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Myanmar: The latest crisis in Arakan is alarming
October 17, 2016
Myanmar: The latest crisis in Arakan is alarming
The situation inside the Rohingya villages in north-western Arakan (Rakhine) state of Myanmar, bordering Bangladesh, is dire. The situation inside the Rohingya villages in north-western Arakan (Rakhine) state of Myanmar, bordering Bangladesh, is dire. Another genocidal campaign has…
Mosul offensive: forces launch mass attack on Iraqi city in bid to oust Isis
October 17, 2016
Mosul offensive: forces launch mass attack on Iraqi city in bid to oust Isis
A long-awaited offensive to seize back Mosul after two years of ISIS control has begun with columns of armour and military starting to move to the northern Iraqi city. A long-awaited offensive to seize back Mosul after two…
ISWF thanks contributors to the success of Ashura and calls for Shia unity against segregation
October 17, 2016
ISWF thanks contributors to the success of Ashura and calls for Shia unity against segregation
Imam Shirazi World Foundation (ISWF) has issued a statement thanking the contributors in the revival and success of Ashura and calls to renounce segregation and controversy among Shia people by uniting under the banner of Imam Hussein, peace be upon…
Shia Rights Watch: Shias in Ashura between terror and tyranny
October 17, 2016
Shia Rights Watch: Shias in Ashura between terror and tyranny
Security and human rights situations for Shia Muslims did not differ in the days of Ashura this year from the rest of the previous years, especially at the level of terrorist targeting or violations of tyranny practiced by some dictatorial…
Members of militia group charged with plotting to bomb Kansas apartment complex and mosque
October 16, 2016
Members of militia group charged with plotting to bomb Kansas apartment complex and mosque
Three men were arrested on Friday in connection with a plot to bomb a Kansas apartment complex and mosque, federal officials said. Three men were arrested on Friday in connection with a plot to bomb a Kansas apartment complex…
New Dearborn mosque receives online threats
October 16, 2016
New Dearborn mosque receives online threats
Police are investigating threats made against a Dearborn mosque after it was announced online that a building which was previously a Baptist church would now be turned into the New Islamic Institute of America. Police are investigating threats…
ISIS to send 7,000 terrorists to Afghanistan
October 16, 2016
ISIS to send 7,000 terrorists to Afghanistan
The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has said that ISIS terrorist group plans to deploy at least 7,000 fighters in the northern parts of Afghanistan. The First Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum has said that…
British police prevent Husseini rituals in Luton Mosque
October 16, 2016
British police prevent Husseini rituals in Luton Mosque
British police prevented the lovers of Ahl al-Bayt from preforming the Husseini rituals in Imam Ali Mosque in the British city of Luton. British police prevented the lovers of Ahl al-Bayt from preforming the Husseini rituals in Imam…
Huge publicity for Imam Hussein’s rituals among western media
October 16, 2016
Huge publicity for Imam Hussein’s rituals among western media
The grand participation by the lovers of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in Iraq and other Islamic and non-Islamic countries attracted western media attention. The grand participation by the lovers of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in…
Three Afghan Taliban leaders arrested
October 16, 2016
Three Afghan Taliban leaders arrested
Three key members of the Afghan Taliban, including Ahmadullah Muti alias Mullah Nanai who served as intelligence chief under Mullah Akhtar Mansoor have been arrested, two Taliban leaders confirmed to The Express Tribune. Three key members of the…