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Winners of Quran Memorization Competition in Italy Awarded

Winners of Quran Memorization Competition in Italy Awarded

Italy’s Holy Quran Society held an award ceremony for the winners of the Quran memorization competition. The contest was organized by in two sections for men and women. The contenders competed in the categories of memorization of the entire Quran…
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…
UN chief shocked by mass shooting in Texas elementary school that killed 21

UN chief shocked by mass shooting in Texas elementary school that killed 21

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was deeply shocked and saddened by the heinous mass shooting in an elementary school in Texas, the United States, said his spokesman. It is particularly heart-wrenching that most of the victims are children, said Stephane Dujarric,…
Malaysia contributes to develop eco-friendly mosques

Malaysia contributes to develop eco-friendly mosques

The Malaysian Ministry of Environment and Water (KASA) intends to develop eco-friendly mosques through the use of endowments and grassroots donations. Malaysian Deputy Minister of Environment and Water Mansur Osman said the aim of the assistance is to provide easy,…
Bolton Appoints First Ever Muslim Mayor

Bolton Appoints First Ever Muslim Mayor

In another milestone for Muslims in the UK, Cllr Akhtar Zaman been elected as the mayor of Bolton, becoming first Muslim and first person of Asian descent to be selected for that post. Zaman, who represents Halliwell, took over the…
‘Science of Tajweed’ Conference in Russia

‘Science of Tajweed’ Conference in Russia

An international conference on the Quranic science of Tajweed was held in Saratov, southwestern Russia, marking the 1100th anniversary of the adoption of Islam by the people of the Volga Bulgaria. The conference was organized by the “Zayd Bin Thabet”…
United Nations: Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh

United Nations: Four million people hit by floods in Bangladesh

At least 4 million people have been affected by the worst floods in Bangladesh’s northeast for nearly two decades, the United Nations said on Monday. The Bangladeshi government said the floods, which began last week, had submerged 70 per cent…
Tajik Shia leader assassinated in Khorog

Tajik Shia leader assassinated in Khorog

Media sources reported on Sunday that a prominent Shia leader was assassinated in Khorog, capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO) in Tajikistan. Mamadbokir Mamadbokirov a Tajik Shia leader in the Badakhshan region was martyred Sunday during a special security…
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…
UNHCR: 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide

UNHCR: 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide

The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution over the staggering milestone of 100 million for the first time on record, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) informed…
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