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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…

Controversial blogger Pamela Geller will not run anti-Islamic ads in New York City and San Francisco.   Geller’s new ad campaign targeting Islam and relating it to “ISIL” terrorism by featuring a still from American journalist James Foley was scheduled…

A radical monk who heads a movement accused of stirring violence against Muslims in Myanmar (My Anmar) has announced a partnership with a hardline Buddhist group in Sri Lanka to defend their religion.   The declaration by the monk, who…

The Iraqi cultural center in Lebanon, in cooperation with the General- Secretariat of Iraqi Holy Sites in Iraq, has opened a photo gallery in the Lebanese capital of Beirut.   The gallery showcased more than 60 photographs resembling the current…