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Workshop on teaching Quran recitation underway in Hamburg
March 1, 2018
Workshop on teaching Quran recitation underway in Hamburg
A workshop on teaching Quran recitation has been organized in Hamburg, Germany. A workshop on teaching Quran recitation has been organized in Hamburg, Germany. According to the Dar-ol-Quran Center of Germany, prominent Iranian Qari Rahim Khaki teaches the principles…
Special permit approved for mosque in Indiana Town
March 1, 2018
Special permit approved for mosque in Indiana Town
The board of zoning appeals in Carmel, US state of Indiana, approved a special use permit for the Al Salam Foundation to build an Islamic Life Center and Mosque at their board meeting Monday evening. The board of zoning…
Protests against Saudi crown prince’s visit to UK
March 1, 2018
Protests against Saudi crown prince’s visit to UK
High-profile campaign groups plan to hold protests in London next week against a visit to Britain by the powerful Saudi crown prince to raise alarm over Riyadh’s war crimes in Yemen and its human rights record. High-profile campaign…
Anti-Muslim hate crimes in London soared by 40% in a year
March 1, 2018
Anti-Muslim hate crimes in London soared by 40% in a year
The number of Islamophobic hate crimes in London has soared by almost 40 per cent in the past year, figures have revealed. The number of Islamophobic hate crimes in London has soared by almost 40 per cent in…
Saudi strikes kill 9 more people in Yemen
March 1, 2018
Saudi strikes kill 9 more people in Yemen
Saudi Arabia has launched a fresh round of airstrikes targeting civilian areas across Yemen as reports suggest at least nine people have been killed. Saudi Arabia has launched a fresh round of airstrikes targeting civilian areas across Yemen…
Muscat International Book Fair Showcases Publications of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi
February 28, 2018
Muscat International Book Fair Showcases Publications of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi
The Lebanese Darul Ulum Publication Center, affliated to the Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, participates in the 23rd Muscat International Book Fair in Oman. The Lebanese Darul Ulum Publication Center, affliated to the Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi, participates…
Arbaeen Int’l Exhibition to be held in Netherlands
February 28, 2018
Arbaeen Int’l Exhibition to be held in Netherlands
The Arbaeen Association of Europe plans to hold the first international photo and film exhibition on Arbaeen (the 40th day after Ashura) in Leiden, the Netherlands. The Arbaeen Association of Europe plans to hold the first international photo and…
HRW: China fuels crackdown in minority region
February 28, 2018
HRW: China fuels crackdown in minority region
Chinese authorities are building and deploying a predictive policing program based on big data analysis in Xinjiang, Human Rights Watch said on Monday. Chinese authorities are building and deploying a predictive policing program based on big data analysis in…
UN chief calls for ‘unfettered humanitarian access’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine hit by crackdown
February 28, 2018
UN chief calls for ‘unfettered humanitarian access’ in Myanmar’s Rakhine hit by crackdown
The United Nations has called on Myanmar authorities to “ensure unfettered humanitarian access” in Rakhine state, where state-sponsored violence has forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. The United Nations has called on Myanmar…
Rare Quran copies on display at India National Museum
February 28, 2018
Rare Quran copies on display at India National Museum
A collection of rare manuscripts of the Holy Quran dating back to the 8th CE to the 19th CE were open to the public by India’s National Museum in New Delhi on Tuesday. A collection of rare manuscripts of…