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An American Muslim football player has been penalized for prostrating after scoring a six-point touchdown in Kansas City Chiefs win over the New England Patriots, sparking condemnations over the unjustified penalty.     Hussein Abdullah, a Muslim player in the National…

A letter condemning attacks on Muslims in Austria signed by a thousand people from different faiths was published on the internet recently.   This came after three women who were wearing headscarves; three mosques and a religious high school under…

A series of Quranic classes has been held for children by Hussaini Association in the Capital of Norway, Oslo.    According to reports, the prayers’ leader of the association said that the students learn to read the Holy Quran’s verses…

Thousands of People in Saudi Arabia have held a funeral for a pro-democracy activist who was killed by Saudi forces.   According to reports, thousands of people attended the mourning ceremony, organized for an anti-government protester, who died of his…

Leading Bahraini human rights activist has been arrested over Twitter remarks believed “demeaning” to government institutions.   The activist, who heads the Bahrain Centre for Human Rights, had just returned to the country after an advocacy tour abroad. He had…

A car bomb detonated on a busy street in southeastern Baghdad on Wednesday night, killing 14 people and wounding 51 others.   Several shops and vehicles nearby were damaged in the explosion in a Shia neighborhood known as New Baghdad.…

 Millions of pilgrims have begun marching to Mina on the first leg of their journey of a lifetime, preparing for the climax of their pilgrimage when they ascend Mount `Arafat.   Spirituality and peace were in the air in the…

Shia Rights Watch World Organization has recently held an expanded conference inside the Congress in Washington DC under the title of “ISIL, Motives and Solutions”, in cooperation with MPAC world organization.   Many religious, academic, and ethnic figures from Iraq…

A new neurological study indicates that regular physical exercise changes the brain in ways that protect it against stress-induced depression.   Study conducted by the researchers at Karolinska Institute in Sweden pinpointed the benefits of physical activity on the brain.…

A new handbook aimed at preventing Canada’s Muslim youth from falling under the influence of terror organizations and being sent overseas to commit acts of violence was unveiled in Winnipeg (win a peg).   According to the publisher, the booklet…