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Sixteen Iraqi pilgrims were injured in a traffic accident between the cities of Damgan and Shahroud in Samnan province on the way to the holy city of Mashhad, the center of Khorasan province in northeastern Iran.     Sixteen Iraqi…

Iraq’s military announced late Friday that an air base where US troops are stationed was hit by mortar shells in an attack that resulted in no casualties.     Iraq’s military announced late Friday that an air base where US…

Germany’s Muslim community is concerned over the increasing number of anti-Islam attacks, fueled by far-right extremism and xenophobia.     Germany’s Muslim community is concerned over the increasing number of anti-Islam attacks, fueled by far-right extremism and xenophobia. In reply…

Muslim leaders are calling for increased security for mosques across Texas after someone posted a threat toward a Houston mosque in an online chatroom.     Muslim leaders are calling for increased security for mosques across Texas after someone posted…

The Austrian foreign ministry says the government is preparing to shut down a Saudi-backed center for religious dialogue in Vienna in an attempt to prevent the execution of 18-year-old Murtaja Qureiris.     The Austrian foreign ministry says the government…

For the second consecutive year, and under the patronage of the General Secretariat of al-Abbas Holy Shrine in cooperation with the European Association for the Congregation of Religions in Germany   For the second consecutive year, and under the patronage…

Abdolsalam Mohammad Ansari, a former Sunni Muslim from Morocco who reverted to Shia Islam, met with the Grand Jurist Ayatollah Shirazi at his house in the holy City of Qom, Iran.   Abdolsalam Mohammad Ansari, a former Sunni Muslim from…

Iranian police have shut down 547 restaurants and cafes in Tehran for not observing “Islamic principles”, the capital’s police chief said Saturday.    Iranian police have shut down 547 restaurants and cafes in Tehran for not observing “Islamic principles”, the…

The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments have launched a campaign to remove the books of “scholars” that belong to the Salafi movement from all mosques in Egypt.    The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments have launched a campaign to remove…

Members of the London Muslim Mosque have called police after vandals scrawled an offensive message on the sidewalk outside the building.      Members of the London Muslim Mosque have called police after vandals scrawled an offensive message on the…