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A Nigerian court has maintained a ban on Islamic headscarf in Lagos public primary and secondary schools.   In a Friday session at the High Court in Lagos, the judge said that the Lagos government had been correct in seeking…

Bahrainis staged demonstrations across the country calling for boycotting the November 22 elections.   Protesters marched in the streets in the Northwestern village of Diraz. Similar demonstrations were also held in the Northeastern island of Sitra, which lies south of…

At least 18 martyred and more than 50 others injured in car bombs explosions in two crowded areas of the Iraqi capital Baghdad on Friday.     Security and medical officials said at least 13 people were martyred when a car…

Shia Rights Watch world organization voiced full support with Shia minority in Saudi Arabia, denouncing Sheikh Nimr’s death penalty.   In a recently released statement, SRW said that the sentence handed down to the cleric was based on clear political…

 Many Islamic institutions and Shia channels condemned the death penalty of independent Saudi cleric Nimr Baqir Al-Nimr, describing the sentence as a clear targeting to all Shia Muslims in the Islamic world.   Imam Shirazi World Foundation, based in Washington,…

New studies show that multitasking kills the performance and may even damage the brain.   Research conducted at Stanford University found that multitasking is less productive than doing a single thing at a time. The researchers found that people who…

 The Tauheed Islamic Center in the Norwegian capital of Oslo plans to hold a seminar this weekend on the theme of Islam and Today’s Challenges.   It is slated to be held at the center on Saturday, October 18. The…

A Quran exhibition has opened in the province of Qatif, Saudi Arabia.    Launched on Monday, October 13, it displays various copies of the Holy Book including one weighing 10 kilograms, another being 8 meters long and another copy dating…

Eminent Iranian Quran master Ebrahim Purfarzib has died at the age of 86.    He had been hospitalized for some time and then spent the final days of his life at home. The Quranic figure’s funeral will be held in…

The Halal Institute, Prince of Songkla University, in Thailand has invited halal producers nationwide along with buyers and exporters to an international conference and halal product trade fair between October 30 and November 2.   Through the event, the institute…