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Boats carrying about 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed to shore in western Indonesia, with some of the people in need of medical attention   Boats carrying about 500 members of Myanmar’s long-persecuted Rohingya Muslim community washed…

Pilgrims have continued marching towards the holy city of Kadhimiya to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Mousa al-Kadhim, peace be upon him, the seventh of 12 revered Imams in Shiite Islam, who martyred in 799 AD   Pilgrims have…

Shia Rights Watch Organization has released its monthly report of the main incidents of anti-Shiism that occurred in April, 2015.   Shia Rights Watch Organization has released its monthly report of the main incidents of anti-Shiism that occurred in April,…

A French mayor backed by the far-right Front National has been accused of racism after using the names of schoolchildren in his town to decide how many were Muslim   A French mayor backed by the far-right Front National has…

A record of 13 Muslim Members of parliament, up from 8 in 2010, have been elected in one of the most unpredictable and extraordinary general elections in Britain. Eight of these Muslim Members of parliament are women     A record of…

A group of American Muslims shot a video that ridicules anti-Muslim Facebook comments about a fire in an Islamic centre in Florida.   A group of American Muslims shot a video that ridicules anti-Muslim Facebook comments about a fire in…

The fifth International Quran Competition of Tunisia concluded in a ceremony in the capital Tunis   The fifth International Quran Competition of Tunisia concluded in a ceremony in the capital Tunis. The contest was held in the Tunisian capital, with…

The humanitarian agencies in Yemen have warned that life-saving aid are about to run out next week after a month of the land, sea and air siege imposed by the Saudi-led coalition   The humanitarian agencies in Yemen have warned…

Baghdad Operation Command has imposed a curfew on vehicles inside the holy city of Kadhimiya, starting from Sunday until the end of the massive pilgrimage of the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Mousa al-Kadhim, peace be upon him   Baghdad Operation…

Campaigning for religious understanding, the Muslim community in Marshfield, Massachusetts, hosted scores of people in a two-hour event designed to educate them on the true beauty of Islam     Campaigning for religious understanding, the Muslim community in Marshfield, Massachusetts,…