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Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta

Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta

Sources in the Afghan Taliban movement have claimed that Pakistani authorities have arrested senior members of the Taliban Supreme council and known Taliban cleric Mullah Ahmadullah Nanay in Quetta on Tuesday.     Sources in the Afghan Taliban movement have…
Window smashed, burnt Quran, hateful letter left at Calgary Islamic center

Window smashed, burnt Quran, hateful letter left at Calgary Islamic center

A southeast Calgary Islamic center was vandalized late Friday evening, and a community leader is hoping the person responsible comes forward, because he wants to start a conversation.     A southeast Calgary Islamic center was vandalized late Friday evening,…
Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack

Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack

At least one child was killed while seven people, including women, were injured in a grenade attack in Karachi’s Liaquatabad neighborhood on Monday.     At least one child was killed while seven people, including women, were injured in a…
Kazakhstan to ban anti-Shia Salafi Sect

Kazakhstan to ban anti-Shia Salafi Sect

Kazakhstan’s newly created Ministry of Religious Issues and Civil Society says it is taking steps to ban the Salafi sector (Wahhabis).      Kazakhstan’s newly created Ministry of Religious Issues and Civil Society says it is taking steps to ban…
Doctors protest sale of Scottish-made bombs to Saudi Arabia calling on UK government to end arms deals

Doctors protest sale of Scottish-made bombs to Saudi Arabia calling on UK government to end arms deals

Doctors in Scotland are among hundreds of medics who’ve signed a letter calling on the UK Government to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia.   Doctors in Scotland are among hundreds of medics who’ve signed a letter calling on the…
Myanmar: The latest crisis in Arakan is alarming

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

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

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

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

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…
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