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Muslims have a new take on the social media phenomenon: the Quran Challenge.   The new campaign seeks to raise awareness about Islam by reciting verses from the Quran on various online platforms. A German Muslim came up with the…

Terrorist organizations employ between 2,000 and 2,500 gunmen of Saudi nationality.   An expert in terrorist groups told Al-Hayat newspaper that assessments of research centers and monitors indicate that the number of Saudi fighters reached approximately 2,500, most of them…

ISIL allegedly killed at least 400 Iraqi soldiers in a chlorine gas attack on an army battalion in the Iraqi city of Fallujah.  A lawmaker from the Shia-dominated National Iraqi alliance said that ISIL killed 400 soldiers they besieged in…

Shia Right Watch Organization demanded the Iraqi authorities and the Iraqi judiciary system to conduct an extensive transparent investigation to reveal all the details of Badoush Prison’s incident, especially when a lot of testimonies received by the organization refer to…

The second edition of a national forum titled “Role of Hussaini Woman in Mahdawi Uprising” will be held by the Women Studies and Research Center affiliated to the Religious Affairs Department of the Imam Ali Holy Shrine.    The director…

Representatives of Hajj expedition of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, have continued their visits as part of a program of exchanging visits with other hajj expeditions of religious authorities.   A number…

Despite Facebook’s claims that a cluster of pages peddling ISIS goods would be taken down, recent searches show many pages containing merchandise with the terrorist group’s symbols still remain on the most popular social-media site in the world.   The…

The first edition of a specialized Islamic magazine titled “Ayah” in Dutch was published in Brussels, Belgium.   The magazine covers issues on Islamic clothing, Hijab and Muslim women’s wearing styles, the importance of Islamic designs for clothing, the newest…

Austria’s foreign minister said the country’s government seeks to create a “standardized” German-language translation of the Holy Quran.    Aslab News reported that the foreign minister said the move is aimed at preventing extremists from misusing the Holy Book. He…

At least three people were killed and many injured as a group of unknown men opened fire at a local hotel in the Hussainabad area of Karachi.   Dunya News reported that the unknown armed bike riders opened fire on…