Islam World

With 31 torture victims, 58 enforced disappearances, and 7 extra judicial killings, Balochistan is facing a worsening humanitarian crisis and significant human rights violations, with the Pakistani army committing torture to deprive people of their political and human rights. According…

The ancient archaeological sites in Iraq are facing a new threat from sandstorms caused by climate change. In addition to the existing problem of antiquities being looted, these treasures from the Babylonian civilization are now slowly disappearing under wind-blown sand.…

A senior ISIS chief was killed by US special operations forces during a helicopter-borne raid in northwest Syria on Monday, a US official has confirmed. According to the official, he was a “senior ISIS-Syria leader and operational planner” in charge…

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, inaugurated 50 more model mosques and Islamic cultural centers across the country in the fourth phase of an inspirational project. With the new facilities, she has so far inaugurated 200 mosques out of…

The Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has launched its Ramadan food packs distribution campaign to disadvantaged families and students of religious sciences. The office’s administration said in a statement to Shia Waves Agency that, “As…

The Local Government in the holy city of Karbala has announced it is new project for constructing a asmart multistory car park, which will be erected on the side opposite to the current Unified Local Car Park in the city.…

Police have arrested a Muslim woman named Sana Ullah in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad on charges of blasphemy. According to senior police official Nasir Ali Rizvi, the arrest came after angry crowds gathered outside her home demanding her execution…

Iraq’s National Museum is offering a rare exhibition of ancient Quran manuscripts. The collection includes 80 manuscripts that are being showcased for the first time in Baghdad. According to Ahmed al-Alyawi, Director General of the museum, “This exhibition is about…

The Imam Ali Holy Shrine has announced that more than two million pilgrims, from Iraq and other world countries, commemorated the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, in Holy Najaf. According to the Information Technology Center of…

Authorities in southwestern Pakistan said Monday that a powerful bomb blast hit a police vehicle, killing at least four people and injuring 15 others. The blast occurred on a busy road in central Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. The…