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In the Turkish city of Afyon, a joyful celebration was held on the occasion of the birth anniversary of the Prophet of Mercy, Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, and his grandson Imam Jafar al-Sadiq, peace be upon…

The International Nonviolence Organization, Free Muslim, issued a statement on the International Day of Science for Peace and Development, calling for concerted efforts to seek a better human reality that transcends all of humanity.In a statement received by Shiawaves, the…

The Borneo Daily newspaper revealed on its website that the Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar were prevented from voting in the legislative elections currently held in the country, as part of an arbitrary policy pursued by the authorities to strip Muslims…

A group of French Muslims volunteered to stand guard outside their town’s cathedral to protect it and show solidarity with Catholic churchgoers.Local Muslim residents in the southern French town of Lodeve organized the initiative as a gesture of peace after…

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, deplored Thursday’s deadly stabbings in the French city of Nice, saying that the perpetrators “do not get to define Muslims” and are unrepresentative of Islam.Twenty-one-year-old Brahim Aouissaoui is suspected to have carried out the stabbings…

Austrian authorities have shut down a mosque and an Islamic association frequented by the man who killed four people in a terror attack in Vienna earlier this week.Integration Minister Susanne Raab and Interior Minister Karl Nehammer announced the closure of…

Muslim-American Congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar have won re-election to the US House of Representatives, with both lawmakers projected to secure an overwhelming majority of the votes in their respective districts in Michigan and Minnesota.After being elected as the…

The Religious Administration of Ukraine’s Muslims and the Islamic associations celebrated the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, in several cities and villages.According to press reports, the Administration indicated that Muslims gathered and recited…

Shias in the Republic of Madagascar celebrated the birth anniversary of the Prophet of Islam, peace be upon him and his progeny, and his grandson Imam Jafar al-Sadiq, peace be upon him.A joyful celebration was held at the Ahlulbayt Center,…

The first mosque in the Greek capital, Athens, has opened after 14 years of wrangling and bureaucratic delays, local media reported.The mosque’s inaugural prayers were held on Monday evening under physical distancing measures due to the rising number of COVID-19…