims
Chinese authorities have shut down three mosques in Weishan town of the country’s southern Yunnan province, media reported. Chinese authorities have shut down three mosques in Weishan town of the country’s southern Yunnan province, media reported. The mosques belonging…
Five soldiers killed in Taliban bomb attack on army outpost
January 3, 2019
Five soldiers killed in Taliban bomb attack on army outpost
Five Afghan soldiers have been killed in a bomb explosion carried out by Taliban militants in a tunnel below an army outpost in southern Afghanistan. Five Afghan soldiers have been killed in a bomb explosion carried out by Taliban…
Imam Hussein Institute in Turkey holds Quranic activities
January 3, 2019
Imam Hussein Institute in Turkey holds Quranic activities
Imam Hussein Institute in Turkey continues to run cultural, religious and Quranic courses for men and women in the country’s northern region of Istanbul. Imam Hussein Institute in Turkey continues to run cultural, religious and Quranic courses for…
Beit Al-Mawada grant distribution to winners of first stage draw
January 3, 2019
Beit Al-Mawada grant distribution to winners of first stage draw
Mesbah al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development in Karbala, affiliated to Grand Ayatollah Shirazi office, has announced the completion of the first phase distribution of the grant to the winners of the first phase of the Beit Al-Mawda Youth Marriage…
Call for short stories on ‘Women Helping Imam Hussein, peace be upon him’
January 3, 2019
Call for short stories on ‘Women Helping Imam Hussein, peace be upon him’
The Women Section of the Cultural Committee organizing the 15th edition of “Rabee’-ul-Shahadah” international festival will hold a short story contest as part of the festival. The Women Section of the Cultural Committee organizing the 15th edition of…
Ban on Halal, Kosher Meat Takes Effect in Belgium’s Flemish Region
January 2, 2019
Ban on Halal, Kosher Meat Takes Effect in Belgium’s Flemish Region
A proposed ban on halal and kosher meats has come into effect in Belgium’s northern Flanders region, stirring controversy among the country’s Jewish and Muslim communities. A proposed ban on halal and kosher meats has come into effect in…
Taliban kill 21 Afghan security forces in country’s north
January 2, 2019
Taliban kill 21 Afghan security forces in country’s north
The Taliban militants have killed at least 21 Afghan security forces and wounded nearly two dozen others in a number of simultaneous attacks in the country’s north. The Taliban militants have killed at least 21 Afghan security forces and…
Militants kill 4 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers in Balochistan
January 2, 2019
Militants kill 4 Pakistani paramilitary soldiers in Balochistan
At least four paramilitary soldiers have been killed and two injured in a clash with militants in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan. At least four paramilitary soldiers have been killed and two injured in a clash with militants in…
Iraqi warplanes hit strategic Daesh position in eastern Syria, kills 30 commanders
January 2, 2019
Iraqi warplanes hit strategic Daesh position in eastern Syria, kills 30 commanders
Iraqi military aircraft have pounded a strategic position of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group in Syria’s eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr after Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, allowed Iraqi fighter jets to conduct airstrikes against the extremists in Syria without waiting…
Members of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi office meet custodian of Kufa Mosque
January 2, 2019
Members of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi office meet custodian of Kufa Mosque
Sayed Ata Al-Hussaini, the director of the Office of Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Shirazi in holy Najaf along with a delegation from this Office visited the holy mosques of Kufa and Sahla and met with Sayed Madhar Al-Madani, the custodian…