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Spain’s far-right political groups are using historical events from the Reconquista period to justify calls for the expulsion of Muslims, Anadolu Agency reported yesterday citing an official from the Center for Research on the Far-Right (CINVED). Sergio Gracia, the CINVED…

More than 200 Husseini mourning Mawakib will participate in commemorating the first ten days of Muharram in the holy city of Karbala. The Department of Husseini Rituals and Mawakib in Iraq and the Islamic world has announced that more than…

Millions of Shia followers of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them, are now converging on the holy city of Karbala to observe the Flag-Changing ceremonies, which are scheduled to take place tonight, after the Maghrib and Isha prayers. According to officials…

Turkish activists on Saturday staged a massive protest in front of Tajikistan consulate in Istanbul to denounce the practices of the Tajik government against Muslims. The demonstration was organized by a group known as “OpenRafah,” which called for opposition to…

In a decision that has upset both Muslim and Jewish communities, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Belgium has confirmed the ban on halal slaughter in Brussels. Jewish and Muslim organizations had filed a lawsuit in March to…

Around 60 bodies have been found in the Kidal region of northern Mali, with some gathered in mass graves and others scattered as human remains among tree trunks and surrounding bushland. The horrific scene in Abeïbara, Kidal Region, reveals the…

The federal government of Pakistan, along with several provincial governments, has declared the 9th and 10th of the upcoming month of Muharram as official holidays in observance of the tragic martyrdom of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him. According to…

At least 15 more people have been killed in landslides and floods in Nepal over the past two days, Xinhua reported today. Incessant monsoon rains since Friday have caused widespread devastation, leaving 15 dead, 2 missing, and 17 injured. The…

In the latest incident of alleged state violence, Indian troops have been accused of killing six Kashmiri youth in the Kulgam district of Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir Media Service reported today. According to the source, the youth were killed…

The highest camp on Mount Everest, the world’s tallest mountain, is buried under years of accumulated garbage that will take a massive cleanup effort to remove, the Associated Press reported yesterday citing a Sherpa who led the recent government-funded expedition.…