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Five dead, 16 injured in suicide car bombing near Kabul international airport
August 10, 2015
Five dead, 16 injured in suicide car bombing near Kabul international airport
car bomber detonated his explosives at the busy traffic circle leading to the first checkpoint A suspected suicide car bomber detonated his explosives at the busy traffic circle leading to the first checkpoint at Hamid Karzai International Airport, killing…
Thirty Wahhabi seminaries closed in Pakistan
August 10, 2015
Thirty Wahhabi seminaries closed in Pakistan
law-enforcement agencies have so far placed 30 Wahhabi seminaries in the “suspect” category Pakistan’s Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that law-enforcement agencies have so far placed 30 Wahhabi seminaries in the “suspect” category which have been…
Iraqi police storm ISIS positions and kill over nine terrorists
August 10, 2015
Iraqi police storm ISIS positions and kill over nine terrorists
Raed Jawdat said in a statement that the Iraqi federal police raided the centers of the ISIS terrorists The Iraqi security sources in the Western province of Anbar said that the country’s police in two separate operations killed at…
International Festival of Lady Zainab, peace be upon her, planned in Karbala
August 10, 2015
International Festival of Lady Zainab, peace be upon her, planned in Karbala
International Festival will be organized by General Secretariat of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine The first edition of Lady Zainab, peace be upon her, International Festival will be organized by General Secretariat of the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine from…
Fifth Annual Conference of the Shia Muslim Scholars of North America concludes in Chicago
August 10, 2015
Fifth Annual Conference of the Shia Muslim Scholars of North America concludes in Chicago
The 5th Annual Conference of the Shia Muslim Scholars of North America has been concluded The 5th Annual Conference of the Shia Muslim Scholars of North America has been concluded in Chicago, Illinois. The conference, which was held…
Proposed mosque in Monroeville sparks debate at council meeting
August 9, 2015
Proposed mosque in Monroeville sparks debate at council meeting
A proposed mosque in Monroeville led to a long debate at council meeting A proposed mosque in Monroeville led to a long debate at council meeting. A Shia Muslim group has requested to build a worship center on Old…
UN envoy banned from meeting Rohingya Muslims
August 9, 2015
UN envoy banned from meeting Rohingya Muslims
The visiting UN special rapporteur on Myanmar has been barred The visiting UN special rapporteur on Myanmar has been barred from meeting the country’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslims. Yanghee Lee was visiting the Southeast Asian nation to assess its human…
First Islamic nursery for Scotland to open in Glasgow
August 9, 2015
First Islamic nursery for Scotland to open in Glasgow
Scotland’s first Islamic nursery is set to open in Glasgow on Monday Scotland’s first Islamic nursery is set to open in Glasgow on Monday. Little Wonders will open in Govanhill with 28 places available for children aged two to…
Nigerian women reject hijab ban calls
August 9, 2015
Nigerian women reject hijab ban calls
A leading Nigerian civil rights group has condemned calls to ban hijab in northern Nigeria A leading Nigerian civil rights group has condemned calls to ban hijab in northern Nigeria, warning that any such ban would offer no solution…
Over 100 ex-Saddam Hussein-era officers run ISI group’s military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Syria
August 9, 2015
Over 100 ex-Saddam Hussein-era officers run ISI group’s military and intelligence operations in Iraq and Syria
Intelligence source said 100 to 160 former Iraqi army officers with IS Intelligence source said 100 to 160 former Iraqi army officers with IS. The sources added that Saddam-era veterans also serve as “governors” for seven of the 12…