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The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the international community, human rights organizations and democratic governments to update their laws and procedures for women’s rights, calling for justice for this group, especially in conflict areas in the Middle East.…

Two days ago, the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo witnessed the launch of the 35th International Conference of Muslims of Latin America and the Caribbean, under the title ‘Latin American Muslims Confronting the Phenomenon of Hatred’. Ministers, ambassadors and official…

On the World Television Day, the Shirazi World Foundation issued a statement in which the Foundation said:  In recognition of the increasing impact television has on decision-making by bringing world attention to conflicts and threats to peace and security and…

Participants in the 35th International Conference of Muslims of Latin America and the Caribbean called at the conclusion of its activities on Sunday in the Brazilian capital, Sao Paulo, to confront the spread of hate and its negative effects on…

Yesterday, the Shia Professional Association for Creativity and Education in the US state of California announced a successful registration during its participation in the first International SPACE Conference, which was hosted by the State University (UCLA) for two days. The…

Shia Rights Watch International Organization has documented more than twenty violent and repressive terrorist attacks against Shia Muslims in seven Arab and Islamic countries during the month of November, in a dangerous escalation of attacks on the followers of Ahlulbayt…

Like other South American countries, the presence of Muslims in Colombia dates back to many decades ago. The Islamic presence in this country dates back to more than 500 years ago, specifically with the official discovery of the Americas, when…

Families are working to change the Fairfield School District in Connecticut, USA, to be more inclusive of Muslim holidays. Students throughout the Fairfield School District asked the Board of Education to add Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha to the school…

Islam & Modernism – a seminal exhibition by Pakistan-born, London-based conceptual artist and long-time activist and organizer Rasheed Araeen – is currently being presented at Aicon Gallery in New York. The exhibition at the art gallery takes as its core…

The international “Grunge” website, which specializes in publishing general reports and statistics, has included the holy city of Karbala in its list of the holiest sites in the Islamic religion. The US-based site said, in a special report, that “the…