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Academics call on PM Liz Truss to release Saudi women’s rights activists

Academics call on PM Liz Truss to release Saudi women’s rights activists

Salma al-Shehab, 34, is an activist who is best known for supporting and speaking for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia through her social media. She was arrested in January 2021 and sentenced in August to 34 years in prison followed…
Conclusion of 8th Int’l Conference on Islamic Studies on Islamophobia

Conclusion of 8th Int’l Conference on Islamic Studies on Islamophobia

Yesterday, Wednesday, the activities of the Eighth International Conference on Islamic Studies, organized by Sharif Hedayatullah State University in Indonesia, in cooperation with the Faculty of Da`wah, Al-Azhar University in Cairo, was concluded. Dr. Ali Gomaa, the former Grand Mufti…
Ayatollah Shirazi urges governments of Islamic countries to make Ashura an official holiday

Ayatollah Shirazi urges governments of Islamic countries to make Ashura an official holiday

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, urged governments in Islamic countries to make Ashura of Imam al-Hussein (peace be upon him) an official holiday, to commemorate this great tragedy and to remind the world…
For the first time ever, the banner of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) in front of the Supreme Pontiff

For the first time ever, the banner of Imam Hussain (peace be upon him) in front of the Supreme Pontiff

A delegation from the International Media Center in the Media Department of Imam Hussain Holy Shrine visited Pope Francis at his residence in the Vatican. The visiting delegation presented the banner of Imam Hussain, peace be upon him, as an…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi stresses on addressing obstacles facing Arbaeen Pilgrimage

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi stresses on addressing obstacles facing Arbaeen Pilgrimage

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, stressed the need to address all obstacles facing the pilgrims who participate in commemorating the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. His Eminence said that the efforts made in this regard must…
Muslim Council of Elders calls for code of conduct to spread values of coexistence and fraternity

Muslim Council of Elders calls for code of conduct to spread values of coexistence and fraternity

The Secretary-General of the Muslim Council of Elders, Counselor Muhammad Abd al-Salam, called for the formulation of a global media code of conduct to spread the values ​​of coexistence and human fraternity; similar to the blog launched by the Council…
Red banner returns atop Al-Abbas’s holy dome on first of Rabi` al-Awwal

Red banner returns atop Al-Abbas’s holy dome on first of Rabi` al-Awwal

Today, Wednesday, the al-Abbas Holy Shrine returned the red banner above the dome of the shrine of Aba al-Fadl al-Abbas (peace be upon him) with the advent of the month of Rabi’ al-Awwal. The black banners, hung on inner and…
UN warns of deteriorating situation in Afghanistan due to Taliban policies

UN warns of deteriorating situation in Afghanistan due to Taliban policies

The head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) Markus Potzel, warned, yesterday, Tuesday of the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan due to the failure of the Taliban authorities to fulfill their promises to respond to the needs of…
Burkina Faso: Terrorist attack leaves 12 soldiers killed, 50 civilians missing

Burkina Faso: Terrorist attack leaves 12 soldiers killed, 50 civilians missing

The Burkina Faso government announced on Tuesday, September 27th, that the bodies of 11 soldiers had been found and about 50 civilians were missing, after militants attacked a convoy of 150 vehicles transporting supplies to a northern town on Monday.…
Italy’s Muslim communities confident new government will protect religious freedom

Italy’s Muslim communities confident new government will protect religious freedom

Muslims in Italy say they do not expect a negative attitude towards the 3 million-plus Muslims living in the country by the new right-wing government that has been formed this week after the general election on Sunday 25th September 2022. The…
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