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Rare Quran Copies kept at the library Sayyida Zaineb mosque in Cairo
January 28, 2018
Rare Quran Copies kept at the library Sayyida Zaineb mosque in Cairo
Four precious copies of the Holy Quran are among a number of items being preserved at the library of al-Sayyida Zaineb Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. Four precious copies of the Holy Quran are among a number of items being…
Demonstration staged in Dera Ismail Khan to protest against Shia killings
January 25, 2018
Demonstration staged in Dera Ismail Khan to protest against Shia killings
Unabated targeted murders of Shia Muslims in Dera Ismail Khan evoked an instant protest from the heirs of the martyrs and their supporters who staged a demonstration to vent their anger over abject failure of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and…
Aid agency office comes under attack in Afghanistan, one killed
January 25, 2018
Aid agency office comes under attack in Afghanistan, one killed
At least one person has been killed and 14 others wounded in an attack on the office of international aid agency Save the Children in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad. At least one person has been killed and…
Far-right German politician embraces Islam
January 25, 2018
Far-right German politician embraces Islam
A local politician from the far-right, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has converted to Islam, media reports said. A local politician from the far-right, Alternative for Germany (AfD), has converted to Islam, media reports said. Arthur Wagner, AfD’s vice-president in…
Fresh Saudi airstrikes kill 15 Yemenis in Sa’ada Province
January 25, 2018
Fresh Saudi airstrikes kill 15 Yemenis in Sa’ada Province
At least 15 Yemeni people have lost their lives in fresh air raids by Saudi warplanes on the country’s northwestern Province of Sa’ada. At least 15 Yemeni people have lost their lives in fresh air raids by Saudi warplanes…
Diplomatic delegation from Sweden visits Holy Shrine of Imam Ali
January 25, 2018
Diplomatic delegation from Sweden visits Holy Shrine of Imam Ali
A diplomatic delegation from Sweden visits Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in the holy city of Najaf. A diplomatic delegation from Sweden visits Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in the holy…
Stockholm Mosque hit with Nazi graffiti
January 24, 2018
Stockholm Mosque hit with Nazi graffiti
Unknown vandals spray-painted swastikas on the facade of a central Stockholm mosque on Friday night, mosque officials said. Unknown vandals spray-painted swastikas on the facade of a central Stockholm mosque on Friday night, mosque officials said. The Nazi graffiti…
At least seven killed after Saudi jets bomb Yemen’s Sa’ada
January 24, 2018
At least seven killed after Saudi jets bomb Yemen’s Sa’ada
Saudi warplanes have conducted fresh airstrikes against the impoverished country of Yemen, leaving seven people, including five children and a woman, dead and five others injured in the northwestern Province of Sa’ada. Saudi warplanes have conducted fresh airstrikes…
Shia Muslim mountaineer sets new world record by scaling mount Pumori
January 24, 2018
Shia Muslim mountaineer sets new world record by scaling mount Pumori
Pakistani Shia Muslim mountaineer, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, successfully scaled Mount Pumori (7,161 m) without using supplemental oxygen in the region during winter season. Pakistani Shia Muslim mountaineer, Muhammad Ali Sadpara, successfully scaled Mount Pumori (7,161 m) without using supplemental…
Auspicious birth anniversary of Lady Zaineb celebrated worldwide
January 24, 2018
Auspicious birth anniversary of Lady Zaineb celebrated worldwide
The holy shrines of Iraq, Syria, and Iran in addition to mosques and Islamic centers all over the world are marking the auspicious birth anniversary of Imam Ali’s daughter, Lady Zaineb, peace be upon her. The holy shrines of…