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Fire in Myanmar camp for displaced Muslims injures dozens
May 15, 2016
Fire in Myanmar camp for displaced Muslims injures dozens
A fire broke out on Tuesday in a camp for internally displaced Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine State, destroying shelters where about 2,000 people had lived and injuring about 14 of them, the United Nations said. A fire…
Indian 3-year-old girl has excellent performance in reciting Quranic verses
May 15, 2016
Indian 3-year-old girl has excellent performance in reciting Quranic verses
Holy Quran reciter, Saba Begum, aged 3, is a student of Fatimatul Banath, a branch of Jamiatul Mominath in India’s Hyderabad. Holy Quran reciter, Saba Begum, aged 3, is a student of Fatimatul Banath, a branch of Jamiatul…
Global watchdog warns that ISIS may be making its own chemical weapons
May 15, 2016
Global watchdog warns that ISIS may be making its own chemical weapons
An intergovernmental organization has warned of the “extremely worrying” signs that ISIS could be developing chemical weapons of its own. An intergovernmental organization has warned of the “extremely worrying” signs that ISIS could be developing chemical weapons of…
Nigerian army frees 400 Boko Haram hostages
May 9, 2016
Nigerian army frees 400 Boko Haram hostages
The Nigerian army said on Monday it had rescued another 400 hostages from Boko Haram hideouts in the country’s northeast as troops intensified clearance operations across areas reportedly still inhabited by militants. The Nigerian army said on Monday…
CBSE appeal against Hijab order quashed
May 9, 2016
CBSE appeal against Hijab order quashed
The Indian high court on Friday dismissed an appeal filed by Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) challenging its single judge’s order granting permission to Muslim girls to wear the hijab, a customary religious dress, while appearing for All India…
US Muslim woman sues police for removing her headscarf
May 9, 2016
US Muslim woman sues police for removing her headscarf
A Muslim woman launched a legal action on Monday against police in California that her headscarf was forcibly removed after she was arrested on outstanding warrants. A Muslim woman launched a legal action on Monday against police in…
Hollande vows swift investigation into mosque attack in Corsica Island
May 9, 2016
Hollande vows swift investigation into mosque attack in Corsica Island
French President Francois Hollande has promised a swift investigation into the blaze in which a Muslim prayer hall was badly damaged in Ajaccio, capital of the French island of Corsica. The prosecutors have said that the fire could be a…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi representative visits cultural and religious centers in Spain
May 9, 2016
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi representative visits cultural and religious centers in Spain
Sheikh Jalal Ma’ash, representative of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, has visited the Shia religious and cultural centers in Spain within an inspection tour of the Islamic centers in Spain. Sheikh…
Martyrdom anniversary of 7th Shia Imam Musa al-Kadhim
May 9, 2016
Martyrdom anniversary of 7th Shia Imam Musa al-Kadhim
Shia Muslims worldwide are donned in black as today marks the tragic martyrdom anniversary of the seventh infallible Imam, Imam Musa al-Kadhim, peace be upon him. Shia Muslims worldwide are donned in black as today marks the tragic martyrdom…
Muslims Fight Hunger in Alabama
May 3, 2016
Muslims Fight Hunger in Alabama
In a bid to change the wrong narrative on Islam, American Muslim groups will join hands later this week to help the needy in Alabama, volunteering for National Soup Kitchen Day. In a bid to change the…