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Veiled Muslim women face discrimination in European countries, survey finds

Veiled Muslim women face discrimination in European countries, survey finds

Veiled Muslim women face more discrimination than others when applying for jobs in Germany, the Netherlands and Spain, revealed a survey conducted by researchers from the Netherlands, Germany, and the UK, Anadolu News Agency reported. Utrecht University in the Netherlands,…
Kenya: Education Cabinet Secretary directs offending remarks to female Muslim journalist

Kenya: Education Cabinet Secretary directs offending remarks to female Muslim journalist

Muslim leaders now want the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) to take action against Education Cabinet Secretary George Magoha over Al Shabaab remarks he directed to a female journalist during a press conference. During the event the female Muslim…
Tunisia: Salafist Muslim Brotherhood collapses after referendum on new constitution

Tunisia: Salafist Muslim Brotherhood collapses after referendum on new constitution

According to opinion polls conducted in Tunisia today Tuesday, more than 92 percent voted “yes” in favor of the new constitution in Tunisia, after the polls closed in the referendum on the new draft constitution. Despite the participation of 27%…
The Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Madagascar honors students of its religious and cultural centers on Eid al-Ghadir

The Office of Grand Ayatollah Shirazi in Madagascar honors students of its religious and cultural centers on Eid al-Ghadir

The Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq al-Husseini al-Shirazi, in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, rejoiced in the commemoration of the week of Eid al-Ghadir, where it held many events in the presence of a large…
 Bill Gates donates $6 billion to charitable causes

 Bill Gates donates $6 billion to charitable causes

 Bill Gates, the founder and former CEO of Microsoft, recently donated more than $6 billion worth of shares to his charitable foundation.  He gave approximately $5.2 billion of his shares in the Canadian National Railroad and approximately $995 million of…
Sayyed al-Shuhada Int’l Committee celebrates completion of house no. (250) within Houses of Poor Project

Sayyed al-Shuhada Int’l Committee celebrates completion of house no. (250) within Houses of Poor Project

The Sayyed al-Shuhada International Committee (peace be upon him), which is affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority and is headquartered in Kuwait, celebrated the completion of house no. 250 as part of its great humanitarian project to house the poor,…
Husseiniyat Ale Yassin in Australia sets up mourning tent marking nearness of Months of Sorrow  

Husseiniyat Ale Yassin in Australia sets up mourning tent marking nearness of Months of Sorrow  

Today, the Husseiniyah of Ale Yassin, which is affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority, in the Australian city of Sydney revealed its readiness to hold the holy Husseini rituals during the holy months of Muharram and Safar. In a statement…
Utah joins few states recognizing Muslim American Heritage Month

Utah joins few states recognizing Muslim American Heritage Month

The governor of the US state of Utah declared July as Muslim American Heritage Month, joining only a few states that recognize the month. “Today Utah is enriched by its Muslim American people and culture in the arts, cuisine, business,…
Eid al-Fitr to be added to school calendar in Pennsylvania district

Eid al-Fitr to be added to school calendar in Pennsylvania district

The Council Rock School District in the US state of Pennsylvania is planning to add the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr to the district’s 2023-24 school year. Iman Azeez, a rising junior at Council Rock High School South, asked the…
Germany: First and largest conference on Eid al-Ghadir

Germany: First and largest conference on Eid al-Ghadir

The city of Würzburg in Germany hosted the first and largest conference of Allah’s Greatest Eid, Eid al-Ghadir, in the presence of Islamic centers. The ceremony was sponsored by the Khatim al-Anbiya Islamic Center and hosted by the Islamic Center…
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