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‘Make it stop’: Civilians in Yemen’s Hodeidah trapped as fighting rages for strategic port city
June 20, 2018
‘Make it stop’: Civilians in Yemen’s Hodeidah trapped as fighting rages for strategic port city
Civilians in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah are dodging airstrikes in an attempt to flee advancing Arab coalition forces, residents have told The Independent. Civilians in the Yemeni city of Hodeidah are dodging airstrikes in an attempt to…
Finsbury Park mosque reveals vile threats one year after far-right terror attack
June 20, 2018
Finsbury Park mosque reveals vile threats one year after far-right terror attack
A mosque whose worshippers were mown down by a far-right terrorist, Darren Osbourne, has been targeted with vile letters containing white powder and threatening new atrocities against Muslims. A mosque whose worshippers were mown down by a far-right…
Modest fashion now on offer in heart of Italy
June 19, 2018
Modest fashion now on offer in heart of Italy
Just a couple of months before Italy’s most populist government of recent years came to power, a very different kind of enterprise began in Bologna, a city known for its gourmet culture and historic university. Hijab Paradise is the brainchild…
Yemen crisis: Saudi coalition demands Houthis’ unconditional withdrawal
June 19, 2018
Yemen crisis: Saudi coalition demands Houthis’ unconditional withdrawal
The UN’s hopes of negotiating a ceasefire with Houthi rebels in the vital port of Hodeidah in Yemen appear to have been dashed after the Saudi-led coalition backing the Yemeni government said it would only accept the rebels’ unconditional withdrawal…
UNHCR report reveals: Number of refugees hits five-year high
June 19, 2018
UNHCR report reveals: Number of refugees hits five-year high
More than 68 million people were forced to flee their homes last year as a result of war, violence and other forms of persecution, according to a new report from the UN’s refugee agency. More than 68 million…
ISIS abducts 30 in Saladin, 7 found dead
June 19, 2018
ISIS abducts 30 in Saladin, 7 found dead
At least 30 people from one tribe in central Iraq were kidnapped by ISIS remnants on Sunday night. The bodies of seven of them have been found in a desert, while the fate of the others remains unknown. …
Imam Ali Holy Shrine receives chiefs of border forces
June 19, 2018
Imam Ali Holy Shrine receives chiefs of border forces
The Secretary General of the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, Engineer Yusuf Mahdi Sheikh Radhi, received the chief of the fifth border area General Haza’ Mohammad and his accompanying officials. The Secretary General of the Holy Shrine of…
Commemoration of the seventeenth demise anniversary of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Shirazi in the holy city of Qom
June 19, 2018
Commemoration of the seventeenth demise anniversary of Grand Ayatollah Mohammed Shirazi in the holy city of Qom
A memorial gathering for the demise anniversary of the late Imam Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Mohammad Shirazi was held last night at the Imam Zine El Abidine Mosque in the holy city of Qom, Iran. A memorial gathering for…
Warwick to offer 1st Islamic studies access course in Britain
June 18, 2018
Warwick to offer 1st Islamic studies access course in Britain
Starting next academic year, the University of Warwick will offer a one term course, the “Postgraduate Award in Islamic Education”, which is designed to bridge the gap between Islamic seminaries and modern tertiary education. Starting next academic year, the…
Canada police investigating arson at Alberta mosque
June 18, 2018
Canada police investigating arson at Alberta mosque
RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) in Alberta, say they’re investigating an arson at a mosque in a community west of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada . RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) in Alberta, say they’re investigating an arson at a mosque…