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Police: Suicide bombers kill 12 in Nigeria’s Borno state

Police: Suicide bombers kill 12 in Nigeria’s Borno state

Five female suicide bombers killed 12 people and wounded 11 in northeast Nigeria’s Borno state, birthplace of the terrorist militant Boko Haram insurgency, police said on Monday.   Five female suicide bombers killed 12 people and wounded 11 in northeast…
UNICEF appoints Syrian refugee Muzoon Almellehan as Goodwill Ambassador

UNICEF appoints Syrian refugee Muzoon Almellehan as Goodwill Ambassador

UNICEF announced yesterday, on the eve of World Refugee Day, the appointment of Muzoon Almellehan, a 19-year-old education activist and Syrian refugee, as its newest – and youngest – Goodwill Ambassador. The appointment makes Muzoon the first person with official…
Germany opens its first diverse mosque in Berlin

Germany opens its first diverse mosque in Berlin

SeyranAtes’ vision of a diverse mosque where all Muslims, from different sects, can pray together turned into reality Friday as dozens of people came together in Berlin to inaugurate a new house of prayer.   SeyranAtes’ vision of a diverse…
Counter terror police investigating after one worshipper killed in van attack near London mosque

Counter terror police investigating after one worshipper killed in van attack near London mosque

One worshipper has died and several more are injured after being hit by a van in a suspected terror attack near a mosque in London.   One worshipper has died and several more are injured after being hit by a…
University of Washington holds after-sunset finals for Muslims fasting during Ramadan

University of Washington holds after-sunset finals for Muslims fasting during Ramadan

Finals at University of Washington have occurred during the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims fast during the day. Some professors at the Bothell campus are keeping their doors open until midnight to allow students who fast to do their…
Newly converted Muslims in Britain breakfast at mosques

Newly converted Muslims in Britain breakfast at mosques

The long hours without food and water can be a challenge for the converts fasting for the first time in Ramadan, but the holy month provides a chance for them to engage more with the Muslim community.    The long…
London Police Chief: Islamophobia is intolerable

London Police Chief: Islamophobia is intolerable

The recent terror attacks in London have affected Muslims in the same manner as all other citizens of the city and terrorists do not discriminate between Muslims and non-Muslims in their attacks.   The recent terror attacks in London have…
Canberra Muslims break Ramadan fast at public iftar in Civic Square

Canberra Muslims break Ramadan fast at public iftar in Civic Square

As the sun set over Canberra on Saturday night, Civic Square filled with the smell of food prepared for the city’s Muslims to break their fast.   As the sun set over Canberra on Saturday night, Civic Square filled with…
Grand Ayatollah Shirazi representative continues inspection tour

Grand Ayatollah Shirazi representative continues inspection tour

Coinciding with the holy month of Ramadan, and based on Grand Ayatollah Shirazi’s commandments on the necessity of visiting the Shia Islamic centers across the world, Grand Ayatollah Shirazi representative Sheikh Jalal Ma’ash visited the Islamic cultural centers and Shia…
UN warns about rising civilian deaths, Daesh killing of children fleeing Mosul battle

UN warns about rising civilian deaths, Daesh killing of children fleeing Mosul battle

The United Nations says members of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group have fatally shot children trying to flee heavy exchanges of gunfire between the extremists and government forces in the western part of Mosul, condemning the crime as “despicable.”  …
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