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Director of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi Office in Madagascar urges Shia students to make efforts for the sake of science and knowledge

Director of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi Office in Madagascar urges Shia students to make efforts for the sake of science and knowledge

The Director of the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, Hujjat Al-Islam Sheikh Muhammad Radhi Wasram, met with a group of Shia university students. During the meeting, Sheikh…
Massalikul Jinaan: West Africa’s largest mosque 

Massalikul Jinaan: West Africa’s largest mosque 

The Massalikul Jinaan (Paths of Paradise) Mosque is a Muslim place of worship in Dhakar, Senegal’s capital city, With its 9 domes, 5 minarets, the tallest of which is 78 meters high, and a capacity to host 10,000 worshippers inside…
Tanzanian pilgrims feel unparalleled spirituality inside the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him

Tanzanian pilgrims feel unparalleled spirituality inside the Holy Shrine of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him

A delegation of religious science students from the Republic of Tanzania visited the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine to learn about the cultural and religious projects adopted by the Holy Shrine in spreading the true Islamic identity and the principles of…
Former Cameroon Football Star Mboma Embraces Islam

Former Cameroon Football Star Mboma Embraces Islam

Henri Patrick Mboma Dem, one of the icons of Cameroon’s football, has converted to Islam. The two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner converted after several months of studying one of the most popular faiths in the world. Dem announced the…
Ethiopian police fire tear gas at protesters during Eid celebrations

Ethiopian police fire tear gas at protesters during Eid celebrations

Muslims marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan were hit with tear gas in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Monday as protesters clashed with police.Hundreds of thousands had gathered to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday…
Misbah al-Hussein Foundation’s 100,000 Ramadan meals project reaches Niger

Misbah al-Hussein Foundation’s 100,000 Ramadan meals project reaches Niger

The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development continued to distribute Ramadan aid to the families of orphans and the underprivileged in Iraq and Arab and Islamic countries. The Foundation, operating under the auspices of the Shirazi Religious Authority in…
International Nonviolence Organization calls on Moroccan authorities to release prisoners of conscience

International Nonviolence Organization calls on Moroccan authorities to release prisoners of conscience

The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the Moroccan authorities to adopt a more moderate policy towards its citizens who oppose its internal or foreign policies, calling for the release of all prisoners of conscience or those detained on…
Representatives of Imam Hussein Media Group return from fruitful visit to Tanzania

Representatives of Imam Hussein Media Group return from fruitful visit to Tanzania

Representatives of Imam Hussein Media Group have returned from a fruitful visit to the East African country of Tanzania. The delegation visited numerous orphanages and relief programs, the highlights of which were the Wipas project based in Kibaha and the…
African country bans the morning call to prayer through minarets, and Muslims assert that it is a violation of their rights

African country bans the morning call to prayer through minarets, and Muslims assert that it is a violation of their rights

Rwandan authorities have banned the morning call to prayer from minarets using loudspeakers, claiming that it violates the country’s noise control laws. A number of Muslim residents said, “The decision violated their rights to perform a basic ritual of the…
South Africa: Over 300 killed after flooding washed away roads, destroyed homes

South Africa: Over 300 killed after flooding washed away roads, destroyed homes

Heavy rains and flooding battered the eastern coast of South Africa on Wednesday, killing at least 306 people, damaging roads and destroying homes. The tragedy marked “one of the darkest moments in the history” of the KwaZulu-Natal province, the regional…
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