Islam World

The Governor of New Jersey, Phil Murphy, signed a bipartisan resolution on Saturday declaring January as Muslim Heritage Month, media outlets reported. New Jersey is home to more than 300,000 Muslim residents. This month comes to celebrate the history, accomplishments and…

A Nigerian delegation of activists had the honor of visiting the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali (peace be upon him) in Najaf Al-Ashraf, where they made supplications to Allah Almighty to remove oppression and injustice the Shia Muslims are facing.…

The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH) recently unveiled six additional permanent galleries in its Art of the Islamic Worlds wing. An Iranian-born collector, Hossein Afshar, and al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait have provided most of the works on display. The…

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) believes the situation of religious minorities in Afghanistan is an issue of concern. Accordingly, USCIRF has demanded the US State Department to include Afghanistan on its watchlist. The organization has mentioned…

Hundreds of followers of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) in a number of Indian cities have signed a unified petition, calling on human rights organizations and Islamic governments to urgently take action to pressure Saudi Arabia to rebuild the…

The Supreme Religious Authority, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, has called on scholars, preachers and missionaries to give the issue of al-Baqi’ the utmost importance, and the need to constantly demand the reconstruction of the demolished pure…

The World Health Organization has urged Afghan families to take advantage of any opportunity to vaccinate their children under the age of five against polio. The international organization stressed to Afghan families that by giving two drops of polio vaccine…

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced yesterday Saturday that the Turkish intelligence forces killed the suspected leader of the ISIL (ISIS) group, Abu al-Hussein al-Husseini al-Qurashi, in Syria. Erdogan said Turkish intelligence had been monitoring the alleged leader of the…

Pakistan’s Ambassador to Iraq, Ahmed Amjed Ali, has announced today Monday that the Pakistani devotees of AhlulBayt, peace be upon them, are committed to commemorating the Arba’een Pilgrimage of Imam Hussein, peace be upon him, in Holy Karbala. In a…

The Danish and Brazilian Ambassadors as well as the deputy of the Australian Mission to Iraq had the honor of visiting the holy shrines of Imam Hussein and Abu Al-Fadl Al-Abbas, peace be upon them, in Holy Karbala. The correspondent…