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Family in Hyderabad, India, engraving Quran verses on iron plaques

Family in Hyderabad, India, engraving Quran verses on iron plaques

A family Hyderabad, the capital of southern India’s Telangana state, is engaged in the fascinating and painstaking task of engraving the Holy Quran on iron plaques.   A family Hyderabad, the capital of southern India’s Telangana state, is engaged in…
Explosion heard in Kabul

Explosion heard in Kabul

An explosion has taken place in the vicinity of Paghman district of Kabul, Afghanistan earlier today.   An explosion has taken place in the vicinity of Paghman district of Kabul, Afghanistan earlier today. The security officials confirm that an explosion…
Chinese Arabic school to close as areas with Muslim populations are urged to study the Xinjiang way

Chinese Arabic school to close as areas with Muslim populations are urged to study the Xinjiang way

Pingliang Arabic School, a charity that caters to underprivileged students, has been told by city education officials to close by December 17 and send its 200 students and 20 teachers home.   Pingliang Arabic School, a charity that caters to…
Amnesty urges ICC to formally investigate Boko Haram conflict atrocities

Amnesty urges ICC to formally investigate Boko Haram conflict atrocities

Amnesty International urges the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a full-blown probe into the atrocities committed by both the Boko Haram terrorists and the Nigerian military during the militancy campaign in the African country, criticizing Abuja for not doing…
Taliban commander Mullah Nusrat killed with his 11 fighters in Faryab

Taliban commander Mullah Nusrat killed with his 11 fighters in Faryab

A commander of the Taliban group Mullah Nusrat was killed with his eleven fighters in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan, the Afghan military said.     A commander of the Taliban group Mullah Nusrat was killed with his eleven fighters…
Hindus rally to demand building of temple on ex-mosque site

Hindus rally to demand building of temple on ex-mosque site

Thousands of Hindus, including monks, have gathered in the Indian capital of New Delhi to participate in a demonstration calling for the construction of a temple on the site of a historical mosque demolished by Hindu extremists in 1992.  …
American Pastor after participating in Arbaeen Pilgrimage: I went there and I never felt safer

American Pastor after participating in Arbaeen Pilgrimage: I went there and I never felt safer

Pastor John Shuck of Southminster Presbyterian Church of Beaverton has returned from the pilgrimage of a lifetime — the Arbaeen.   Pastor John Shuck of Southminster Presbyterian Church of Beaverton has returned from the pilgrimage of a lifetime — the…
Najaf hosting Quran contest for Iraqi women

Najaf hosting Quran contest for Iraqi women

The second edition of a national Quran competition for women is underway in Iraq’s southern city of Najaf.   The second edition of a national Quran competition for women is underway in Iraq’s southern city of Najaf. The Women Quranic…
Members of Ahlulbait Institute from Basra Meet Grand Ayatollah Shirazi

Members of Ahlulbait Institute from Basra Meet Grand Ayatollah Shirazi

On the past few days, a group of delegates from Ahlulbait Cultural and Charitable Institute in Basra which were headed by Sheikh Sadiq Al-Basri, along with some clerics from the Quranic booths set up by this institute during Arbaeen pilgrimage…
Air India plans flight services to Iraq’s Najaf from Lucknow

Air India plans flight services to Iraq’s Najaf from Lucknow

The Indian national carrier Air India is looking to start a flight service to Iraqi holy city of Najaf from Lucknow in UP via New Delhi, starting early next year.    The Indian national carrier Air India is looking to…
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