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A Quran exhibition has opened in the province of Qatif, Saudi Arabia.    Launched on Monday, October 13, it displays various copies of the Holy Book including one weighing 10 kilograms, another being 8 meters long and another copy dating…

Eminent Iranian Quran master Ebrahim Purfarzib has died at the age of 86.    He had been hospitalized for some time and then spent the final days of his life at home. The Quranic figure’s funeral will be held in…

The Halal Institute, Prince of Songkla University, in Thailand has invited halal producers nationwide along with buyers and exporters to an international conference and halal product trade fair between October 30 and November 2.   Through the event, the institute…

 A 27-year-old Bosnian Muslim immigrant has been named the new Swedish minister of education, setting a role model for young, active Muslims.   According to reports, the minister, Aida Hadzialic, was named earlier in October in Stefan Löfven new cabinet…

A rare manuscript copy of the Holy Quran attributed to Imam Ali, peace be upon him, was unveiled in a ceremony in Isfahan, central Iran.   Written on a parchment, the copy is said to date back to the early…

 Bahrain official news agency (BNA) published official announcement of condolence entitled “Abdul Aziz Nizar Al-Jowdar … passed away.”   It said that 19-year-old Abdulaziz Nizar Al-Jowder dubbed as Abu Hajar, one of the Bahraini IS terrorists in Iraq, has passed…

The holy shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in Najaf, Iraq, was decorated with 14,000 natural flowers on the occasion of Eid al-Ghadir.   The director of Service Affairs Department of the Holy Shrine said that the holy…

 Around 30 civilians were martyred and 70 others injured in three car-bomb attacks in Baghdad. Security sources said that two attacks took place in Shia neighborhoods.   The sources added that one explosion occurred at a checkpoint at the entrance…

The office of the Eminent Grand Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq Husseini Shirazi, may Allah prolong his life, in the Afghani capital of Kabul,  has held a session marking Eid al-Ghadir, with the attendance of the office’s members, eminent scholars, Hawza students,…

 The surprisingly passionate response of Ben Affleck, an Oscar-winning actor and director, to TV host Bill Maher and author Sam Harris’s depictions of Islam as “gross” and “racist” has made him a target of US conservative groups which sarcastically gave…