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Twin Explosions in the shia district of AL-Zahra in Homs, Syria Kills 26, Wounds 100
February 21, 2016
Twin Explosions in the shia district of AL-Zahra in Homs, Syria Kills 26, Wounds 100
50 people were killed and over 100 injured as double blasts hit the Syrian city of Homs According to a member of staff of the city’s central hospital, at least 50 people were killed and over 100 injured as…
Harvard launches free online class to promote religious literacy
February 20, 2016
Harvard launches free online class to promote religious literacy
This is one example of the “widespread illiteracy about religion that spans the globe Sales of the Quran skyrocketed in the United States following 9/11. Perhaps it was a search for answers, or a desire to parse out certain stereotypes, that made some…
NDS detains Taliban commander ‘dressed like a woman’ in Paktika
February 20, 2016
NDS detains Taliban commander ‘dressed like a woman’ in Paktika
Taliban commander disguised as a woman in Paktika province National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has arrested a Taliban commander disguised as a woman in Paktika province. A statement released by NDS on Wednesday identifies the…
Afghanistan: Taliban child soldier recruitment surges
February 20, 2016
Afghanistan: Taliban child soldier recruitment surges
Taliban forces in Afghanistan have added scores of children to their ranks Taliban forces in Afghanistan have added scores of children to their ranks since mid-2015 in violation of the international prohibition on the use of child soldiers, Human Rights Watch said today.…
President Ilham Aliyev visits Imamzade religious complex
February 20, 2016
President Ilham Aliyev visits Imamzade religious complex
Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has reviewed the conditions created at Imamzade religious complex President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has reviewed the conditions created at Imamzade religious complex in Ganja after major repair and reconstruction. Dating back to…
Death sentence to 40 accused of Camp Speicher massacre
February 20, 2016
Death sentence to 40 accused of Camp Speicher massacre
Baghdad’s Criminal Court has sentenced to death to 40 terrorists after being found guilty] Baghdad’s Criminal Court has sentenced to death to 40 terrorists after being found guilty of involvement in the terrible crime of Camp Speicher’s massacre. The…
Germany shuts down Islamic center in Bremen
February 20, 2016
Germany shuts down Islamic center in Bremen
German city-state of Bremen shut down an Islamic cultural center on Tuesday after police raided it and the apartment The northern German city-state of Bremen shut down an Islamic cultural center on Tuesday after police raided it and the…
Protests in Missouri against the spread of Islamophobia
February 20, 2016
Protests in Missouri against the spread of Islamophobia
Muslims in Missouri have protested in front of the Congress Head office of the state Muslims in Missouri have protested in front of the Congress Head office of the state, demanding its members to halt the rising phenomenon of…
US airstrike hits Syrian bakery, kills 15 civilians
February 20, 2016
US airstrike hits Syrian bakery, kills 15 civilians
airstrikes hitting a city’s bakery, and resulting in the death of 15 civilians who were lining up outside to buy bread An early dawn US air raid against the Syrian city of Shadadi ended with airstrikes hitting a city’s…
Winners of Quranic competition awarded in Karbala, Iraq
February 20, 2016
Winners of Quranic competition awarded in Karbala, Iraq
Iraq’s national Quran memorization competition were awarded in a ceremony on February 14th The winners of the 4th edition of Iraq’s national Quran memorization competition were awarded in a ceremony on February 14th in the holy city of Karbala.…