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Supreme Quran Council established in Iraq
October 20, 2016
Supreme Quran Council established in Iraq
A supreme Quran council has been founded in Iraq to promote Quranic activities in the Arab country. A supreme Quran council has been founded in Iraq to promote Quranic activities in the Arab country. The establishment of the…
Pakistan revokes the citizenship of 2000 radical Sunnis
October 18, 2016
Pakistan revokes the citizenship of 2000 radical Sunnis
Pakistan is to revoke the citizenship of radical Sunnis, and in the first stage of the decision the government revoked the citizenship of 2000 radicals. Pakistan is to revoke the citizenship of radical Sunnis, and in the first…
Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta
October 18, 2016
Afghan Taliban leader arrested in Quetta
Sources in the Afghan Taliban movement have claimed that Pakistani authorities have arrested senior members of the Taliban Supreme council and known Taliban cleric Mullah Ahmadullah Nanay in Quetta on Tuesday. Sources in the Afghan Taliban movement have…
Window smashed, burnt Quran, hateful letter left at Calgary Islamic center
October 18, 2016
Window smashed, burnt Quran, hateful letter left at Calgary Islamic center
A southeast Calgary Islamic center was vandalized late Friday evening, and a community leader is hoping the person responsible comes forward, because he wants to start a conversation. A southeast Calgary Islamic center was vandalized late Friday evening,…
Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack
October 18, 2016
Child dead, several injured in Karachi Imambargah attack
At least one child was killed while seven people, including women, were injured in a grenade attack in Karachi’s Liaquatabad neighborhood on Monday. At least one child was killed while seven people, including women, were injured in a…
Kazakhstan to ban anti-Shia Salafi Sect
October 18, 2016
Kazakhstan to ban anti-Shia Salafi Sect
Kazakhstan’s newly created Ministry of Religious Issues and Civil Society says it is taking steps to ban the Salafi sector (Wahhabis). Kazakhstan’s newly created Ministry of Religious Issues and Civil Society says it is taking steps to ban…
Doctors protest sale of Scottish-made bombs to Saudi Arabia calling on UK government to end arms deals
October 17, 2016
Doctors protest sale of Scottish-made bombs to Saudi Arabia calling on UK government to end arms deals
Doctors in Scotland are among hundreds of medics who’ve signed a letter calling on the UK Government to end arms sales to Saudi Arabia. Doctors in Scotland are among hundreds of medics who’ve signed a letter calling on the…
Myanmar: The latest crisis in Arakan is alarming
October 17, 2016
Myanmar: The latest crisis in Arakan is alarming
The situation inside the Rohingya villages in north-western Arakan (Rakhine) state of Myanmar, bordering Bangladesh, is dire. The situation inside the Rohingya villages in north-western Arakan (Rakhine) state of Myanmar, bordering Bangladesh, is dire. Another genocidal campaign has…
Mosul offensive: forces launch mass attack on Iraqi city in bid to oust Isis
October 17, 2016
Mosul offensive: forces launch mass attack on Iraqi city in bid to oust Isis
A long-awaited offensive to seize back Mosul after two years of ISIS control has begun with columns of armour and military starting to move to the northern Iraqi city. A long-awaited offensive to seize back Mosul after two…
ISWF thanks contributors to the success of Ashura and calls for Shia unity against segregation
October 17, 2016
ISWF thanks contributors to the success of Ashura and calls for Shia unity against segregation
Imam Shirazi World Foundation (ISWF) has issued a statement thanking the contributors in the revival and success of Ashura and calls to renounce segregation and controversy among Shia people by uniting under the banner of Imam Hussein, peace be upon…