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Study finds regular exercise protects brain against depression
October 3, 2014
Study finds regular exercise protects brain against depression
A new neurological study indicates that regular physical exercise changes the brain in ways that protect it against stress-induced depression. Study conducted by the researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden pinpointed the benefits of physical activity on the brain.…
Canada Muslims publish handbook to keep Muslim youth from extremism
October 3, 2014
Canada Muslims publish handbook to keep Muslim youth from extremism
A new handbook aimed at preventing Canada’s Muslim youth from falling under the influence of terror organizations and being sent overseas to commit acts of violence was unveiled in Winnipeg (win a peg). According to the publisher, the booklet…
Anti-Muslim ad campaign cancelled in New York City & San Francisco
October 3, 2014
Anti-Muslim ad campaign cancelled in New York City & San Francisco
Controversial blogger Pamela Geller will not run anti-Islamic ads in New York City and San Francisco. Geller’s new ad campaign targeting Islam and relating it to “ISIL” terrorism by featuring a still from American journalist James Foley was scheduled…
Radical Myanmar and Sri Lankan Buddhists gang against Muslim minorities
October 3, 2014
Radical Myanmar and Sri Lankan Buddhists gang against Muslim minorities
A radical monk who heads a movement accused of stirring violence against Muslims in Myanmar (My Anmar) has announced a partnership with a hardline Buddhist group in Sri Lanka to defend their religion. The declaration by the monk, who…
Opening of the photo gallery of Iraqi holy sites in Beirut
October 3, 2014
Opening of the photo gallery of Iraqi holy sites in Beirut
The Iraqi cultural center in Lebanon, in cooperation with the General- Secretariat of Iraqi Holy Sites in Iraq, has opened a photo gallery in the Lebanese capital of Beirut. The gallery showcased more than 60 photographs resembling the current…
Books on the revivalism of Imam Hussein to be published in English
October 3, 2014
Books on the revivalism of Imam Hussein to be published in English
The Research Center of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine in Karbala plans to publish books in English featuring the revivalism of the Master of Martyrs, peace be upon him. The director of the center said a number of books…
Son of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi hosted by many Hajj caravans
October 3, 2014
Son of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi hosted by many Hajj caravans
Sayed Hussein Shirazi, son of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong their lives, has been hosted by many Hajj caravans from the Eastern Province. His eminence delivered a speech to instruct the pilgrims, urging…
Iraqi army forces ISIL out of villages
October 1, 2014
Iraqi army forces ISIL out of villages
Iraqi army soldiers and volunteer troops have recaptured over a dozen villages by pushing back the ISIL terrorists in the east. The soldiers launched mop-up operations in the province of Diyala and managed to drive the terrorists out of…
Study shows British cities may see more Muslim than Christian children
October 1, 2014
Study shows British cities may see more Muslim than Christian children
The number of Muslim children in several British cities is fast eclipsing that of Christian children, according to birth rate statistics that reveal the country’s significant demographic change. The Daily Mail reports that the latest statistics, extracted from the…
Imam Redha’s biography translated into Armenian
October 1, 2014
Imam Redha’s biography translated into Armenian
The thoughts of the eighth Shia Muslim imam, Imam Redha, peace be upon him, have been published in Armenian. The book is entitled “With you to heaven”, and includes the biography and sayings of Imam Redha, peace be upon…