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Imam Ali holy shrine sends urgent aid to Amirli district of Shia majority. The Imam Ali holy shrine has send urgent food and water supplies to the residents of Amrili district after receiving distress calls from the people of this…

The Quranic Arabic Corpus, an annotated linguistic resource which shows the Arabic grammar, syntax and morphology for each word in the Holy Quran. It is part of a PhD research project into Arabic language computing at the University of Leeds.…

Hard-line in the Philippines have pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).   Clips have been uploaded in recent weeks on the video sharing site YouTube showing both southern Philippines-based Bangsamoro Freedom Fighters BIFF…

This Shia party has reiterated its demand for an operation against sectarian killers operating in the Karachi.   “The Sindh government has repeatedly assured our leadership of severe action against sectarian militants but, once again, it has failed to keep…

Saudi human rights activist brutalized by prison’s guards    The rights group says a Saudi human rights activist was dragged from his cell in chains and beaten after refusing to cooperate with the prison transfer. The activist has been relocated…

22 Bahraini Shia activists given jail terms over anti-regime protests   The Bahraini regime has given jail terms to 22 Shia activists for taking part in pro-democracy demonstrations in the country.   On Saturday, a Bahraini court sentenced 18 Shia…

Iraqi Ministry of Defence announced the killing of 15 terrorists of the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in the Nibai area, south of Tikrit.  An intelligence source said that the warplanes, in coordination with the military intelligence,…

House of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Shirazi, May Allah prolong his life, hosts scholars and high-ranking personalities from Iraq and Gulf countries.   Within the daily meetings held inside the house of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini…

A bomb exploded in the city of Karbala, causing no casualties   An raqi security source said on Saturday that a bomb exploded in the province of Karbala, inside one of the vehicles belonging to the holy shrine inside the…

An international forum titled “Innovations in Quranic Studies” will be held on November 18 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.   According to news sources, the forum will be held by the Quran and Hadith Section of the Academy of Islamic Studies…