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Yemeni government representatives have convened in the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, to discuss a comprehensive peace plan that will span over three years and put an end to the country’s devastating civil war, a Yemeni diplomat reported on Friday. The…

A regional governor in northeastern Burkina Faso confirmed that 44 civilians were killed and others wounded in two villages near the Niger border. The attack occurred overnight Thursday and was carried out by “armed terrorist groups,” according to the lieutenant-governor…

In a forum titled: “Nahj al-Balagha; Book of Life”, Japanese Muslim convert Fatemeh (Etsuko) Hoshino discussed significant “human-rights” lessons to be learnt from the letter of Amir al-Momineen (peace be upon him) to Malik al-Ashtar. The former Buddhist explained that…

The Office of Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadegh Shirazi (may Allah prolong his life) issued an announcement on the programs to be held in the Marjaiyah House to honor the Nights of Qadr and the period commemorating the martyrdom of the…

Researchers from an Australian university have discovered that following an early time-restricted, intermittent fasting diet could decrease the chances of developing type 2 diabetes. The study found that individuals who fasted three days a week and ate between 8am and…

Afghan religious scholars have criticized the Taliban’s ban on female education, which has drawn international condemnation and deepened the crisis facing Afghan women. Girls are now banned from attending schools and universities, and women are excluded from most forms of…

Muslim students can face a new challenge in Canada as Quebec’s Education Minister is executing a political maneuver against congregational prayer in public schools. Quebec’s Education Minister, Bernard Drainville, has recently announced that prayer rooms in public schools would soon…

The Al-Wala’ wa al-Fida’ wa al-Fateh Procession has begun preparations for the annual trip to Holy Samarra to support the two holy Imams on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. Under the slogan “Here We Are O…

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, issued a fatwa forbidding governments to use violence against demonstrators demanding their legitimate rights. This fatwa issued as Arab and Islamic countries are witnessing grave violations against peaceful…

On World Autism Awareness Day, the Al-Sibteen Academy for Autism and Developmental Disorder, in cooperation with the Al-Sibteen International University for Medical Sciences, affiliated to Imam Hussein Holy Shrine, held a ceremony aims at providing full support for this group…