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International Criminal Court to investigate Shia Massacre in Nigeria
February 12, 2018
International Criminal Court to investigate Shia Massacre in Nigeria
The International Criminal Court is moving gradually towards prosecution of Nigerian officials involved in the December 2015 massacre of members of the Shia community of Nigeria. The International Criminal Court is moving gradually towards prosecution of Nigerian officials involved…
Shia board chief slams AIMPLB, calls it a ‘terror group’ branch
February 12, 2018
Shia board chief slams AIMPLB, calls it a ‘terror group’ branch
Responding to the expulsion of Salman Nadwi from All India Personal Law Board, Wasim Rizvi, chairman of Uttar Pradesh Shia Central Waqf Board termed the AIMPLB “a branch of terrorist organisations” and said it was becoming a threat to the…
Iraqi Shia scholar meets with Pope Francis and calls for tolerance and moderation
February 10, 2018
Iraqi Shia scholar meets with Pope Francis and calls for tolerance and moderation
The Italian capital witnessed an intellectual symposium titled, “Violence in the Name of Religion”, organized by the UK-based Wilton Park Institute in cooperation with Pontifical Council for Interfaith Dialogue at the Vatican. The Italian capital witnessed an intellectual symposium…
MP says Muslims should leave India
February 8, 2018
MP says Muslims should leave India
An Indian lawmaker suggested that Muslims should leave the country. An Indian lawmaker suggested that Muslims should leave the country. “Muslims should not even be living in this country, they should go to Pakistan or Bangladesh,” Vinay Katiyar said…
WOHR urges the UN to intervene to release Ayatollah Sayyid Hussein
February 5, 2018
WOHR urges the UN to intervene to release Ayatollah Sayyid Hussein
The World Organization for Human Rights called on the United Nations Secretary-General to intervene urgently to release the son of Grand religious authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, Sayyid Hussein al-Shirazi. The World Organization for Human Rights called…
German mosque is ordered to stop broadcasting call to prayer
February 4, 2018
German mosque is ordered to stop broadcasting call to prayer
A German couple have won a landmark court victory to silence Islamic calls to prayer from a mosque almost a mile from their home. A German couple have won a landmark court victory to silence Islamic calls to prayer…
Finsbury Park attack: man ‘brainwashed by anti-Muslim propaganda’ convicted
February 4, 2018
Finsbury Park attack: man ‘brainwashed by anti-Muslim propaganda’ convicted
A man “brainwashed” within a month by anti-Muslim propaganda has been found guilty of a murderous terrorist attack on worshippers leaving a mosque in London, UK triggering a complete review of the national security threat posed by the extreme right.…
Saudi Arabia should be dropped from UN Human Rights Council, say British lawyers
February 4, 2018
Saudi Arabia should be dropped from UN Human Rights Council, say British lawyers
A campaign to remove Saudi Arabia from the UN Human Rights Council has been launched by a group of British lawyers, who argue the desert kingdom’s membership of the body is “contradictory and ironic”. A campaign to remove Saudi…
Far-right AfD member converted to Islam in protest at acceptance of gay marriage in the church
February 1, 2018
Far-right AfD member converted to Islam in protest at acceptance of gay marriage in the church
A politician from the nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) who shocked colleagues by converting to Islam says he did so because he was unhappy with the church’s acceptance of gay marriage. A politician from the nationalist Alternative for…
Imam Ali Centre participates in the Interfaith Dialogue Conference in America
January 31, 2018
Imam Ali Centre participates in the Interfaith Dialogue Conference in America
The Imam Ali Centre has participated in the Interfaith Dialogue Conference, that aims to achieve the culture of peace and peaceful coexistence in the World, held in Virginia, the United States in the presence of many Islamic, Christian and Jewish…