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Islam poised to become the world’s largest religion, new analysis finds
January 2, 2023
Islam poised to become the world’s largest religion, new analysis finds
The number of babies born to Muslims is expected to overtake those born to Christians within two decades, making Islam the world’s largest religion, according to a new analysis. There are now 2.2 billion Christians in the world. Islam is…
India: Quran teaching extended up to higher level in Punjab schools
January 2, 2023
India: Quran teaching extended up to higher level in Punjab schools
The Punjab School Education Department has directed all divisional, district and chief executive officers of the schools to extend teaching of the Holy Quran from primary to higher secondary. It further directed all the divisional directors and additional directors to…
Iraqis gather near holy shrines to bid farewell to last day of 2022
January 2, 2023
Iraqis gather near holy shrines to bid farewell to last day of 2022
Thousands of the Shia followers of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) in Iraq spent the last day of 2022 near the holy shrines in Iraq. The holy shrines in Karbala, Najaf, Kadhimiya and Samarra witnessed the arrival of thousands…
Iraqi joint operations: 311 terrorists were killed in 2022
January 2, 2023
Iraqi joint operations: 311 terrorists were killed in 2022
Iraqi joint operations confirmed that Iraq made many important achievements in 2022, including the killing of 311 terrorists, 213 killed by air force fire and 98 others in various operations; noting that most of the dead were important ISIS leaders.…
Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies holds legal workshop
January 2, 2023
Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies holds legal workshop
The Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Center for Strategic Studies, NCSS, associated with the Shirazi Religious Authority office in the holy city of Najaf, in cooperation with the Iraqi Bar Association, Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf branch, held the legal workshop titled, (Legal terms in the…
Irish Muslim group donates hot meals to needy on New Year’s Eve
January 2, 2023
Irish Muslim group donates hot meals to needy on New Year’s Eve
A group of Irish Muslim women served more than 500 hot meals to the less fortunate on the eve of the New Year. “It was an extremely busy end to the year – the last soup run of 2022. We…
Shia demands in India to include biography of Imam Hussein in school curricula
January 2, 2023
Shia demands in India to include biography of Imam Hussein in school curricula
The top Shia representing body in India has addressed the Indian authorities to include the battle of Karbala and the martyrdom of the Grandson of the Noble Prophet, Imam Hussein, peace be upon him within the school curricula. The Indian…
With an area of 1200 square meters, roofing work on Hussein Camp continues
January 2, 2023
With an area of 1200 square meters, roofing work on Hussein Camp continues
Imam Hussein Holy Shrine announced the continuation roofing the open space of the Husseini Camp (Al-Mukhayam), with an area of (1200) square meters. The engineer supervising the project, Mustafa Jaafar Al-Wahhab, said in an interview with the official website, followed…
Office of Shirazi Religious Authority in Beirut mourns late Ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Reda Al-Shirazi
January 2, 2023
Office of Shirazi Religious Authority in Beirut mourns late Ayatollah Sayyed Muhammad Reda Al-Shirazi
The office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, commemorated martyrdom of the jurist of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Reda al-Shirazi (may God sanctify his honorable secret), in the…
Global Imams Council sends letter to Google after word ‘Jew’ listed as verb marked offensive to Prophets
January 1, 2023
Global Imams Council sends letter to Google after word ‘Jew’ listed as verb marked offensive to Prophets
A large international Muslim organization has approached Google after the word “Jew” was listed on Google as a verb marked offensive, defined as “to bargain with someone in a miserly or petty way” for most of the day on Tuesday.…