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Imam Shirazi World Foundation calls for reform of prison conditions in Middle Eastern countries

Imam Shirazi World Foundation calls for reform of prison conditions in Middle Eastern countries

The Imam Shirazi World Foundation has called for reforming the prison conditions in the Middle East, stressing the need to pay serious attention to the conditions of those who are imprisoned or arrested on any charge. In a statement received…
NASA’s James Webb Telescope captures new view of Pillars of Creation

NASA’s James Webb Telescope captures new view of Pillars of Creation

NASA’s James Webb Telescope has captured an extraordinary and highly-detailed view of the iconic cosmic landscape Pillars of Creation. The image released on Wednesday revealed newly formed stars and pillars of gas and dust that look like rock formations. The…
Texas’ Muslim community fundraise to help refugee families

Texas’ Muslim community fundraise to help refugee families

Hundreds of people from North Texas’ Muslim community gathered over the weekend and raised tens of thousands of dollars that will help refugee families in the area with rent, food, clothing and necessities. Zeenat Khan, founder of DFW Refugee Outreach Services,…
Brazilian Muslims demand Harvard return skull of slave who fought in uprising

Brazilian Muslims demand Harvard return skull of slave who fought in uprising

The Islamic community of Salvador, in Brazil’s Bahia state, has pushed Harvard University to repatriate the skull of an enslaved man who allegedly took part in a famous uprising of African Muslims in the city in 1835.  The skull is…
US: Shia Association organizes religious activities for children

US: Shia Association organizes religious activities for children

The Shia Association in San Francisco organized religious and cultural activities for children and young girls on the birth anniversary of the Prophet and Imam Al-Sadiq (peace be upon them). The organizers said that the aim of such activities is…
Two Shias lead campaign for removing “inappropriate content” from school curricula in Dearborn, USA

Two Shias lead campaign for removing “inappropriate content” from school curricula in Dearborn, USA

Two Shia clerics in the US state of Michigan played a central role in organizing protests against the inclusion of inappropriate content and the promotion of homosexuality in school curricula for primary and secondary school students, according to US media…
Muslim protesters shut down Dearborn school board meeting over LGBTQ books

Muslim protesters shut down Dearborn school board meeting over LGBTQ books

The ‘Detroit Free Press’ newspaper reported that hundreds of protesters packed a Dearborn Public Schools board meeting on Monday October 11th and shut it down with cries of anger over certain LGBTQ books they said are too sexually explicit for…
USA: Muslims in Austin organize first cultural festival

USA: Muslims in Austin organize first cultural festival

Various artworks were displayed at the first Austin Muslim Culture Festival by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) at Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center. The festival featured a wide variety of food, art, clothing and jewelry vendors, as…
Muslims are achieving progress in American society, according to a survey

Muslims are achieving progress in American society, according to a survey

American Muslims are achieving progress in American society and are more likely than other residents to open a business or work full time, according to a new survey. According to the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU), Muslims in…
USA: Muslim Support Day in New Jersey organized to explain the issues and problems of the Muslim community

USA: Muslim Support Day in New Jersey organized to explain the issues and problems of the Muslim community

On the occasion of the Day of Legal Support for Muslims, a group of representatives of Islamic organizations met in the Parliament of the US State of New Jersey and explained the issues and problems of the Muslim community. Members…
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