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Norway: Islamophobic group insults Muslims, harms Quran
June 16, 2019
Norway: Islamophobic group insults Muslims, harms Quran
An Islamophobic group in Norway insulted Muslims and threw a copy of the Muslim holy book the Quran in an event near the capital Oslo on Saturday, according to a video the group posted on the Internet. An…
US Senate halts efforts to prevent arms sales to Bahrain, Qatar
June 16, 2019
US Senate halts efforts to prevent arms sales to Bahrain, Qatar
The U.S. Senate on Thursday turned back resolutions aimed at disapproving multi-billion-dollar arms sales to Bahrain and Qatar, amid continued intensive congressional scrutiny of weapons sales to U.S. allies in the Middle East. The U.S. Senate on…
Report: Saudis say Shia teenager will not be executed
June 16, 2019
Report: Saudis say Shia teenager will not be executed
A young man from Saudi Arabia’s minority Shia Muslim community who was arrested at the age of 13 will not be executed and could be released by 2022, a Saudi official told Reuters news agency A young man…
16 Iraqi pilgrims injured in traffic accident in Iran
June 16, 2019
16 Iraqi pilgrims injured in traffic accident in Iran
Sixteen Iraqi pilgrims were injured in a traffic accident between the cities of Damgan and Shahroud in Samnan province on the way to the holy city of Mashhad, the center of Khorasan province in northeastern Iran. Sixteen Iraqi…
Mortar attack targets Iraqi air base where US troops are stationed
June 15, 2019
Mortar attack targets Iraqi air base where US troops are stationed
Iraq’s military announced late Friday that an air base where US troops are stationed was hit by mortar shells in an attack that resulted in no casualties. Iraq’s military announced late Friday that an air base where US…
Increasing anti-Muslim attacks worry Islamic community in Germany
June 15, 2019
Increasing anti-Muslim attacks worry Islamic community in Germany
Germany’s Muslim community is concerned over the increasing number of anti-Islam attacks, fueled by far-right extremism and xenophobia. Germany’s Muslim community is concerned over the increasing number of anti-Islam attacks, fueled by far-right extremism and xenophobia. In reply…
Houston mosque threatened for second time
June 15, 2019
Houston mosque threatened for second time
Muslim leaders are calling for increased security for mosques across Texas after someone posted a threat toward a Houston mosque in an online chatroom. Muslim leaders are calling for increased security for mosques across Texas after someone posted…
In bid to stop teen execution, Austria moves to shut Saudi-founded faith center
June 15, 2019
In bid to stop teen execution, Austria moves to shut Saudi-founded faith center
The Austrian foreign ministry says the government is preparing to shut down a Saudi-backed center for religious dialogue in Vienna in an attempt to prevent the execution of 18-year-old Murtaja Qureiris. The Austrian foreign ministry says the government…
Delegations of Karbala’s holy shrines arrive in Germany for ‘Cultural Week’
June 15, 2019
Delegations of Karbala’s holy shrines arrive in Germany for ‘Cultural Week’
For the second consecutive year, and under the patronage of the General Secretariat of al-Abbas Holy Shrine in cooperation with the European Association for the Congregation of Religions in Germany For the second consecutive year, and under the patronage…
Abdolsalam Mohammad Ansari meets with Grand Ayatollah Shirazi
June 15, 2019
Abdolsalam Mohammad Ansari meets with Grand Ayatollah Shirazi
Abdolsalam Mohammad Ansari, a former Sunni Muslim from Morocco who reverted to Shia Islam, met with the Grand Jurist Ayatollah Shirazi at his house in the holy City of Qom, Iran. Abdolsalam Mohammad Ansari, a former Sunni Muslim from…