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New images show Rohingya refugees with army-inflicted wounds, burns
May 16, 2017
New images show Rohingya refugees with army-inflicted wounds, burns
Myanmar’s army is under more pressure over its brutalities against Rohingya Muslims after fresh images emerged reportedly showing refugees from the minority group with wounds and burns sustained during a military crackdown. Myanmar’s army is under more pressure over…
Reuters: Three activists held in Bahrain after UK horse show protest
May 16, 2017
Reuters: Three activists held in Bahrain after UK horse show protest
Bahraini security forces detained family members of three U.K.-based activists over their protests against the gulf king’s attendance at a royal horse show in Britain, one of the activists said. Bahraini security forces detained family members of three U.K.-based…
Imam al-Shirazi Center in Montreal celebrates Imam al-Mahdi’s birth anniversary
May 14, 2017
Imam al-Shirazi Center in Montreal celebrates Imam al-Mahdi’s birth anniversary
On the occasion of Imam al-Mahdi’s birth anniversary, and based on the commandments of the Grand Ayatollah Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, Imam of Shirazi Islamic Center and the Iranian Islamic Center held an auspicious celebration in Montreal, Canada. On the…
Thousands of flowers and pamphlets introducing Imam al-Mahdi in Germany
May 14, 2017
Thousands of flowers and pamphlets introducing Imam al-Mahdi in Germany
Coinciding with the birth anniversary of Imam al-Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance, and under the slogan of ‘EveryoneAwaits al-Mahdi’, a group of Shias living in Hanover,Germany have distributed thousands of flowers and pamphlets introducing Imam al-Mahdi, may Allah hasten…
‘Union of European Scholars to fight Extremism and Takfirism’ in Denmark
May 11, 2017
‘Union of European Scholars to fight Extremism and Takfirism’ in Denmark
A conference is slated to be held in Imam Ali (as) Islamic center in Denmark on May 22-23 with the cooperation of European Union of Muslim Scholars and Shia Theologians in order to discuss the issues of religious extremism and…
Red Cross demands access to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
May 11, 2017
Red Cross demands access to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar
An international humanitarian aid group has asked the government of Myanmar to give it access to help the Muslim Rohingya community in the county’s troubled Rakhine State. An international humanitarian aid group has asked the government of Myanmar…
UN warns Saudi attack on Yemen’s Hudaydah could displace thousands
May 11, 2017
UN warns Saudi attack on Yemen’s Hudaydah could displace thousands
The UN has warned that a Saudi attack on Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah could displace half a million civilians. The UN has warned that a Saudi attack on Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah could displace half a…
Bahrain bars Human Rights Watch staffer from FIFA congress amid crackdown
May 11, 2017
Bahrain bars Human Rights Watch staffer from FIFA congress amid crackdown
The Bahraini authorities have refused entry visa to a Human Rights Watch (HRW) activist scheduled to attend the annual FIFA congress in Bahrain, as the Gulf kingdom’s brutal crackdown on dissent persists. The Bahraini authorities have refused entry…
Dozens of Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram released
May 10, 2017
Dozens of Chibok girls abducted by Boko Haram released
Dozens of Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted by the Boko Haram Takfiri terror group from the northeastern town of Chibok in 2014 have been released. Dozens of Nigerian schoolgirls who were abducted by the Boko Haram Takfiri terror…
Muslim women meeting held in Hamburg
May 9, 2017
Muslim women meeting held in Hamburg
The Women European Council of the Followers of Ahlulbait, peace be upon them, held its first meeting on May 6 at the Islamic Center of Hamburg. The Women European Council of the Followers of Ahlulbait, peace be upon them,…